Category: HUB News
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Shrewbury mayor tells NJ Transit where to go
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Shrewsbury Mayor Emilia Siciliano told NJ Transit officials in no uncertain terms that residents of her municipality don’t want passenger trains whizzing through town on a little-used freight line. Speaking at a public hearing on the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) rail line, Siciliano said…
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Missing boy returns after two days
By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer Police circulated this picture of Jerry Caridad, 10, in hopes that someone would have information about the boy who was missing for two days. HOLMDEL — Township police have found a 10-year-old boy who went missing the day before last week’s snowstorm. The boy was found…
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Committee unveils plan for 9/11 memorial
Marlboro artist By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer A beam of steel, twisted by the devastation wrought on the World Trade Center by terrorist attacks, was the inspiration for an artist’s vision for the county’s Sept. 11 memorial. "I didn’t have a design until I saw that beam. When I saw that…
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NJ Transit gets input on future MOM line
By dave benjaminStaff Writer NJ Transit gets input on future MOM line By dave benjamin Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Representatives from NJ Transit are seeking public comment concerning the possible Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail corridors currently under consideration. "We’ve had approximately 100 people show up [at Freehold Gardens Hotel] as of 4 o’clock this afternoon," said…
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Middlesex residents air objections at rail hearings
MONROE — Residents had their say and NJ Transit officials listened on Dec. 3 during a hearing about the $400 million Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) commuter rail line proposal. "Don’t even go there. I’m very aggravated," Jamesburg resident Michelle George said when asked how she felt about the proposed change in the use of the rail line…
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~ Notes Around Town ~
CHRIS KELLY Santa Claus made a special appearance at the Red Bank train station on Dec. 8. Above, Octniel Sandoval, 8, receives a candy cane from old Kriss Kringle. The borough of Shrewsbury will hold its annual tree lighting ceremony this Friday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. on the front lawn of the Municipal Center.…
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Borough man faces stalking charges
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — A borough man has been charged with stalking an exotic dancer and attempting to kidnap her and take her to his mobile home. Police said one count of stalking and two counts of criminal attempted kidnapping were filed against Peter Bielecke, 34, of First…
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Appraiser retained for appeals
Numerous commercial properties sought to lower their taxes By libby kesilStaff Writer By libby kesil Staff Writer RED BANK — The appeals against last year’s property valuation in the borough continue to be filed, compelling the borough to once again seek the expertise of a Freehold appraisal firm. There is litigation pending in the Tax…
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Christmas Ball raises $20K for Monmouth U. library ‘Celebration of Trees’ adds to the festivities at Woodrow Wilson Hall
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Christmas Ball raises $20K for Monmouth U. library ‘Celebration of Trees’ adds to the festivities at Woodrow Wilson Hall By Sherry conohan Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI Barbara Parr, Rumson, admires a tree decorated in gold tone ornaments at the Monmouth University Christmas Ball and Celebration of Trees Dec. 7.…
