Category: HUB News
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Jones quits FH council early
Says she felt left out BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer of decision making BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer FAIR HAVEN — Monday’s meeting of the Borough Council was canceled due to the lack of a quorum. The council needs at least four people, including the mayor, in order to hold a meeting. There were not four…
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New council president, deputy president sworn in
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — With one more year left before his current term on the Borough Council expires, Jerome Donlon has taken the reins as council president for the first time. At the council’s reorganization July 6, Donlon — who was elected to council in…
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Governor signs new DWI legislation
BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Governor signs new DWI legislation BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer TRENTON — A new state law aims to crack down on repeat drunken drivers. A bill co-sponsored by Assemblymen Upendra Chivikula (D-Somerset) and Peter J. Barnes Jr. (D-Middlesex) to prevent repeat drunken-driving offenders from getting off with lesser punishments was signed…
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Rumson looking at upgrades to boro hall
BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Rumson looking at upgrades to boro hall BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RUMSON — At the Borough Council meeting on July 1, an ordinance was introduced to allocate $9,500 to hire an architect to plan for additions and renovations to borough hall. The borough is looking to hire Robert Gorski of…
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Brookdale and Rutgers confirm plans for Hook
NPS required schools to go throughdeveloper for space BY GLORIASTRAVELLIStaff Writer NPS required schools to go through developer for space BY GLORIASTRAVELLI Staff Writer Officials at Rutgers University and Brookdale Community College (BCC) confirmed this week the institutions intend to be tenants of the Sandy Hook Partners’ development at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. The…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Bill George, Oceanport, steadies the boat as teammate Dan George leaps into the water to complete the first of three laps during the surf boat race at the Long Branch Lifeguard Tournament on July 1.
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Bridge’s completion puts borough back in business
Store owners counting on customers to return with reopening BY CHRISTINEVARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINEVARNO Staff Writer The East Main Street bridge in Oceanport opened on July 1, a day earlier than the anticipated completion date. Work on the bridge began in September with an expected completion date in June. Because of weather conditions and problems…
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Borough man arrested for sexual assault
RED BANK — Borough resident Ricardo Ortiz-Tepepa, 26, was arrested on June 24 on charges of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. According to police reports, the assaults may date back as far as a year. Ortiz-Tepepa was arrested at his home by detective Robert Clayton and investigator James Fields. Sgt.…
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Rezoning on agenda for CECOM site
Plan to pave way for 160 active-adult homes BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Redevelopment is the best medicine the borough has to offer for one area that has become an eyesore. That is what officials are saying about the future of the unsightly former U.S. Army…
