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Jr. League hosts holiday market
The Junior League of Monmouth County (JLMC) will present “Home for the Holidays” and “An Evening with Alec Baldwin” Friday, Nov. 20 through Sunday, Nov. 22. The event will take place at the Elks Lodge, 40 W. Front St. in Red Bank, which will be transformed into a holiday themed market featuring more than 20…
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Little Silver seniors slate holiday party
The Seniors of Little Silver will hold its annual holiday party at 1 p.m. Dec. 15 at the clubhouse on Church Street. A buffet lunch and desserts will be served. Attendees wishing to take part in the gift exchange should bring a $5 wrapped gift. Music students from Markham Place School, accompanied by teachers Stephanie…
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Swimming River Discoveries cites student logo designer
Red Bank Middle School Art Department Chairwoman Kathy Doherty and sixth-grader Maitte Avila, who holds her logo design. RED BANK — Swimming River Discoveries, a project of the Red Bank Borough Education Foundation (RBBEF), honored Red Bank Middle School sixthgrader Maitte Avila at a recent school-wide assembly for creating the drawing selected for the project’s…
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FoodBank: Need for food donations greater this year
In order to meet the increasing need for food, The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune is encouraging the community at large to sponsor and support local food drives, donate turkeys or food items at area drop-off sites or make monetary donations by mail or on www.foodbankmoc.org. According to a press release from…
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T.F. council mulls cutting time limit on comment
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council approved a resolution and introduced an ordinance aimed at shortening the time limit on public comment at council meetings. In a move aimed at curtailing lengthy meetings, the council voted four to one to introduce an ordinance that would cut the time allowed…
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T.F. council will heed referendum vote
Council must adopt ordinance cutting open space tax rate BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Borough officials said last week that once the open space referendum vote has been certified by the county, they will prepare an ordinance that reflects a cut in the dedicated open space tax. “The council still has to…
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Role playing
ERIC SUCAR staff Reid Henderson (l), in the role of Chicago, and Matt Dubrow, portraying Millet, rehearse a scene from Mark Twain’s “Is He Dead?” at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver on Nov. 11. The play, which continues performances Nov. 19 and 20, pokes fun at 19th-century French morals. ERIC SUCAR staff
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McCarthy named acting R.B. police chief
Fitzgerald to retire after 34 years of service BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Borough officials confirmed during the Nov. 9 Borough Council meeting that Police Chief Mark Fitzgerald has filed for retirement. Fitzgerald, who has been chief for the past seven years, is currently on vacation, using up accrued time off. In…
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County dedicates a fun place for all children
Tony’s Place takes nautical theme from oceanfront locale BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Aplace for children of all abilities to play and have fun was dedicated Nov. 7 at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch. Top: Tony’s Place, a new universally accessible playground at Seven President’s Oceanfront Park in Long Branch, was dedicated Nov.…
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