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    The Red Bank NAACP joined with the Red Bank Primary School to encourage students to be involved in the spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who fought for peace and equality for all. The second- and third-grade students were asked to write essays on how the Rev. King would have felt about…

  • RBR to hold 7th annual AIDS Benefit on Friday

    RED BANK — The Red Bank Regional (RBR) High School CARES club will sponsor its seventh annual AIDS Benefit at the high school commons beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 27. The evening will feature the diverse talent of RBR student vocalists, dancers, actors and spoken word artists. The mission of the annual event…

  • Mutual aid on the table for fort towns

    Advisory comm. proposes expanding fire, police depts. BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Fort Monmouth Emergency Services Advisory Committee (ESAC) is developing a series of mutual aid proposals to help the three Fort Monmouth host towns cope with the loss of services when the fort closes in 2011. Proposals include a shared services agreement among…

  • T.F. appoints members to new committee

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council approved the appointment of members of the newly formed Community Activities Committee at the March 17 meeting. Three public members, four alternate members and borough representatives were appointed. Duane Morrill will serve as the council liaison. Joining Morrill will be Beth Hessek, Christina Warren…

  • Sports authority to pay $3.1M to stem pollution from track

    Reclamation authority ups number of gallons treated BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — A $3.1 million agreement announced last week between the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) and the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority (TRWRA) in Monmouth Beach is expected to help alleviate the flow of polluted storm-water runoff from Monmouth Park…

  • Red Bank man charged with attempted murder

    BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer ARed Bank man has been indicted for an alleged knife attack on a woman outside a school on Dec. 3. A Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment March 18 charging Jorge Vargas-Mancilla, 23, of Red Bank, with the attempted murder of his former girlfriend in front of the Primary…

  • Sea Bright officials tour Oceanport court

    Boros explore sharing municipal court facility BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials recently paid a visit to neighboring Oceanport to attend a meeting and tour municipal court facilities as it explores a proposal to consider sharing court space. Councilwoman Dina G. Long read a memo on the visit on behalf of…

  • Learn about butterflies at Audubon mtg. April 8

    RED BANK — Jeffrey Glassberg, renowned butterfly expert and author, will present “Exotic Beauty: The Butterflies, Landscapes and People of Mexico” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society meeting on Wednesday, April 8. The meeting will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church on White Street. The public is welcome; admission is free. Glassberg is considered…

  • Garden club hosts Art and Garden Tour

    RED BANK — The Navesink Garden Club is sponsoring an Art and Garden Tour of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Museum on Friday, May 15. The day will include a 90-minute guided tour of the gardens, a gourmet lunch in the Steinhardt Conservatory and a guided tour of the Brooklyn Museum American Collection.…

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