Category: HUB News
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Highlands opposing development on Hook
Fair Haven will not join list of towns on record opposing fort project BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer The Borough of Highlands this week became the latest area town to pass a resolution opposing a planned commercial development in its front yard. In a unanimous vote, the Highlands Borough Council passed…
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Grants help county keep its places in history
BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer St. Georges-by-the-Sea Church in Rumson and Church of the Presidents in Long Branch are among the historic properties that have received preservation awards from the Monmouth County Historical Commission. This year, the MCHC distributed $70,000 in 19 preservation awards to fund projects throughout the county at…
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City would take hit from cut in housing program
More than 10 percent of current recipients could lose rental assistance BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Housing Authority could lose $530,000 in funding under the Bush administration’s proposal to cut funding for the Section 8 rental assistance program. In 2005, government officials have announced a plan to…
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Festival of the Arts displays artists’ works
“Beyond the Mountain” by Judith M. Luger The works of more than 250 artists will be on display and available for sale during the Monmouth Festival of the Arts, which runs from Saturday to Wednesday. The festival also will include demonstrations by artists, workshops and performances for children, a symposium for educators, poetry readings and…
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Council will continue to retain coastal lobbyist
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Council will continue to retain coastal lobbyist BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The value of the coastal advocate, a lobbying force in Trenton and Washington for coastal communities, was debated by the Borough Council at its March 16 meeting. A resolution to renew the borough’s membership fees for…
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Holden named to fill open seat on Borough Council
New councilman vows to work for property tax reform for seniors BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Robert Holden is the newest member of the Oceanport Borough Council. The 54-year-old was appointed to fill the seat, vacated by Philip Apruzzi, at the council’s March 18 meeting. Apruzzi, who has moved out of town, stepped…
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Teen charged in park robbery
RED BANK — A robbery that netted just $21.60 bought a borough youth a stay in the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center, according to police reports. Shortly after 9 p.m. on March 15, a 16-year-old male, a resident of the borough, allegedly approached four Hispanic males at Count Basie Park and asked for change. The…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Red Bank Catholic senior Heather Westrol is guarded by Shabazz’s Jania Sims during the Caseys’ Tournament of Champions semifinal loss on March 18 in Toms River.
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Baby found dead on beach
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer An area resident, out for a walk, made a gruesome discovery when he came upon the dead body of an infant boy washed up on Ideal Beach in Middletown. The baby was found on Ideal Beach in North Middletown between Ocean and Bray avenues at 9:13…
