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Eastern Monmouth Chamber scholarship applications available
The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation announced that applications are available for its annual scholarship awards. The foundation will award a minimum of three $1,250 scholarships this year to students, including vocational and nontraditional students. The application deadline is May 6, and awardees will be announced on June 15. Those eligible to…
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Tim McLoone and the Shirleys at RBR
Tim McLoone and the Shirleys will perform in a special Sunday Showcase at Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27. The group will be accompanied by the school’s performing arts students. General admission is $20 for adults; $10 for students, staff and senior citizens (65 or older); and special…
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Red Bank Library to host March programs and events
RED BANK — Find motivation for exercise and healthy eating with Jenn A. Nocera when she presents the program “Beat the Winter Blues and Spring into Action” at the Red Bank Public Library on Wednesday, March 16, from 7 to 8 p.m. If you have been putting off exercise and are now looking for ways…
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Red Bank man pleads guilty to bank robberies
RED BANK — A borough resident pleaded guilty recently to robbing TD Banks on two consecutive Fridays in August 2010, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. WilfredA. Dunn Jr., 28, pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with two counts of bank robbery, admitting he robbed TD Banks located in Fair Haven and Cranford of…
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business briefs
The Monmouth County Association ofRealtors (MCAR) held its 2011 installation of officers and directors recently at Stella Marina in Asbury Park. Installed officers for 2011 are: president, Glenn Mills, Weichert Realtors, Forked River; senior vice president, Albert S. Veltri, Veltri & Associates, Realtors, Toms River; first vice president, Robert White, Coldwell Banker, Wall; second vice…
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At Holmdel church, a prayer for peace in Cairo
St. Mina community worships despite threats BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Members of St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church in Holmdel continued to attend worship services despite threats from al Qaeda. HOLMDEL — The local Coptic community is praying for peace and hoping for a smooth transition as Egypt’s balance of power has shifted to military…
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One more lost opportunity to avoid looking foolish
CODA GREG BEAN I wonder if anybody at the New Jersey Education Association took a look at what was happening in Wisconsin last week and said, “Man, as much as we don’t like Chris Christie, things could get a whole lot worse around here.” Last week, the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison looked a lot…
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The governor is the problem, not the teachers
I t has come to my attention that many voters in Tinton Falls don’t know that Gov. Chris Christie took $1.47 million from the Tinton Falls School District last year. The “problem” in our school district is not the teachers, it’s the governor. Sheila DuaneTinton Falls
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American Red Cross in need of blood donors
Severe winter weather throughout much of the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks has caused the cancellation of more than 14,000 blood and platelet donations through the American Red Cross, approximately 1,800 units of which were in the region. The American Red Cross has issued a nationwide call for blood donors in…
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