Category: HUB News
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Protocol problems in recreation department
BY LINDSEY SIEGLEStaff Writer BY LINDSEY SIEGLE Staff Writer RED BANK — David Prown and borough recreation officials agree that they met in December, how the meeting ended is in dispute. According to Prown, he left the meeting after being told he was causing confusion about the leadership in the recreation programs and should "back…
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Nursing home plan approved by Shrewsbury
Facility will replace existing Meridian facility in Red Bank BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer A 130-bed skilled nursing home and assisted living facility has been approved for construction on the Avenue of the Commons, Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury Zoning Board of Adjustment granted the necessary use variance, bulk variances, design waivers and preliminary site…
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CHRIS KELLY staff The Rev. Terrence Porter of Pilgrim Baptist Church delivers a sermon as part of the kick-off of Martin Luther King Jr. week at the Salem Baptist Church, Long Branch. Story, page 18.
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Authority, contractor heading for arbitration
TRWRA, PKF-Mark III will be bound by decision to come out of hearings BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer The Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority (TRWRA) and the contractor on its new sewer plant in Monmouth Beach will enter binding arbitration to settle disputes they have over the project. The authority and PKF-Mark III, Newton,…
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Gov. names blueberry as official state fruit
BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer Gov. names blueberry as official state fruit BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BRICK — Fifth-graders at Veterans Memorial Elementary School received the ultimate gold star for their class work on Monday. Gov. James McGreevey knelt down, scribbled a quick signature and turned to the school’s packed auditorium to announce, "We now…
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Active adult community proposed for CECOM site 50-acre parcel may be designated as redevelopment zone
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Active adult community proposed for CECOM site 50-acre parcel may be designated as redevelopment zone BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Before long, there will be plenty of room in the borough for senior citizens, now commonly referred to as active adults, with plenty of money to…
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New mayor lays out initiatives for borough
Among goalsis creation of task forceon Monmouth Park BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Among goals is creation of task force on Monmouth Park Mayor Maria Gatta is taking on a new role in Borough Hall, serving as Oceanport’s first female mayor. BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer OCEANPORT — New Year’s Day is traditionally a time for resolutions and…
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Monmouth County plans bevy of park improvements
Three basketball courts among new facilities planned for Wolf Hill BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Wolf Hill Recreation area has one mission: to provide active recreation that serves a regional need in an attractive park setting, according to the agenda of principles and policies for the area. The 95-acre property,…
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New assemblymen take seats in the Legislature
Panter and Morgan swell ranks of majority Democrats to 47 The election of Democrats Dr. Robert Morgan and Michael Panter to the Assembly gives Monmouth County Democratic representation at the state level for the first time in a decade. On Tuesday, Morgan and Panter took the oath of office during a reorganization ceremony at the…
