Category: HUB News
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Community slated to play big role in Initiative’s plan
By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer RED BANK — After months of careful plotting, the Red Bank Education and Development Initiative is ready to put its plans into action. "It’s a very exciting time and the beginning of a new time for the youth of Red Bank," said Initiative founder David Tarver…
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Board passes budget with 7.5% increase
Revaluation means a lower rate, but property values much higher By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — After a fitful start, the Board of Education adopted a budget for the 2003-2004 school year of $9,394,669, with a tax levy of $7,524,755. The budget is up $536,037 over the 2002-2003 budget…
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Sentencing handed out for tax evasion
Man, wife, daughter plead guilty tovarious counts By maura dowginStaff Writer Man, wife, daughter plead guilty to various counts By maura dowgin Staff Writer A Holmdel man was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to a federal tax-evasion charge stemming from his business earnings from work performed at Fort Monmouth. Benjamin Tirabassi,…
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Pezzullo will seek GOP nod as state Senate candidate
Pezzullo will seek GOP nod as state Senate candidate FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Richard Pezzullo, a local businessman who operates a computer consulting firm and has been active in public issues for 15 years, announced last week that he will be entering the Republican primary election for state Senate in the 12th District. He is challenging…
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4,000 year old Native American artifacts found
K. Hovnanian plansto move headquartersto site, is paying for work By sandi carpelloStaff Writer K. Hovnanian plans to move headquarters to site, is paying for work By sandi carpello Staff Writer Rita Beck combs through pieces of shells and rocks on a screen used for sifting through the dirt taken from the West Front Street…
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Suspected drunk driver hits, kills dog
By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer FAIR HAVEN — A hit-and-run accident on Forman Street was responsible for the death of a small dog. Patricia Patton, 40, Maple Avenue, has been charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit a Breathalyzer test, consumption of alcohol inside a motor vehicle, and failure to…
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Quiet public hearing on Shore Regional budget
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — After a public hearing at which no objections were voiced, the Shore Regional High School Board of Education passed a budget of $11,144,622, which will require a tax levy of $10,143,032. The tax rate will go up in three of the four…
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For soldiers’ families, the battle is close to home
Worried yet proud, families wait,watch and pray By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Worried yet proud, families wait, watch and pray By sandi carpello Staff Writer Capt. James Harris Jr. Before fighting began in Iraq in mid-March, the United States had sent more than 200,000 soldiers into the Middle East. For the families of those men and…
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Fort involved in fight a world away
FORT MONMOUTH — American troops stationed in the Iraq war zone have considerable technological help from the Army Communications-Electronics Command based here. Henry Kearney, a spokesman for the fort, said CECOM’s Research Development and Engineering Center, Software Engineering Center, and Logistics and Readiness Center have fielded a diverse array of hi-tech equipment for use on…
