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YMCA TO COUNCIL: GIVE US A BREAK

February 9, 2010 – 9:10 am

An offer to preserve the trees at right wasn’t enough to save the Y’s expansion plans, but a simple request may. (Click to enlarge)
Four days after the conclusion of a long but failed effort to win approval for a facilities expansion plan, officials of the Community YMCA last night asked the Red Bank council for [...]

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RIVERVIEW HOSTS SLEEP DISORDER SESSION

January 8, 2010 – 6:46 am

Sk-rnngxX!
That cacophony you’re producing each night could be more than just a simple snore, and the folks at Riverview Medical Center want to get you acquainted with a sleep disorder that millions suffer from.
Members of the hospital’s sleep center will host a presentation, Snore No More, next Tuesday afternoon on the symptoms, health risks and treatment options for sleep apnea.
The [...]

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A RUNNING START FOR BIKE/PED PROPONENTS

October 22, 2009 – 9:38 am

Jenny Rossano of Worthley Street and her map, below, with half-mile radii drawn around each of Red Bank’s five schools and suggested bike routes in red. (Click to enlarge)

[See editor's note at the bottom of this post]
A grassroots push for safer ways to get Red Bank kids to school on foot or bicycle kicked off [...]

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IN SEARCH OF SAFETY FOR BIKERS & WALKERS

October 19, 2009 – 10:48 am

Rolling out of the East Side: the ‘Mori Place Marauders’ want to make biking and walking to school in Red Bank safer.
On a typical morning during the school year, commuters in downtown Red Bank might encounter an unusual sight: a cluster of dozen or so children, accompanied by a parent or two, crossing town from [...]

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Y EXPANSION STALLED BY FACADE DESIGN

October 16, 2009 – 7:51 am

The YMCA took down some trees along its Maple Avenue frontage last month.
There’s still no decision over an expansion plan by the Community YMCA that includes a facade that some by the Red Bank zoning board members consider too futuristic-looking for the area.
Today’s Asbury Park Press reports that
Board member Rosemary Minear’s position that the design [...]

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ADULT ED? S’COOL!

October 6, 2009 – 7:19 am

Peter Roskowinski will show students how to make great Italian meals while a language teacher makes the experience bilingual. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
School seems less of a drag when you substitute reading, writing and arithmetic with cooking, wine making and learning Italian, doesn’t it?
That’s one benefit of being an adult student in the [...]

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A BUNCH OF GALS WHO TRI, TRI, TRI

September 11, 2009 – 5:44 am

Members of the Jersey Shore Tri Gals take to the ocean on a training swim Wednesday. (Click to enlarge)

Twenty years ago, in the early days of the Danskin Triathlon, it used to take weeks or months for the event to get fully booked with participants.
This year, all 1,000 slots for the Sandy Hook edition of [...]

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IN oRBit: PEARLS, CURLS & FRANK TALK

August 20, 2009 – 8:12 am

Today’s Red Bank oRBit brings you an interview with Marybeth Maida — Red Bank resident, Borough Education Foundation vice president, mom and media professional — to say nothing of active, dynamic, even innovative cancer survivor.

In tandem with her good friend and cosmetics industry insider Debbie Kiederer, she’s also the author of Beauty Pearls for Chemo Girls, [...]

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MESSAGE: THIS COULD BE YOU

June 1, 2009 – 10:05 am

English teacher Andrew Forrest, left, and guidance counselor Chris Desiere are stabilized after the roof of their vehicle was cut off around them. Red Bank Regional seniors got a graphic demonstration this morning of what can go wrong when people…

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NOW FLEXING: MUSCLE MAKER GRILL

May 29, 2009 – 11:29 am

‘The Godfather,’ a chicken dish from the low-carb section of the menu. Stores and other businesses may still be slinking out of Red Bank in the dead of night, but there are signs of economic strength, too. The latest is…

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    • 03.19 - Girls' Night Out at Sickles Market The Little Silver landmark presents a 'Step Into Spring' event with fashion and beauty tips, healthy/delicious food tastings, gardening hints, champagne, live jazz and more. A portion of proceeds benefit the Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center. 21 and over; ID required.
    • 03.19 - Family Wii Games at MTPL Middletown Township Public Library hosts an encore session of Wii games for the whole family, in the Community Room of the main branch. Registration required; adults must be accompanied by children ages six and up.
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    • 03.19 - Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival More than 500 works of art by area teens will be on display at the Brookdale Community College Center for Visual Arts during the annual celebration of young local artists, co—presented by the Monmouth County Arts Council and BCC.
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    • 03.20 - Districts 1 & 9 Get Together Red Bank Council leaders Juanita Lewis and Ed Zipprich visit Frank Talk Art Bistro for a lively roundtable discussion with continental breakfast — and you're invited to join in for this informal forum about your community.
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