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Red Bank proposed budget dies on party lines
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — With a tie-breaker vote cast by Mayor Pasquale Menna, the proposed 2016 borough budget failed to pass. “I would prefer another week to digest it. … I cannot in good conscious vote ‘yes,’” said Menna at the May 25 Borough Council meeting. The mayor was joined in…
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Ariel Club celebrating 120th anniversary
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The oldest social women’s organization in the area is celebrating its 120th anniversary with a luncheon and a walk down memory lane accompanied to music from each era the organization has seen. The Ariel Club will celebrate its anniversary on June 8 at the Deal Golf…
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Church’s annual community, bike blessing festival June 4
Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank will host its fifth annual Community Unity and Bike Blessing Festival from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. June 4 at 172 Shrewsbury Ave., Red Bank. The free festival will feature live entertainment, children’s games, lunch, exhibits, community safety presentations, a special “Senior Cove” (seating and service for senior citizens), a vendor…
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Funeral home owner named Business Leader of the Year
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge Kiwanis Club has named the owner of the Old Bridge Funeral Home as its 2016 Business Leader of the Year. David Hernandez Jr., who is also known as David Lee, began his career in funeral service at the age of 12, traveling to work with his mother in a cemetery…
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Lacrosse team raises $15,000 for victims of Old Bridge house fires
OLD BRIDGE — The Old Bridge High School boys’ lacrosse team raised more than $15,000 for two township families whose houses were destroyed in separate fires last month. Almost 3,000 students, staff and members of the community attended “Play for a Purpose” on May 10 at Lombardi Field during the quarterfinal round of the Greater Middlesex…
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Improvements planned for Old Mill Road intersection
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Much needed safety upgrades to the intersection of Old Mill Road and Route 9 may be on the horizon. Mayor Owen Henry said township officials requested the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) to look into improving the intersection. “We had a fatality and two pedestrians have been struck in…
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HBO producer, Army cardiologist, accountant join Old Bridge Wall of Fame
OLD BRIDGE – The Old Bridge High School community has inducted three outstanding graduates into its Wall of Fame. Adam Chazen, Old Bridge High School Class of 2004; David Kassop, Old Bridge High School Class of 1999; and Nora Schmitz, Cedar Ridge High School Class of 1986, were welcomed to the group on May 23…
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Knights played into postseason courtesy of late run
By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s boys volleyball team put together a late-season run to qualify for the NJSIAA Central Jersey tournament but fell just short in its opening-round match against John P. Stevens High School. The young Knights won five matches in a row to qualify with a 13-12 mark and despite their…
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