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Army’s move from fort months ahead of schedule
HUD review of fort reuse plan still not completed BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer More than 1,000 employees have already left Fort Monmouth, as the Army’s move of personnel and equipment from the base to the Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground proceeds months ahead of schedule “They are six months ahead of schedule, which means that…
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Sidewalk dining, prepayment of taxes on council agenda
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — Has global warming reached the borough? Mayor Michael Halfacre jokingly referred to the warming trend when the Borough Council at its meeting on Jan. 25 decided to allow dining spots in town to serve food outside from April 1 to Dec. 1, rather than the present regulation that…
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Athletes on a mission: EveryBODY Skates NJ
Disabled hockey players skate 54 NJ rinks in 54 hours BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Agroup of athletes made history during last week’s Hockey Weekend Across America when they visited all of New Jersey’s 54 ice rinks in 54 hours to raise awareness of hockey players with disabilities. Andrew Schwartz, of Clifton, (standing, left) and…
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R.B. asks state for relief from aid cuts
DuPont: ‘Doomsday’ budget calls for layoffs BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The Red Bank Borough Council agreed last week to send a resolution to the state asking that the borough’s large number of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations be taken into consideration when decisions allocating state aid are made. Councilman Michael DuPont said in a Jan.…
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Forum looks at impact of Christie’s education agenda
Officials anticipate cuts to state aid, pre-K funding BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The state budget deficit and probable cuts to state aid for school districts were the focus of a public forum on the changes anticipated for New Jersey schools under new Gov. Chris Christie’s administration. Local legislators and school administrators took part in…
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The Red Bank Regional Dance Ensemble rehearses on Jan. 28 for the 2010 winter concert “Colors,” a program of 23 dance numbers in a mix of jazz, ballet, hip-hop, lyrical, modern and contemporary dance presented last weekend at the high school auditorium in Little Silver. More photos on page 23 and at www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR…
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Preserving farm for open space would be a winner
Coda • GREG BEAN When we bought our old house in East Brunswick in the fall of 1997, one of the biggest selling points was the fact that we could look out our living room window to the Foerter Farm across the road. The farm — a 30-acre parcel between Riva Avenue and Farrington…
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Americans cherish the right to speak out about elections
We do not burn books. It is as simple as that. Greater Media Newspapers columnist Greg Bean’s article castigating the recent Supreme Court decision Citizens United rested on a principle as old as the Republic itself. The government cannot censor materials published by American citizens, no matter how rich or powerful they are. This is…
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Icon of environmental movement is remembered
Environmentalists everywhere were saddened to hear that Derrickson W. (Dery) Bennett died last December. He was 79. An icon in the environmental movement, he became the first director of the American Littoral Society in 1968 and retired in 2003. Still, he came to the Littoral Society office at Sandy Hook every day in his beatup…
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