Category: HUB News
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Candidates seek election to local school boards
School board elections will be held April 19 for seats on local boards of education in the following towns: Fair Haven Board of Education There are nine seats on the Board of Education, with three open. Five candidates are running for the three three-year terms. The incumbents are Lee S. Clay, Hance Road; and Kelly…
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New O’port clerk sworn in
CHRISTINE VARNO Former Oceanport Borough Clerk Patricia Varca (r) swears in new clerk Kim Jungfer at the March 17 municipal meeting. Retiring Oceanport borough clerk Patricia L Varca swore in her replacement, Kim Jungfer, at the March 17 municipal meeting. Varca will retire March 31 after 30 years of service to the borough. Jungfer, former…
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O’port seeks state money for projects
Oceanport — The Borough Council passed four resolutions at the March 17 municipal meeting approving applications for state funding for four road projects. The applications were made to the commissioner of transportation for aid under the state Transportation Fund Authority Act. The borough is requesting $165,000 in state funds to support improvements to Horseneck Point…
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Boro introduces stricter pay-to-play ordinance
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — More than a year into meetings and discussions about a pay-to-play ordinance, the Borough Council has introduced its version of how to insulate the business of government from the influence of political contributions. Pay-to-play is a phrase referring to the practice of making…
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Drainage upgrades will not impede traffic flow
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT — Officials say plans for drainage improvements at an intersection in Oceanport won’t disrupt the normal traffic pattern, according to the Monmouth County engineer. Construction is scheduled to begin at the intersection at Monmouth Boulevard and County Road 33, and Shrewsbury Avenue and County Road…
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Police arrest man soliciting money
OCEAN TWP. — Township police arrested a Red Bank man who is accused of soliciting money from local businesses and residents. James E. Harrington, 40, of Wallace Street, Red Bank, was arrested and charged with three counts of theft by deception, two counts of wrongful impersonation and one count of hindering his own apprehension on…
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Red Bank Zoning Board vacancy to be filled
McKenna says he will name a replacement for Erving this week BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — A seat on the Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment that has been vacant since year-end is due to be filled next Monday. Mayor Edward J. McKenna Jr. said earlier this week that…
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Ex Shore Reg. teacher indicted on sex charges
Indictment says physical contact occurred at swim clubs BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer A former Shore Regional High School teacher and coach, who allegedly engaged in a physical relationship with a female student from the time she was 15 to 18 years old, has been indicted on charges related…
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Grant will expand parking at F.H. fields
$175K in county funds will go to adding spaces and new lot BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer FAIR HAVEN — The borough has received an infusion of funds from the county to support the first phase of a long-term project to revitalize Fair Haven Fields. Monmouth County Freeholder William Barham presented…
