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    Allstate Insurance Company has recognized Allstate New Jersey exclusive agency owner Craig Grinberg, Tinton Falls, with the President’s Conference award for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention, and profitable business growth. The Craig Grinberg Agency is one of only 13 percent of insurance agencies and personal financial representatives for Allstate nationally to reach this…

  • Frank Talk to host Father’s Day Brunch

    RED BANK — Frank Talk Art Bistro and Books will host the third annual Jazzy Father’s Day Brunch and Celebration of Men on Sunday, June 19, at the Two River Theater in Red Bank. DarrylWillis, a member of the faculty at Brookdale Community College, will be the keynote speaker. Music will be provided by The…

  • State Fair to open at Meadowlands June 24

    Special promotions on tap to mark fair’s 25th year For its 25th anniversary year, State Fair Meadowlands will be treating fairgoers to brand-new entertainment during the 17-day event, running June 24 through July 10 at the New Meadowlands Fairgrounds, next to the New Meadowlands Stadium, formerly Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford. State Fair Meadowlands is…

  • R.B. approves raises for non-union personnel

    Employee review process to be put in place for first time BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council approved a raise for nonunion employees — not to exceed 2 percent — despite concerns over the failure to implement an employee review process. Councilwoman Kathleen Horgan at the May 25 meeting questioned…

  • Impasse stalls boro’s first community garden

    Council supports garden but rejects West Front Street site BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — Borough officials and prospective gardeners were unable to break their stalemate over a proposal to plant a 2,400-square-foot community garden on West Front Street. The council previously discussed the proposal inMarch and concluded that while they supported the…

  • Armed Forces Day

    Left: James Vanfechgmann, Hazlet, sits in the pilot’s seat of a Black Hawk helicopter during Armed Forces Day at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport, a salute to members of the military, on June 4. Right: Tyler Wolff looks through special glasses linked to a fiberscope at the Navy E.O.D. exhibit during Armed Forces Day, which…

  • Music in the parks and on the streets in Red Bank

    The parks and sidewalks of Red Bank will be alive with music and entertainment as Red Bank’s summer music series — Lunch Music and StreetLife — roll out beginning this month. Red Bank RiverCenter has planned a lively lineup of musical entertainment and performances every Wednesday in June and every Saturday evening this summer, according…

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    Chris Mumford, of Mumford’s Culinary Center, sautés onions on June 4 during Red Bank RiverFest, which took place June 3-5 in Marine Park. The three-day festival featured the culinary offerings of some of Red Bank’s best restaurants, live music, boat tours on the Navesink and children’s rides and activities. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

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