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in service
Air Force Airman Christopher R. Lahey, son of Robert Lahey of Red Bank, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who…
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Army Corps scans Fort Hancock for munitions
Study looks for unexploded ordnance on Sandy Hook BY ANDREW DAVISON The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will conduct a remedial investigation and feasibility study to determine if a significant number of unexploded munitions remains around Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook. Gregory Goepfert, USACE project manager, explained the upcoming study at a public information…
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Charter school to host MLK Community Service Breakfast
RED BANK — Red Bank Charter School will host its third annual Martin Luther King Community Service Breakfast 8-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. The annual breakfast celebrates the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by encouraging people of all ages to get involved in community service activities,” Principal Meredith Pennotti said in…
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Retired RBR superintendent to serve as interim chief
LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Regional (RBR) Board of Education has appointed a former superintendent, Dr. Edward Westervelt, of Middletown, as interim superintendent at the Jan. 5 meeting. Westervelt was named to guide the school district through a transitional period after RBR’s current superintendent, Dr. Howard Lucks, of Jackson, submitted his resignation to the…
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Keith McHeffey Run set for March 12
SEA BRIGHT — The KDM Foundation will sponsor the 10th annual Keith McHeffey 3-Mile Fun Run on Saturday, March 12. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the run will start at 11 a.m. Sponsors recommend preregistering at www.raceforum.com/kdm/. The Mad Hatter, located just steps from the finish line at 10 Ocean Ave. in Sea…
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Polar Bear Plunge
Julie Macarthur (l-r) and Molly O’Halloran, graduates of St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel, bundle up after participating in the Ancient Order of Hibernians’ annual Polar Bear Plunge held in Sea Bright on Jan. 9. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Oceanport reviewing snow cleanup response
Mayor praises public works’, emergency services’ efforts BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Mayor praises public works’, emergency services’ efforts OCEANPORT — Borough officials are considering altering the municipality’s snow response protocol to help improve response to future storm emergencies. The storm, which dropped roughly 30 inches of snow on the region Dec. 26 and 27,…
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Family seeks to sell off set of 31 vintage guitars
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: A mirror reflects an image of Christopher Wylde playing a Sam Koontz guitar in a video shown recently at the Pines Manor in Edison. Wylde, of Milltown, hosted the Koontz guitar celebration with 31 hand-crafted guitars owned by the late Howard Krive of Metuchen. Left: A guitar from the…
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Tinton Falls mayor: Snow plan not followed
Skudera calls for snow-removal summit with neighboring towns BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Residents and municipalities struggled to clear the 2 to 3 feet of snow deposited by the Dec. 26 blizzard. Speaking to a crowd of residents who were unhappy with the borough’s handling of the Dec. 26 blizzard, Tinton Falls Business Administrator Gerald…
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