Category: HUB News
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No one’s singin’ the blues after festival Hardworking volunteers, good weather key to event’s success
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli No one’s singin’ the blues after festival Hardworking volunteers, good weather key to event’s success JERRY WOLKOWITZ The Chuck Lambert Band did its part to contribute to the great sounds and good times at the Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival on the Navesink last weekend. Like the notes in…
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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…
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Hook plan hearing set for Saturday at 1 p.m.
Hook plan hearing set for Saturday at 1 p.m. Sign-up sheet for those wishing to comment available at 10 a.m. By gloria stravelli Staff Writer A seven-member panel will take public comment and respond to questions at a public meeting Saturday on National Park Service plans to redevelop historic buildings at Fort Hancock on Sandy…
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Applying right kind of peer pressure Middle school students learn from each other about danger of drugs
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Applying right kind of peer pressure Middle school students learn from each other about danger of drugs RED BANK — The idea behind it is to have kids listen and learn from other kids, especially about tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. The program is called Peer-to-Peer, a state initiative that works…
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Three arrested for painting swastikas 4th man facing criminal mischief charges, but not charged in bias incident
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Three arrested for painting swastikas 4th man facing criminal mischief charges, but not charged in bias incident RUMSON — Borough police have made a series of arrests related to the recent bias incidents of the painting of Nazi swastikas in the borough, according to a police spokesman. The arrests stem…
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M.B. reclamation authority evaluates security
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan MONMOUTH BEACH — Alarmed by warnings from top government officials and an FBI advisory about terrorism, the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority is taking stock of the security at its sewer plant and pumping stations to see if they are adequately protected. Elwood Baxter, chairman of the authority, directed Michael…
