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Plans for new park in Fair Haven hit a snag
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The borough’s plan to acquire a circa-1858 riverfront house to create a passive park has run into a legal snag that has delayed, and could possibly halt, the purchase. Difficulties have arisen in the title search for the house on DeNormandie Avenue, built on a 1-acre plot in…
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Sometimes, it’s fair to blame the messenger
CODA GREG BEAN Here’s something you might not realize about the newspaper, or publication website, where you’re reading this column — the company that publishes the news and information for Greater Media Newspapers has more moral integrity than many of the national news organizations, at least when it comes to paid political advertising. Here’s why:…
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Time for Main Street to ‘occupy’ Wall Street & D.C.
GUEST COLUMN FREDRICK P. NIEMANN A s a conservative Republican, I’ve been watching with interest the Occupy Wall Street movement. I agree with their anger, though I think the target of their movement, rich people andWall Street fails to identify other unjust profiteers, namely (some) corporate CEOs, the federal government in Washington, D.C., lobbyists and…
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FMERA at work on zoning fort property
Steadman: Parcels in Charles Wood Area will be first sold or leased BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Future development of the Fort Monmouth property requires rezoning the fort’s 1,127 acres, a cooperative effort between planners for the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) and local officials, including the borough planner. According to Tinton…
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NPS: Sandy Hook beach fees based on area beach fees
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent MIDDLETOWN — The National Park Service’s proposal to double most parking fees at Sandy Hook is based on a market survey of the rates at beaches in the area near Sandy Hook, Raina Williams, public affairs officer at Gateway National Recreation Area, said in a recent interview. Williams was responding to…
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Red Bank Town Lighting
Red Bank Middle School music teacher Holcombe Hurd and members of the middle school band rock the Red Bank Town Lighting and Holiday Express concert. Dancers with the Kathryn Barnett School of Dance in Red Bank take part in the festivities as Holiday Express performs at the Red Bank Town Lighting on Nov. 25. PHOTOS…
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Hampton Inn planner touts project’s riverfront access
Opponents argue plan is incomplete; pursue legal challenge BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer A rendering of the 76-room, six-story Hampton Inn & Suites project was presented to the Planning Board on Nov. 21. The plan features a boardwalk and public access to the Navesink River. KRISTEN DALTON RED BANK — A new Hampton Inn at…
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RBC’s Holiday Dance Spectacular Dec. 9
RED BANK — The Red Bank Catholic High School Dance Department will help ring in the holiday season by presenting the Holiday Dance Spectacular. The show will follow the theme of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular with Santa Claus leading the audience on a journey from the streets of New York City to the North…
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