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Saint Barnabas job fair targets jobs for veterans
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Veterans talk to representatives of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System about employment opportunities at a job fair on July 14 at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. KENNY WALTER Clayton Simpson is one of countless veterans trying to start a new career. That is why Simpson, who served in the…
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Traffic light at busy intersection turned on
RED BANK — With the flip of a switch, the traffic light at the intersection of Harding Road (Route 34) and Prospect Avenue in the boroughs of Fair Haven, Little Silver and Red Bank was made operational. County and local officials were on hand to dedicate the newly completed project, which involved the widening of…
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Monmouth County Library’s Shrewsbury, Oceanport branches to host Aug. programs
The Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library will present events including a jewelry exhibit, travel films, a movie series, puppet show and more during August. “AGirl’s Best Friend,” jewelry created from botanical materials, will be on display Aug. 1-31. The display is provided and arranged by the Little Silver Garden Club. “How Children Learn”…
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O’port council mulls grant options
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — With eight parks in just 3.9 square miles of borough land, open space opportunities are a priority for the Borough Council. That is why last week the council discussed which park project they will pursue Monmouth County Open Space grant funds for. The council decided at the July 21…
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St. George’s resumes beach services
RUMSON — St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church in Rumson will resume its beach services and Eucharist on the Anchorage Beach in Sea Bright. Services will be held every Saturday at 5:30 p.m., beginning Aug. 6 with Baptism-in-the-Ocean. Anchorage is located just over the Sea Bright Bridge. Turn left to the first beach on the right. Carpooling…
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Donation to Parker Center will support diabetic care
The Parker Family Health Center has served more than 10,000 county residents during the past 10 years. RED BANK — The Parker Family Health Center is the recipient of $400,000 in proceeds from the eighth annual Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) Golf Classic, which took place June 20 at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield. Each…
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RBR opts to defer state aid to 2012-13 budget
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER – Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) will allocate an additional $243,602 received in state aid to next year’s budget, Superintendent James Stefankiewicz said last week. These monies, with the original $575,000 in funding, bring the total state aid received to $818,000, Stefankiewicz said. “To be able to…
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Shrewsbury approves $200K in spending
BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer SHREWSBURY— Officials introduced more than $200,000 in spending at the July 18 meeting of the Borough Council. Ordinances appropriated more than $150,000 to the borough police and fire departments. The Department of Public Works was appropriated $22,000 and the Shrewsbury First Aid Squad was authorized to receive $17,000. The only introduced…
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First, it’s your soda, then they’ll come for the bacon
CODA GREG BEAN Everybody has their own idea of what the fire pit down below might look like, and what we have to look forward to if we don’t mind our p’s and q’s while we’re on this mortal plane. In my imagined Hades, only the very bad go to the worst levels, and those…
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