Category: HUB News
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Oceanport swears in new chief, promotes 4 officers
Jan. 31 designated in honor of outgoing Chief Clifford Bebout BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRISTINE VARNO New Oceanport Police Chief Harold Sutton was sworn in at a borough special meeting Jan. 19. OCEANPORT — Jan. 19 was a historic night in Oceanport, according to Mayor Maria Gatta. “It was the…
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In the Arts
The Student Art Competition for the Monmouth Festival of the Arts will take place Sunday, Jan. 30, at the Monmouth Reform Temple, Hance Avenue, Tinton Falls. The competition is open to 11th-grade students from participating high schools. Prizes will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place winners. During the competition, students from all high schools…
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The commuters at the Long Branch train station are not happy about the proposed fare increase by New Jersey Transit.
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The weather outside is frightful, but the art is so delightful
MCAC juried show features 75 works in wide range of media “The Workbench” by Bob Dowd Last weekend’s snowstorm delayed the opening of the Monmouth County Arts Council’s 26th annual Juried Art Show and Sale which had been scheduled to open last Sunday. With the area under a blanket of snow, the show opened Tuesday,…
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Beck seeks GOP nod for assembly seat
Red Bank councilwoman, four others vie for spot on ticket BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Red Bank Borough Councilwoman Jennifer Beck has announced her intention to seek a higher office. Beck announced at a press conference on Tuesday at Borough Hall that she will seek the Republican nomination for the 12th…
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Greater Media Newspapers purchases Latinos Unidos
Greater Media Newspapers Inc. has announced the purchase of Latinos Unidos, a 25,000 circulation, monthly Spanish language newspaper serving Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Greater Media Newspapers currently publishes 12 weekly newspapers serving Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, with a combined weekly circulation of 305,000. Latinos Unidos, founded and owned by Jackson resident Jorge A.…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Parrish Hill, an employee of the borough of Oceanport, uses a snowblower to clear snow deposited by the weekend snowstorm from the sidewalk at Old Wharf Park on Tuesday.
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Notes Around Town
The Salvation Army went into action immediately following one of the world’s deadliest disasters in Southeast Asia and continues to provide critical assistance to the tsunami’s victims and survivors. Launching its largest relief and reconstruction effort in its 135-year history, after providing food, water, shelter, lodging and counseling, the Army is also working with local…
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Commuters say proposed fare hikes are off the rails
NJ Transit: rising fuel, security costs left $60M budget gap BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer A proposed fare hike by New Jersey Transit has commuters grumbling and contemplating other forms of transportation — including driving to work. Travis Sutphin, who drives from Freehold to the Red Bank Train Station for a…
