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Science Camp
Right: Ryan Mojares, of Tinton Falls, uses a sponge to soak up water as he makes paper during Science Camp held on the grounds of Tinton Falls Borough Hall on Aug. 14. Below: Ryan Perduto (center), Tinton Falls, also tries his hand at making paper during the camp, a summer activity sponsored by the Tinton…
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Borough restaurants offer Taste of Red Bank
RED BANK — The Red Bank RestaurantAssociation and Red Bank RiverCenter have teamed with St. James School on a new event, “Taste of Red Bank,” noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20. By purchasing a pay-one-price passport ticket, attendees are able to stroll through town and sample signature dishes from each of the approximately…
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Stars at Monmouth Park: This time they’re not horses
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — It’s not every day that Hollywood celebrities come to one’s hometown. On Aug. 18, movie and TV star Jennifer Aniston, best known as Rachel in the television show “Friends,” and Gerard Butler, who played the Phantom in the 2004 film version of “The Phantom of the Opera” and…
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R.B. Library presents Sept. programs for families
Music, book, ESL programs will resume RED BANK — Family harmony and safety are the themes of programs that will be offered at the Red Bank Public Library in September. Jonathan Caspi, professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies at Montclair State University, will present “Oh Brother! Stopping Sibling Quarreling and Having Happy…
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Design, trees among concerns with YMCA plan
Zoning Board to continue hearing on Sept. 3 RED BANK — The Zoning Board of Adjustment held its second hearing on the Community YMCA’s application to expand its Maple Avenue facility by 40,000 square feet, at the Aug. 20 meeting. Board Alternate Rosemary Minear’s opinions on the building’s aesthetics dominated the hearing. “I don’t think…
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Boro Council weighs zoning changes
Density, height, parking rules proposed for some zones BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Changes to zoning ordinances that would permit higher density development near the train station and in the borough’s two central commercial districts were on the agenda for Monday’s Borough Council meeting. The dozen or more proposed zoning and development…
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Count the Children Family Day
PHOTO BY ERIC SUCAR staff Dennis Jackson, of Red Bank, works the grill during Count the Children Family Day held at Count Basie Park in Red Bank on Aug. 22. The event included food, rides and a tribute to the Rev. Dr. Donald D. Warner.
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Post office model recalls bygone era
Replica joins collection at Shrewsbury Historical Society BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Once a hub of community life, the old Shrewsbury Post Office was lost to time but has been replicated in a model donated to the Shrewsbury Historical Society. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Jack Wilson speaks to a group at the Shrewsbury Historical…
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T.F. residents will vote on open space funding
CFO: $1.7M currently in open space fund BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Tinton Falls residents will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to cut the current level of open space funding in the upcoming election. After two straight meetings of intense debate over the proposed open space referendum, the Borough Council passed a…
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