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Vietnam center creates new post
Deputy director brings military, management experience BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation has named an Eatontown veteran to oversee day-today operations and programs that educate the public about the Vietnam veteran’s experience for the Vietnam Era Educational Center. Kenneth Gurbisz Kenneth Gurbisz, a Vietnam veteran and a volunteer…
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F.H. council looks to grants to fund new park
Boro decides against $1.1M bond ordinance BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — Whether or not the borough has the funds to buy a site on the riverfront to use as a park may depend on its ability to obtain $500,000 grant money for the purchase. Instead of approving a $1,159,500 bond ordinance on the…
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Tinton Falls mulls stricter noise ordinance
Time limit, use of meters among concerns raised BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The borough may follow the lead of some of its neighbors and amend its noise ordinance, and is weighing whether to include a noise curfew or decibel limit. The noise ordinance was the topic of discussion at the July…
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Vans Warped Tour rocks Monmouth Park
Crowd of more than 16K attends rock fest BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer With temperatures in the 80s and a light breeze in the air, more than 16,000 people, some dressed in hot pink and green colors, came out to the Vans Warped Tour at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport on July 19. PHOTOS BY…
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Zoning Board approves space for pre-K
St. Thomas will house two classes for borough’s preschool program BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The Red Bank Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the conversion of an 865-square-foot portion of the multipurpose community room at St. Thomas Episcopal Church into two smaller classrooms to be used for the borough school district’s prekindergarten program, at the…
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Still a presence on the street where he lived
Locust Avenue will also be known as O’Hern Ave. BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The late Justice Daniel J. O’Hern was born and raised on Locust Avenue on the west side of Red Bank. Locust Avenue will not be renamed. To honor its revered native son, the borough will ceremoniously rename the street where O’Hern…
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ERIC SUCAR staff A group of men and women take part in a yoga class on the beach in Sea Bright July 18.
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Michael Maurice Puryear
Mr. Puryear, 51, of Fair Haven, died July 12, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He had resided in Red Bank and New York before relocating to Fair Haven. Mr. Puryear was a teacher in the Red Bank school system while pursuing a master’s degree. He also acted on various TV soap operas. He…
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Susan C. McGeorge
Mrs. McGeorge, 51, of Union Beach, died July 9, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She had resided in Rumson before relocating to Union Beach 14 years ago. Mrs. Mc- George was a singer and pianist and sang professionally with her husband. She was predeceased by her father, Robert McEntee. Surviving are her husband, Kenneth…
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