Category: HUB News
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Density main concern with townhouse plan Residents of Bluffs troubled by application being done in two parts
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Density main concern with townhouse plan Residents of Bluffs troubled by application being done in two parts An artist’s rendering of the nine-unit townhouse development being proposed for the roughly half-acre property at 78 W. Front St., Red Bank. The application to build townhouses on West Front Street in Red…
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Options for Laurino tract being explored Plan for Tellium offices no longer an option at site
Staff Writer By elaine van Develde Options for Laurino tract being explored Plan for Tellium offices no longer an option at site When it comes to open space in Tinton Falls, the Laurino farm is about as good as it gets. As one of the few remaining tracts of open space left in the northern…
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Penguin presentation
Penguin presentation Nicole Ondic of Jenkinson’s Aquarium, Point Pleasant, gives students at St. James Elementary School in Red Bank an up-close view of a penguin at a recent presentation at the school. For the story, turn to page 5. JEFF HUNTLEY
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Unexpected evening on Sandy Hook Bay for 257 Coast Guard still
Unexpected evening on Sandy Hook Bay for 257 Coast Guard still MARIE ORTIZ The Finest remains docked near the Clam Hut in Highlands the morning after becoming grounded on a sand bar Thursday, Jan. 4, during a return trip from lower Manhattan to its Highlands pier. investigating ferry’s grounding Jan. 4 By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE…
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Local activists are wary of Whitman-run EPA
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE In the wake of Gov. Christie Whitman’s nomination to head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), some New Jerseyans are thinking it’s nice to have friends in high places. At the same time, some environmental activists who have firsthand experience with the governor are wondering just what type of…
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McKenna, Beck spar on use of lease proceeds
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON RED BANK — It was all about dollars and cents and, of course, how it should be spent. At the first meeting of the new year, the Borough Council approved a resolution formalizing the agreement between the borough and Riverview Medical Center on a lease for the Globe Court parking…
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Police department hires its first female officer In addition to new hire, council approves a pair of promotions
Staff Writer By lindsey siegle Police department hires its first female officer In addition to new hire, council approves a pair of promotions Mary Ellen Rumola SHREWSBURY — The first female officer in the borough Police Department is a familiar face to her co-workers. Mary Ellen Rumola, a former dispatcher for the department, was hired…
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Planning Board considers Pappa John’s proposal
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON RED BANK — Papa John’s Pizza would like to join the ever-expanding roster of restaurants in the borough. At Monday night’s Planning Board meeting, the board began hearings on the national pizza chain’s application to establish a location at 368 Broad St. Currently the site of Carhart Diagnostic Center, the…
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Helipad court date moved once again Zoning Officer Jerome Donlon calls delay ‘hooly gooly at the helipad’
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Helipad court date moved once again Zoning Officer Jerome Donlon calls delay ‘hooly gooly at the helipad’ Another court date has come and gone with no hearing on the helipad at Monmouth Park Corporate Center. The latest postponement is just the latest disappointment for a handful of anxious, angst-ridden…
