Category: HUB News
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Borough blocks building of new houses on shore
Correspondent By sandi carpello LITTLE SILVER — People looking to build a nice home on the shore might consider looking somewhere other than the borough. The Borough Council introduced an amendment to the borough’s land use ordinance Monday prohibiting development in coastal flood zones. Under the existing ordinance, landowners are permitted to build in coastal…
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Borough has new rules to protect its old trees
Staff Writer By john burton RUMSON — They bring beauty and character to the community, and now the borough’s trees have some protection to make sure they can keep doing just that. The Borough Council adopted an ordinance at its meeting last week that would, in certain instances, regulate the removal of trees from residential…
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County creates committee to consider WTC memorial Memoria Project seeking different permanent home for its sculpture
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli County creates committee to consider WTC memorial Memoria Project seeking different permanent home for its sculpture The county will have its own memorial to local victims of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster with design input from local residents, according to parks director James Truncer. A nine-member committee headed by…
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Heroin finds way to Jersey
Correspondent By dick metzgar A new, purer form of heroin that may be much deadlier than the "H" or "horse" form of the drug that was popular years ago has been cheaper and more available in recent years, according to Monmouth County drug abuse officials. In a space of two weeks, the deaths of two…
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Second time is even more of a charm Holmdel man wins second Emmy Award for work on ‘All My Children’
Staff Writer By darlene diebold Second time is even more of a charm Holmdel man wins second Emmy Award for work on ‘All My Children’ FARRAH MAFFAI Michael Pomarico sits with the second Emmy award he won for technical direction of the soap opera All My Children in his Holmdel home last week. Michael Pomarico…
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Szostak making a run for Fair Haven mayor
Staff Writer By john burton There are now two hats in the ring for the Fair Haven mayor’s seat in November’s election. Joseph Szostak, Willow Drive, announced his intentions this week of running against incumbent Republican Mayor William E. Leonard. Szostak filed a petition this week with the Monmouth County Board of Elections, Freehold Township,…
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Monmouth St. streetscape plan to start soon
Monmouth St. streetscape plan to start soon CHRIS KELLY The view of Monmouth Street that you get looking from Broad Street will be radically different soon as RiverCenter moves forward with plans for streetscaping on the borough’s designated arts corridor. By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Monmouth Street will get trees, bump-outs, courtyards, alleyways and better…
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Boro to spend 900K on road repairs Council approves $600K in bonds for water, sewer work
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Boro to spend 900K on road repairs Council approves $600K in bonds for water, sewer work RED BANK — With the Borough Council’s passage of a series of bond ordinances, the borough will proceed with a number of capital improvements. The council approved the three ordinances at last week’s meeting…
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Cobb Kennel property preserved by borough Town’s acquisition
Cobb Kennel property preserved by borough Town’s acquisition of 17.5 acre tract completed this week By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Pay no attention to the "For Sale" sign on the curb. That’s what borough officials want to emphasize when it comes to Cobb Kennel on Sycamore Avenue. The 17.5-acre tract may…
