Category: HUB News
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Thrift shop renovation a model of brotherly love
Family members team with The Arc to update Red Bank store BY KATE PICHEL Correspondent BY KATE PICHELCorrespondent FARRAH MAFFAI staff Vincent Puma (l) and Victoria Stelmach, director of development for The Arc of Monmouth, talk during the grand reopening of the newly renovated Arc of Monmouth Thrift Shop, Red Bank. As the youngest of…
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Maclearie will make independent run for mayor
Councilman breaks with Tinton Falls Together running mates BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer In this new year Tinton Falls Councilman Peter Maclearie is not clinging to political loyalties for auld lang syne. Instead, he is breaking his own political tradition to start anew in an independent run against former…
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Charter schools are back in the news
Ambar Abelar Common Sense An observer of the educational system, as opposed to one formed by it cannot fail to notice the deliberate use of semantics in framing political issues in general, and education in particular. In the past few weeks, the Red Bank Charter School has appeared back in the news. The reminder of…
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Freeholders OK bridge reconstruction work
Fair Haven BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer FAIR HAVEN — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has authorized the reconstruction of Fourth Creek Bridge. Freeholders on Dec. 22 awarded a contract to Lucas Brothers Inc. of Marlboro to rebuild the bridge on River Road. Lucas Brothers was the lowest of three…
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Police seek suspect in assault with bat
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK -— Borough police are investigating an alleged assault on two Hispanic males that took place in the early morning hours of Christmas day. On Dec. 25 at approximately 1:39 a.m., Patrolman Michael Jastrzemski responded to a residence on Shrewsbury Avenue, where the two victims,…
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Last call for New Year’s revelers will be 3 a.m.
Bars, liquor stores remain open an extra hour Jan. 1 BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer SEA BRIGHT — New Year’s Eve revelers will have an extra hour to party in this beachfront community, courtesy of the Borough Council. Bars, restaurants, liquor stores and any other establishment licensed by the…
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S.B. polar bear plunge on New Year’s Day
Proceeds to benefit two local charities SEA BRIGHT — You’ve probably seen them on television or read about them in newspapers, and now those intrepid Polar Bears are coming back to Sea Bright to start the New Year with a big splash. Hearty souls who want to defy the winter chill and to take a…
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Council opposes higher police and fire benefits
Proposed bill would raise property taxes, council says BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LITTLE SILVER — The Borough Council passed a resolution at its meeting last week strongly opposing a proposed state bill that would raise retirement benefits for eligible police officers and firefighters, saying the measure would increase property taxes.…
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Site plans presented for Rte. 66 outlet mall
Shore Premium Outlets to have 130 upscale retail stores in 8 buildings BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — All one developer wanted for Christmas was approvals to build an outlet mall with 130 stores wedged between Route 66, the Garden State Parkway and Essex Road. It didn’t…
