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RBR’s Madriz-Picado has found a new sport
Soccer player wins bronze medal at indoor rowing championships BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Josue Madriz-Picado When he sets out on the water, nothing else matters. The river becomes an escape, making the arduous experience of rowing an enjoyable one. Josue Madriz-Picado, 16, grew up in his native land of Costa Rica. Now a resident of…
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Hawks name Rice new men’s basketball coach
Former UNC standout was assistant at Vanderbilt BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Monmouth University’s new men’s basketball head coach is former North Carolina point guard King Rice. The Hawks introduced Rice, who was an assistant coach at Vanderbilt the last five years, on March 30 at the school’s Multipurpose Activities Center. PHOTO BY JIM REME,…
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Ann M. Robinson
Mrs. Robinson, 53, of Colts Neck and Long Beach Island, died March 28, 2011, at home. She was employed in the late 1970s at Perkin- Elmer, Eatontown, and was self-employed in the 1980s as a professional wallpaper hanger. She was a volunteer for Holiday Express since its inception in 1994. Mrs. Robinson was predeceased by…
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Kenneth L. Walker Jr.
Mr. Walker, 82, a lifelong resident of the Shrewsbury and Little Silver area, died March 31, 2011. A Monmouth County real estate broker and appraiser for over 60 years, Mr. Walker was the former owner of Walker and Walker Realtors and Walker Appraisal Associates in Shrewsbury. He was a past president of both the Monmouth…
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Tara Deaver Hansen
Mrs. Hansen, 29, of the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township, died March 31, 2011, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was born in Red Bank, raised in Freehold and lived in Red Bank before moving to Wanamassa. Mrs. Hansen was a special education teacher at West Freehold Elementary School, Freehold Township. She is survived…
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April is abstract at Art Alliance
”Handsomes and Homes” The themes of the April how at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County, 33 Monmouth St., Red Bank, are “Surrealism Now” and “Un-Obvious” (abstraction of a common object). This show will include work from members of the Art Alliance. The window artist is Long Island, N.Y., native Jo- Ellen Trilling, whose haunting,…
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Spring Lake: a little bit of everything
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Downtown Spring Lake Named for the spring-fed lake in the middle of the town’s Divine Park and nicknamed the “Irish Riviera” after the town’s wealthy founders, Spring Lake is a haven for relaxation and beauty along the Jersey Shore. Just two miles long by one mile wide with tree-lined streets…
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Rutgers to offer MBA in Jewish studies
The Department of Jewish Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University New Brunswick is now offering a master’s degree program in Jewish studies. The program focuses on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish literature and cultural studies, religious studies, and Yiddish and Israel studies. The program was established, in part, through an…
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Red Bank Regional District presents flat $26M budget
Superintendent: Tax levy rise due to lack of surplus funds BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Regional High School District Board of Education presented a $26 million budget that is below last year’s but that calls for a tax levy increase of 1.9 percent. The total budget of $26 million…
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