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Library has programs for kids and adults
The Red Bank Public Library at 84 W. Front St. has programs for children and adults. Some programs require registration by visiting or calling the library at 732-842- 0690, ext. 115. “Math Party” for children age 5-12 will be at 3 p.m. Aug. 19. Play card games with a math theme. The program is…
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Residents are choosing to ‘skip the trip’
I t was about a year ago that the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) began mailing its first batch of Skip the Trip notices to our customers, affording a majority of New Jersey citizens the opportunity to renew their driver’s license or nondriver IDs by mail. The Christie administration and the MVC are pleased…
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Riders swing past a glowing sunset at the Italian Festival of Ocean Township, held at Joe Palaia Park, Oakhurst.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
The Provident Bank has launched Provident4Women, an online community to engage and help women. On the Provident4Women website and social media accounts, women will discover insights about what is most important to them: career and business, family and home, life goals and investments. Each month, new videos and original content will be posted. The Provident4Women…
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Oceanport library celebrates new, ‘semi-temporary’ home
By GREG KENNELTY Oceanport Library staff as well as local and county officials celebrated the official reopening of the library in new quarters at 8 Iroquois Ave. The library was formerly located at Borough Hall, which sustained heavy damage during the superstorm. Books are back on the shelves, and programs are in progress at the…
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Foundation seeks partners to preserve Stella Maris
By KENNY WALTER The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace announced it has decided to relinquish the 6.8- acre site of the Stella Maris Retreat Center in Elberon, citing damage from the superstorm, the cost of maintaining the property and a decline in members of the order. The Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF)…
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School tax hike, firehouse fuel outcry in Sea Bright
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer A Sea Bright Borough Council meeting last week saw an unprecedented turnout of citizens concerned about topics such as school tax increases, the site of a temporary firehouse, placement of a cell tower and a recent ordinance setting the heights of bulkheads. To accommodate the overflow crowd in the council…
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Ice cream shops adapt to changing landscape
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Keegan Donahue, 2, beats the late-July heat with an ice cream cone. Local ice cream businesses are offering more on their menus to appeal to a customer base that is growing more demanding. This summer, Jersey Freeze — one of New Jersey’s most iconic ice cream stands — did something…
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Moving on up
Today’s rising equity has some owners thinking of cashing out and upgrading their home. By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features The recession that plagued the housing market is fast receding and home prices and values are not just resurfacing. They are shooting up. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index jumped 12.4 percent in March…
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