Category: HUB News
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F.H. school referendum passes by 2-to-1 margin
Voters approve $12.3M in projects at borough schools BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer FAIR HAVEN — Despite last week’s icy weather, borough residents came out to vote March 8 and approved two questions on a special school referendum by a 2-to-1 margin. “I was supporting it,” Mayor Joe Szostak said in…
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Pay-to-play laws up for public review
Three ordinances proposed to squelch all phases of the practice BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — After a year of wavering on the subject, the Borough Council has decided that three local laws to put a stop to rewarding campaign contributors with professional services contracts are better…
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Council agrees: Red Bank budget needs work
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — The Borough introduced the 2005 municipal budget at a special meeting last week, with a call for a 6.8-percent increase on property taxes. Councilman John P. Curley, who is the chairman of the finance committee, said that if this was the final reading…
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Arts council wants to be known countywide
The Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) will be reaching out to parts of the county where it is not yet well known, according to the council’s new president. “I would like to see more activity in some corners of the county where we’re not as well known like southern Monmouth County,” said Peter J. Lyden…
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Fair Haven family marches to own drums
Daughter Jenny, then 6, was first to join after seeing drummers at Scottish festival BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Photographs courtesy of the Brett family Above, the Brett family stands at attention in their full uniform: (l-r) Jenny, Ed and Leslie. Right, Leslie does a Celtic dance for spectators. ‘It’s all…
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Notes Around Town
The Fair Haven PTA is scheduled to host “Fair Haven’s First Floors” — what used to be “cook’s tour” or “kitchen tour” — on May 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.. This year the event is entitled “Fair Haven’s First Floors — A Taste of Old and New” and will consist of tours of…
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Anti-gang initiative launched
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– An individual suspected of being the leader of a nationwide violent street gang was arrested in Long Branch last Thursday. The arrest was just one among 103 arrests made in six cities across the country since last month of members of the gang,…
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Police arrest two armed robbery suspects
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — Borough police have arrested two young men who allegedly committed armed robbery last week. Robert H. Holmes, 21, East Westside Avenue, and David L. McGill Jr., 21, Somerville, were arrested on March 10 after an investigation into an armed robbery that occurred earlier…
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Council votes on hike in water rates
CFO says many variables contribute to water bill BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer One summer it didn’t rain enough; the next, it rained too much. The inconsistencies of nature have caused the Red Bank Water and Sewer Utility to run at a deficit, resulting in higher rates for residents. At a…
