Category: HUB News
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VA seeking clinic site in Monmouth County
VA seeking clinic site in Monmouth County The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to open its first clinic in Monmouth County, which would bring the statewide total number of V.A. clinics up to seven. According to Sandy Warren, public relations spokeswoman for the V.A. N.J. healthcare system, the Monmouth County facility would join the…
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Yesteryear 100 years ago
Yesteryear 100 years ago The boatmen of Fair Haven are preparing for the oyster season. Several boatmen of that place make regular trips every fall to Raritan river and Newark bay for seed oysters, which are planted in the Shrewsbury river. The boatmen are now overhauling their boats, getting rigging in order and making preparations…
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Novelist’s tales star bold, fearless females
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli FARRAH MAFFAI First-time author Jennifer Wagner’s romance novel Twice Upon a Time is in bookstores now. She’s strong, intelligent and self-reliant. Like her contemporary audience, the heroine in today’s romance novel is a changed woman who is capable of taking care of herself, thank you. "Women readers don’t want to…
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Basie board loses prominent member Disagreement over interim CEO’s statement leads to resignation
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Basie board loses prominent member Disagreement over interim CEO’s statement leads to resignation Trustees of the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank have had more to grapple with recently than the theater’s debt burden, lack of a CEO, need of renovation and pressing need for fund raising. Trustees recently accepted…
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CHRIS KELLY Deborah Spencer of Middletown zooms down the slide at the Red Bank Carnival with her twins Courtney and Ty on Saturday.
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Riverview wins quick approval from planners $41M renovation plan passes 7-2
Staff Writer By John Burton Riverview wins quick approval from planners $41M renovation plan passes 7-2 With approval from the Red Bank Planning Board, Riverview Medical Center is poised to begin the most extensive capital renovation project the facility has undergone in its more than 70 years. In a 7-2 vote, the board granted the…
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Mall serving as center for school supply drive Big Brothers Big Sisters participants benefiting from collection effort
Mall serving as center for school supply drive Big Brothers Big Sisters participants benefiting from collection effort EATONTOWN — For most children, back-to-school shopping is an excuse to buy cool new clothes, backpacks and binders. But for those less fortunate, it’s just one more thing to struggle with. That’s why the Monmouth Mall has teamed…
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Award-winning videos advocate for special-needs children
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli SARAH McCOLGAN Grace Hanlon works with her son Jack, 5, in her Edvantage Media home office where she develops videos to educate parents about their rights and the rights of their special-needs children, as well as the conditions their children are living with. A local video production company advocates for…
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Schluter brings message to borough
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Independent gubernatorial candidate Bill Schluter RED BANK — New Jersey is at a crossroads, not unlike New York City was in the middle of the 19th century, according to Bill Schluter, an independent candidate for governor. "They were wide-eyed preservationists who said we have to build a park," he said…
