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Tour de Fair Haven
Cyclists compete in the men’s 35+ race at the 2010 Tour de Fair Haven on Sept. 19. The 24-mile race consisted of eight laps along the Navesink River. The mission of the event is to raise awareness of the sport of bike racing and of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Proceeds benefit the…
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‘Paddle the Navesink Day’
Paddlers enjoy “Paddle the Navesink Day,” a community-wide celebration of the Navesink River, held at Maple Cove in Red Bank on Sept. 18. Local boating organizations along Red Bank’s Navesink River offered visitors the chance to experience kayaking, canoeing, paddleboating and rowing. More photos at gmnews.com. PHOTOS BY LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Red Bank Area Hunger Walk holds kickoff rally
RED BANK — Red Bank CROP Hunger Walk held its 30th annual kickoff rally Sept. 13 at the First Baptist Church with a welcome from the Rev. Tyrone Choate to the more than 80 attendees, most of whom were soaked by a rare thunderstorm as they heard about the 1 billion in our world who…
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Monmouth Day Care Center hosts Touch-a-Truck
RED BANK — On Saturday, Sept. 25, Monmouth Day Care Center will host “Touch-a-Truck” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Red Bank Middle School parking lot, 101 Harding Road. With a variety of vehicles on display, this family event offers children a handson opportunity to explore some of the big and small trucks…
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West side group to host Candidates Night
RED BANK — The Westside Community Group will host the 14th annual Red Bank Candidates Night 7- 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the first floor Community Room at River Street Commons, 49 Catherine St. The format will provide an opening statement of not more than three minutes by each candidate; a period of questions…
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Community gardeners seek 2nd garden patch
Volunteers say more, larger plots are needed BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Armed with an endorsement from the Environmental Commission, borough residents are hoping to parlay the first Community Garden into a second one. Volunteers Denise Catalano and Tony Sloan presented the Borough Council with a proposal Sept. 7 to turn a…
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Holiday Express gets a business makeover
Overhaul will help nonprofit better serve those in need BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — Holiday Express, the all-volunteer troupe that brings the holiday spirit to those most in need, has been selected as the recipient of a free “extreme business makeover.” According to Pat Bohse, CEO and founder of Middletown-based Bohse & Associates,…
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Arc and Brookdale forge partnership
Program aims to help with transition to adulthood BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — For many students with disabilities, educational opportunities evaporate once they turn 21. Keep Achieving at Brookdale (KACH), a collaboration between Brookdale Community College in Lincroft and The Arc of Monmouth, seeks to address this dearth of opportunity. On Sept.…
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Fair Haven Council rejects notice of tree cutting
Ordinance would have required notification of property owners within 200 feet BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The majority of the Borough Council has told borough residents that it’s none of their business if neighbors want to cut down trees on their own property. A motion to pass an ordinance that would have required…
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