Category: HUB News
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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…
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For Melici, acting takes center stage Red Bank woman finds perfect role
Staff Writer By linda denicola For Melici, acting takes center stage Red Bank woman finds perfect role Sara Melici, at home and in character as Dorothy Day, never left acting completely, but left it on the back burner for much of her adult life. Today audiences are able to enjoy her performance in the one-woman…
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Rowse takes seat on Borough Council
Correspondent By darlene diebold RUMSON — There may be a new addition to the Borough Council, but it is not a new face. At the last council meeting, Tre Rowse was sworn in for a one-year term that will expire on Dec. 31. Rowse is replacing Harry Barbee Jr., who resigned after 20 years of…
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New truck to help battle blazes in big buildings Vehicle comes with a 93-foot ladder and $798,000 price tag
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON New truck to help battle blazes in big buildings Vehicle comes with a 93-foot ladder and $798,000 price tag RED BANK — With its higher density, high-rise buildings and an active downtown area generating considerable traffic, firefighters in the borough often face challenges that differ from those of their more…
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Foundation gives former racehorses 2nd chance
Correspondent By jane meggitt The Standardbred Retirement Founda-tion’s Horse of the Month is Royal Squeeze, a 9-year-old bay gelding nicknamed Moose. He is 15.3 hands tall, easy to handle and needs an experienced rider. He gets along with other horses. To inquire about adopting Moose or a horse like him, call (732) 462-8773. Not long…
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Questions surround combining boards
Correspondent By darlene diebold FAIR HAVEN — Despite being proposed at the end of last year, the Borough Council has yet to act on combining the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The ordinance to do so was reintroduced at the Jan. 8 workshop meeting of the council and was slated to be…
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Fired cop asks council for back pay
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Fired cop asks council for back pay RED BANK — A recently fired borough police officer appeared before the mayor and council to demand his back pay. "I’ve been getting the runaround," said former police officer Kenneth Smith at Tuesday evening’s Borough Council meeting. Smith, a 14-year veteran of the…
