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Red Bank native wins Ivy League titles
Columbia University sophomore Rob Napolitano has won a pair of titles at the Ivy League Heptagonal championships. The graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School captured the 1-mile run at the league’s indoor championships held Feb. 28 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was a member of the Lions’ victorious 4×800-meter relay team. After…
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Blue Devils fall one point shy of boys Group I finals
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Shore Regional High School’s Jack Byrne (14) tries to put up a shot over Paulsboro High School’s John Pellegrini during the March 12 NJSIAA Group I semifinals played at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. Paulsboro slipped passed the Blue Devils, 51-50. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Shore Regional High School’s…
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Lancers rally to claim Non-Public A title
By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent St. John Vianney High School’s Zoe Pero (21) slices through a pair of Immaculate Heart Academy defenders — Meghan Swards, right, and Jordan Wilmoth — on her way to the basket during the March 14 NJSIAA Non-Public A state finals played at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. The Lancers…
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Buyer & Cellar
TOP PICK George Street Playhouse and Artistic Director David Saint have announced that New Jersey native John Tartaglia — from the original Broadway cast of “Avenue Q,” “Sesame Street,” and “Johnny and the Sprites” — will appear in New Brunswick as the sole cast member of “Buyer & Cellar,” the fourth production of the New…
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Red Bank police lauded by mayor
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Red Bank Patrolman Stanley Balmer introduces Mayor Pasquale Menna to the Police Department’s newest member, Hunter, a 20-month-old Belgian Malinois. JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF RED BANK — Several members of the Police Department — including one with fur and a tail — were recognized at a recent Borough Council meeting for the…
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Enjoy the area’s many recreational offerings
RECREATION 2015 Monmouth County Park System Make the Monmouth County Park System part of your life this summer. With its great parks, memorable summer camps and fantastic golf courses, every day is an adventure.The hardest part about the summer will be deciding what to do first. Park System summer camps are sure to be the…
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Volunteers sought to tend rose beds
The Friends of Riverside Gardens will meet 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 28 at the Riverside Gardens park on Front Street in Red Bank. All members of the community are invited to help maintain and improve the rose beds. The rain date is April 4. Several years ago, a group of dedicated volunteers started tending the…
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Two local nonprofit groups receive grants
NEWARK — The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey recently announced that it awarded $1,364,000 in grants to 56 New Jersey nonprofit organizations. With these final grant awards in 2014, the foundation awarded 133 grants totaling $3,892,250. Since its inception in 2004, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey has awarded 1,097 grants totaling more than $38…
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Baptist church hosts Good Friday service
First Baptist Church of Red Bank will hold a Good Friday service at noon April 3 at 84 Maple Ave. The one-hour service will feature short messages by seven area pastors that describe the significance of Easter in a safe, non-denominational setting. Everyone is welcome. There is ample parking available. For more details, call the…
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