Category: HUB News
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Ocean gets last shot at Wall and a title
Rumson boys chasingCJ Group II title BY VIN RAPOLLAStaff Writer Rumson boys chasing CJ Group II title BY VIN RAPOLLA Staff Writer The Ocean Township boys baseball team was scheduled to finish off its season on Wednesday with a Shore Conference Tournament championship game matchup against Wall. It marked the fourth time the team had…
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Cuts would trim tax increase by 6.15 cents
Oceanport councilrecommends $170,737 reduction in school plan BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Oceanport council recommends $170,737 reduction in school plan BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Borough Council has proposed cutting $170,737 from the school budget that voters rejected April 20. The cut would take about 6.15 cents off the proposed tax increase of 9.6 cents…
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Water woes persist for homes using wells
BY HEATHER BACHMANCorrespondentHomeowners ask boro for help in connectingto municipal system Water woes persist for homes using wells BY HEATHER BACHMAN Correspondent Homeowners ask boro for help in connecting to municipal system OCEANPORT — Jeannine Vogel can still recall the problem her parents had selling their house 10 years ago. Both the location and the…
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2 women undertaking challenge of the channel
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer Michelle Davidson (l) of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township and Nancy Steadman Martin of Oceanport are training together for their planned swims across the English Channel in August. OCEANPORT — Two area women plan to swim the English Channel this summer. Nancy Steadman Martin, of…
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Zest
Dance company puts unique spin on movement Zest Dance company puts unique spin on movement He appeared to be walking on air. Illuminated by brilliant flashes of a strobe light, dancer Brian McGinnis seemed to stride, leap and run in the air across the stage of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. "I’ve never seen anything…
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Beach concessions plan ends without bidders
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — There will be no concessions on the beach this summer offering rentals of beach chairs, umbrellas and boogie boards or selling hot dogs and suntan lotion. After fending off complaints for several weeks from local merchants concerned about its plan to seek bids…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Denise Jobes as Aldonza, Michael Hegarty as Sancho Panza, and Bruce McKillip as Don Quixote are currently appearing at the Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, in Phoenix Productions’ staging of “Man of La Mancha.”
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Sending towns agree to cut $300K from SRHS budget
Boroughs unanimous on reductionfor first time BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Boroughs unanimous on reduction for first time BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer In an unprecedented action, the four municipalities that send students to Shore Regional High School have agreed to ask the Board of Education to cut $300,000 from the school district’s $11.65 million budget.…
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Documentarian brings air of reality to PBS series ‘Colonial House’ aims for accurate portrayal of life in 17th-century America
BY KATE PICHELCorrespondent Documentarian brings air of reality to PBS series ‘Colonial House’ aims for accurate portrayal of life in 17th-century America BY KATE PICHEL Correspondent JAMIE BLOOMQUIST Kristi Jacobson, a Rumson native and documentary filmmaker, directed three episodes for PBS’s reality/history series “Colonial House,” which airs this week. Kristi Jacobson had to rough it…
