Category: HUB News
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New administrators ready to go for district
Assistant principals will split day between teaching, administrative work BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer Jannett Pacheco RED BANK — The borough school district is starting with a clean slate and has one goal, "increased student achievement, period," said Superintendent Dr. John Krewer. The Board of Education has its new principals and…
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Coast Guard Auxiliary plans more active role
BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Coast Guard Auxiliary plans more active role BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer LAYLI WHYTE Frank Giblin (top right), Middletown, stands with members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla No. 0202. Giblin, who owns the boat pictured, will make the boat available for Rumson on a regular basis. RUMSON — Not every…
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Roundabout solution proposed for Union House
Preservation advocates call on developers to keep oldest part of building BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Preservation Red Bank and the Red Bank Historic Preservation Commission are lobbying to keep the original structure of the Olde Union House (above), which dates back to 1791 and was partially destroyed in a fire…
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Zest
Form and function taught with Grace BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Zest Form and function taught with Grace BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer LINDA DENICOLA Phyllis Rosser and art teacher Grace Graupe-Pillard at the Thompson Park Craft Center in Middletown during a recent class. In the long, low-slung arts and crafts…
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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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History on sale as Kislin’s clears shelves
Stash of goods dating back to 1940s found in attic at Front St. retailer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer The attic of Kislin’s Sporting Goods, Red Bank, has yielded vintage clothing and many other items currently on sale. Stash of goods dating back to 1940s found in attic at Front St. retailer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff…
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Sesame Street’s ‘Susan’ gives literacy a boost
Children BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Children’s show star and author visits Great Start program BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RED BANK — It’s unlikely you can find someone more familiar with preschool education than a person who has been hanging around for more than 30 years with an 8-foot-tall yellow bird and a green grouch…
