Category: HUB News
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Ratables chase makes no ‘cents’ to planner
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE TINTON FALLS — Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but someday, and every day after, the cost of bringing commercial and industrial development to a town catches up to its taxpayers. That was the message Fred Heyer, a professional planner with the firm Heyer and Gruel Associates, New…
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Judith Road traffic to get some extra attention Residents concerned about dangers posed by speeding on residential street
Correspondent By sherry conohan Judith Road traffic to get some extra attention Residents concerned about dangers posed by speeding on residential street LITTLE SILVER — In an effort to protect neighborhood children from speeding motorists, a Judith Road resident appealed to the Borough Council to allow the placement of "Drive 25" signs in local streets.…
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Lady paints the blues
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli JERRY WOLKOWITZ Artist Kelly Sullivan’s love of music is apparent in her portraits of jazz and blues singers (at left is B.B. King). Her work is on display at the Gallery Domani on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. Sometimes it takes a lot to stay true to your art. For…
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Neil appointed to 3-year term as borough clerk
Staff Writer By lindsey siegle Lynn Neil SHREWSBURY — The only change required when the Borough Council hired its new borough clerk was to remove the word acting. After eight months as acting clerk, Lynn Neil has been named as the permanent replacement for Jean-Marie Rosa. Neil had been the deputy clerk when Rosa took…
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Movie opening draws protesters Cuba’s persecution of gay poet subject of ‘Before Night Falls’
Staff Writer By john burton Movie opening draws protesters Cuba’s persecution of gay poet subject of ‘Before Night Falls’ JOHN BURTON A handful of protesters demonstrate in front of the Clearview Arts Cinema on White Street, Red Bank. The pro-Castro demonstrators gathered last weekend in opposition to the showing of Before Night Falls, a movie…
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Many towns seek new prosecutors Court rules working as defense attorney conflicts with filling post
Staff Writer By lindsey siegle Many towns seek new prosecutors Court rules working as defense attorney conflicts with filling post Every year New Jersey municipalities hold reorganization meetings in which new members are sworn in and professionals are appointed. In most towns things stay pretty much the same year to year, unless power shifts from…
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The Atlantic Club wins fast approval for spa Health club to be built at site of former car dealership
Staff Writer By john burton The Atlantic Club wins fast approval for spa Health club to be built at site of former car dealership Pictured is an artist’s rendering of the future The Atlantic Club, planned for the site of a former Sansone car dealership on Maple Avenue. The long vacant Sansone car dealership, located…
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Open space tax increase an option for borough
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE TINTON FALLS — Open space is priceless to some in Tinton Falls. Yet, if there is any price to pay, a good old-fashioned one or two cents-worth is fine by open space advocates. Since November of 1999, the borough has had an open space property tax of $1.5 cents…
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New lease on life for funeral home
Staff Writer By linda denicola Marie Ortiz Bruce Thompson purchased the former Adams Memorial Home on Broad Street in Red Bank, closing the deal Jan. 17. Thompson plans to continue accepting business while the building undergoes renovations. Another sign of changing times occurred rather quietly last week on Broad Street in Red Bank. It is…
