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‘A Christmas Carol’
CHRIS KELLY staff The chorus sings carols during a scene from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” performed at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre on Dec. 12. The production is an adaptation of the Dickens classic by David J. Meenan originally presented at both the Count Basie Theatre and the Royale Theatre in Red Bank. CHRIS KELLY…
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T.F. council adopts 5-min. rule for public comment
Measure aims to cut length of council session BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Borough Council members took a step toward shortening their meetings by adopting an ordinance that will limit public comment to five minutes per individual during all public hearings. Residents previously had 10 minutes of speaking time. Borough Attorney Brian…
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Fort bill referred to budget committee
Move avoids vote during Senate lame duck session BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Local officials are breathing a collective sign of relief after learning that a bill that will guide the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth will not be acted on during the state Senate’s lame duck session. Senate bill S-10, which would create the Monmouth…
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Parking meter changes still in play
RiverCenter says extending hours will hurt the downtown BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Acontroversial proposal to extend parking meter hours in Red Bank’s downtown was tabled at the Dec. 8 Borough Council meeting while conversations continue between the borough and Red Bank RiverCenter. At the previous council meeting on Nov. 23, an ordinance was introduced…
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Stuffing Stockings for Our Troops
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank Regional High School’s International Club once again sent a little bit of home to soldiers serving in Iraq this holiday season. Above: Erika Taylor folds a card to be placed in a stocking that will be sent to a soldier serving in Iraq at Red Bank Regional High…
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Train station building will get needed repairs
NJ Transit says work will begin early in 2010 BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Long-awaited repairs and restoration to the historic Red Bank Train Station building are scheduled to take place early next year, following the Dec. 10 meeting of borough officials, NJ Transit representatives and the borough’s persistent Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) members. NJ…
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Beck faults state oversight of caretakers of disabled
Legislator calls on AG to investigate Division of Developmental Disabilities BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) is calling on the state attorney general to investigate the state Division of Developmental Disabilities’ oversight of disabled individuals who are placed with caretakers in the community. “It is our duty to protect those citizens…
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Margaret Bohn Sturges
Mrs. Sturges, 77, of Middletown, died Dec. 6, 2009, at home. Before her retirement, she was a secretary for the Middletown Township Board of Education for 25 years. Mrs. Sturges was predeceased by her husband, Walter E. Sturges; and a brother, Raymond J. Bohn. She is survived by a son, Mark W. Sturges of Middletown;…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Laritza Lopez and Dan Rosen, members of the International Club at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, team up to fill stockings with gifts for soldiers serving in Iraq for the club’s Stuffing Stockings for Our Troops holiday drive Dec. 7. More photos, page 3. CHRIS KELLY staff
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