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Fair Haven seeks grant for parks, boat ramp
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer FAIR HAVEN — The borough will apply for a grant from Monmouth County to replace the municipal boat ramp and create two pocket parks that would improve access to the Navesink River. Borough Administrator Theresa Casagrande said an application is being prepared for a $250,000 matching grant from the Monmouth…
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Stop misuse of accessible-parking placards
This is an open letter to all of you using your deceased Aunt Rose’s accessible parking placard. You know who you are. You tell your friends that you only use it when you’re driving an arthritic friend, but that is not always the case. Either way, it’s illegal. As it says right on the placard,…
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A young sailor walks alongside a line of boats before a junior regatta on the Navesink River in Red Bank on Aug. 7.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
The Provident Bank has named Laura Huderwitz of Toms River the vice president and area manager of the Ocean Township, Hazlet and Middletown branches. She will oversee and supervise business development, community relations and the daily operations of the three branches. Huderwitz joined Provident Bank in 2002 and has been vice president and area manager…
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Clearwater Festival volunteers needed
The 39th annual New Jersey Friends of Clearwater Festival will return to the Great Lawn at the ocean Promenade in Long Branch on Sept. 13. The festival will take place 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Ocean Boulevard and Cooper Avenue. The environmental festival will feature performances on three stages. Additionally, a children’s stage will be adjacent…
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Golfer hits a hole-in-one at fundraiser
BRIELLE — The Manasquan River Golf Club recently hosted 140 golfers who hit the links to raise an estimated $75,000 for Holiday Express. The highlight of the day was when Joe Walsh of Shrewsbury hit a hole-in-one on the third hole to claim a two-year lease on a Jaguar F-Type V8 convertible donated by the…
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Sea Bright Farmers Market debuts
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer A patron shops for produce on Aug. 14, the grand opening of the Sea Bright Farmers Market. The market, which features goods and produce grown or produced locally, will be held every Thursday at the Municipal Parking Lot on Ocean Avenue through Oct. 30. Three volunteers who worked side by…
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Schools test out tech programs
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Since the 2012-13 school year, students in Jackson Memorial High School have been using their own technology in a variety of classes. Many school districts this year will seek to modernize an aging educational system and improve the learning process by allowing students to use their personal tech gadgets as…
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Splash park plan draws opposition
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer RED BANK Red Bank residents came out in droves last week to air concerns about a playground and splash park proposed at the Bellhaven Nature Area on Locust Avenue. Citing issues such as traffic, cost, safety, litter and the environment, several residents spoke out against the plan during the Aug.…
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