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Theater launches ‘Inside Two River’ series
Two River Theater is kicking off a new series of free events called “Inside Two River” with a free screening of the 1972 film, Cabaret,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at Riverside Gardens Park, 1 Marine Park, Red Bank. In the event of rain, the screening will be moved to the Bow Tie Cinema, 36…
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Sea Bright applies for funds to reconstruct side streets
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials plan to apply for state funding to reconstruct three side streets damaged by the superstorm. Borough Engineer Jaclyn Flor is preparing the application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Municipal Aid program for Atlantic Way, Bellevue Place and Village Way Loop, all located…
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Count Basie offers choral program
RED BANK — The Count Basie Theatre and the Red Bank Public School District are launching a new children’s choral program, the Central Jersey Youth Chorale. The free program will begin this fall and is open to all Monmouth County students in fourth through eighth grades. The choral program will run from October through June…
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Karén Hakobyan in concert Sept. 21
Armenian pianist and composer Karén Hakobyan will be the guest artist in concert at the Monmouth Conservatory of Music at 4 p.m. Sept. 21, at 50 White St., Red Bank. Hakobyan, who has received numerous awards for both his performance and composition, will perform works by Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Chopin and Beethoven. During the 2010-11 Carnegie…
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Oceanport seeking grant to replace ramp, bulkhead
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The borough will apply to Monmouth County for a grant to fund the replacement of the bulkhead and boat ramp at Blackberry Bay Park. The Borough Council voted during its Sept. 5 meeting to apply for a $168,000 matching grant from the county’s Municipal Open Space Grant Program…
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Shade Tree Committee to host tree giveaway
RED BANK — The Red Bank Shade Tree Committee and Red Bank Environmental Commission will host a giveaway of live trees for residents of Monmouth County on Oct. 26. Trees must be picked up between 9 a.m. to noon at the municipal building at 90 Monmouth St. There will be 140 redbud trees and 60…
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Lawsuit challenges state to release grant records
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A housing advocacy group has filed suit to force the state to provide information on how $850 million in federal grant funds are being distributed to Sandy-impacted residents. The Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC) filed suit on Sept. 11 against the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA), claiming that state…
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Wellness campaign sponsors Community Walk
RED BANK — The Mayor’s Wellness Committee will be sponsoring its second onemile community walk through two parks in the downtown district on Sept. 28. Participants can sign in at 9:30 a.m., with the walk beginning in Marine Park at 10 a.m. Participants will follow a one-mile path to Riverside Gardens Park and back to…
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TEDx event comes to Brookdale Sept. 20
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer While this week’s highly anticipated TEDxNavesink conference at Brookdale Community College is sold out, those without tickets still have an opportunity to connect with some of the most renowned experts and thinkers in the country. Following the Sept. 20 event — which will feature more than 20 local and international…
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