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RED BANK TEACHERS LAG IN PAY, SLEDGER BREAKDOWN SHOWS
Red Bank Charter school median teacher pay is nearly lowest in the state. Other Red Bank schools also fall below the median, newspaper breakdown shows.
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RED BANK: DISTRICT TEACHERS HONORED
RED BANK: Six teachers and support personnel earn New Jersey Department of Education honors.
RED BANK: FOR 1,261, IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL
RED BANK: As borough school district welcomes students for new year, Rumage addresses security, preschool, enrollment and staffing.
RED BANK: DISTRICT TAX UP TWO PERCENT
RED BANK: Still well below "adequacy" funding, school district keeps tax increase at two percent for second consecutive year, Rumage says.
RED BANK: TEACHER NAMED COUNTY’S BEST
RED BANK: Borough middle school educator Alyssa Geary has been named 2021 Governor's Teacher of the Year for Monmouth County.
RED BANK: TEACHERS & PROS HONORED
RED BANK: District teachers, nurse and educational services professional cited for achievements by New Jersey Department of Education.
RED BANK: TEACHERS, VEEP GET SPOTLIGHT
RED BANK: District teachers and an administrator get delayed recognition for professional achievements and awards announced before the pandemic.
RED BANK: With a 55-percent boost in state funding, school administrators rush to reverse cuts to jobs and services. But the tax hike remains, superintendent says.
RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX HIKE, JOB CUTS LOOM
RED BANK: Local school taxes set to rise almost 4 percent, with teacher jobs and programs on the cutting board, as district awaits more funding from Trenton.
RED BANK: CHARTER AID BOOST SLAMMED
RED BANK: School board and parents slam increased transfer of funds to charter school, which wipes out state aid increase.
RED BANK: EXTRA CASH FUNDS TEACHER HIRES
RED BANK: The board of ed could hire as many as eight teachers and aides with a "gigantic" infusion of additional state aid, superintendent says.
FAIR HAVEN: TEACHERS SETTLE CONTRACT
Superintendent Nelson Ribon fielded pointed questions from parents about the teachers’ contract and other issues at two packed meetings in April. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) AfterContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: TEACHERS SETTLE CONTRACT"
FAIR HAVEN: RESIDENTS RALLY FOR TEACHERS
Students held signs with the names of teachers whose jobs they hoped to save. Board member Katy Frissora, below, fielded a question from a parent. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: RESIDENTS RALLY FOR TEACHERS"
FAIR HAVEN: SCHOOLS HEAD UNDER FIRE
Superintendent Nelson Ribon, center above, fielded pointed questions from parents, including one, below, who compared him to a CEO who had lost the respect of his employees. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: SCHOOLS HEAD UNDER FIRE"
RFH: TECH EXPERT TO ADDRESS TEACHERS
Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High Ian Jukes, who has garnered international acclaim as an expert on educating the “Digital Generation,” will be the featured speaker at Rumson-Fair HavenContinue reading "RFH: TECH EXPERT TO ADDRESS TEACHERS"
RBR TEACHERS, BOARD RESUME TALKS
Teachers and board members returned to the bargaining table Thursday night. (Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER More than two years into a drawn-out negotiation process, including almost a year-and-a-halfContinue reading "RBR TEACHERS, BOARD RESUME TALKS"
[Update: This article replaces an earlier version, which cited contract terms that Superintendent Laura Morana says were reported incorrectly in both the Asbury Park Press and the Star-Ledger.] Gov. ChrisContinue reading "UNION TAKES FREEZE, AND GUV HAS PRAISE"
COUNCIL BIZ, JULY 13, 2009
Some items from Monday night’s bimonthly meeting of the Red Bank Council: The council honored this year’s teachers of the year at local schools. They are: Red Bank Primary School:Continue reading "COUNCIL BIZ, JULY 13, 2009"
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.