Category: HUB News
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Count the Children’s aim is to show possibilities Organization wants youth to know of available opportunities
Staff Writer By john burton Count the Children’s aim is to show possibilities Organization wants youth to know of available opportunities RED BANK — It’s about letting children know they have options. That is the mission a newly formed, loosely knit group called "Count the Children Movement." "It’s more or less in the initial stages,"…
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Local bank’s branches beginning to spread
Staff Writer By carolyn o CHRIS KELLY Jim Vaccaro, chairman and chief executive officer of Monmouth Community Bank, looks over management strategies for the year 2002. LONG BRANCH — Started with $6.3 million three years ago, Monmouth Community Bank today has deposits of nearly 10 times that amount and is about to open its fourth…
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Alliance slates two more benefit concerts Shows will be held at Asbury Park’s Paramount Theatre
Alliance slates two more benefit concerts Shows will be held at Asbury Park’s Paramount Theatre Organizers of the hugely successful benefit concerts staged recently in Red Bank have decided to take the show on the road. This time the headliners and any guests who show up will take the stage at the Paramount Theatre in…
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Afridesia joins mix on west side
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Co-founders of Afridesia, Maureen Bagley and Jeff Morris, have moved their gallery to the west side in Red Bank. RED BANK — Eclectic and culturally diverse, the west side business community’s mix of antique shops, galleries and restaurants with an international flavor will gain a primal presence when Afridesia opens…
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Leaking package forces post office closure
Staff Writer By john burton JERRY WOLKOWITZ Law enforcement officials congregate on the loading dock of the Red Bank post office after a white powder suspected to be arsenic was found. Postal inspectors are leading the investigation into the origin of the powder. RED BANK — The discovery of a package that was leaking a…
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Alliance formed to help victims’ families survive Group seeks to turn operations of nonprofit over to affected families
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Alliance formed to help victims’ families survive Group seeks to turn operations of nonprofit over to affected families Formed just days after the World Trade Center attack, the Alliance of Neighbors of Monmouth County Inc. is already taking steps to reach its long-term goal of turning the organization over to…
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Art and dance can help youth healing WTC loss
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli The creative expression of art and dance are being tapped in two programs aimed at helping the children of victims of the World Trade Center disaster. Amanda’s Easel, an art therapy program established to help young victims of domestic violence, has begun special sessions for local children who lost a…
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Patriotism rises anew for day of remembrance
Staff Writer By john burton Maj. Gen. William H. Russ addresses the crowd assembled for Veterans Day ceremonies in Red Bank Monday. RED BANK — As the nation’s men and women in uniform once again find themselves in harm’s way, it seems appropriate that we should remember that Veterans Day is about more than an…
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Plans make Hook more bicycle, pedestrian friendly
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Plans make Hook more bicycle, pedestrian friendly A multi-use trail planned for Sandy Hook will provide bicyclists and joggers with a safe path through the park’s natural habitats and link them with other pathways that extend along the shoreline from Sea Bright to Atlantic Highlands. Along with pending federal funding…
