Category: HUB News
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Festivities mark season
Dancers from the Kathryn Barnett School of Dance, East Front Street, are spending the holiday season working with Holiday Express at tree lightings and holiday festivities throughout the area. JEFF HUNTLEY
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A collective perspective to boost business First marketing event joins brides-to-be, retailers in intimate setting
Correspondent By anita stratos A collective perspective to boost business First marketing event joins brides-to-be, retailers in intimate setting Jeff Huntley Jo Ann Pacinelli, president of New Venture Resources Inc., consults with Maria Cunha, owner of Primas Home and Cafe in Red Bank, before an invitation-only bridal show. The event was part of a collective…
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Last days of the Red Bank constable With the retirement of Saul Diamond, Red Bank will eliminate position
Staff Writer By John Burton Last days of the Red Bank constable With the retirement of Saul Diamond, Red Bank will eliminate position Jeff Huntley Saul Diamond, 86, has closed out his career as the last Red Bank constable. The position was officially abolished when Diamond retired in November. When one hears the word "constable,"…
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Plan for Weny Farm raises traffic concerns
Staff Writer By elaine van develde TINTON FALLS — Lately, open space preservationists in the borough might be overheard saying hay is for horses and traffic is meant for mighty roadways. Otherwise known as fans of Willowbrook Farms, the group is finding out these days that as the horses go away, heavy traffic will come…
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Gas station-store approved again
Staff Writer By lindsey siegle LINDSEY SIEGLE Closed since summer 1999, the Shell station at the corner of Oceanport Avenue and Main Street in Oceanport will reopen with a convenience store after the Planning Board granted approval of the application. OCEANPORT — The former Shell station at the corner of Main Street and Oceanport Avenue…
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Hospital’s new family room provides home-like haven Extension of Ronald McDonald House is first one on East Coast
Staff Writer By John Burton Hospital’s new family room provides home-like haven Extension of Ronald McDonald House is first one on East Coast LONG BRANCH — Helping families address the trauma of dealing with a seriously ill child is the mission of Ronald McDonald House. Helping Ronald McDonald House to help these families is the…
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Parents get approval for 4-lot subdivision Proposal approved with many restrictions and conditions
Staff Writer By John Burton Parents get approval for 4-lot subdivision Proposal approved with many restrictions and conditions RUMSON — After almost a year of public hearings, much consternation and a formidable number of billable hours, the Sturm und Drang that is the Tredwell House/Holly Farm subdivision application was finally approved by the borough’s Planning…
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Memory of childhood friend becomes a book Story shares details of growing up in post-war Manhattan
Staff Writer By linda denicola Memory of childhood friend becomes a book Story shares details of growing up in post-war Manhattan MARIE ORTIZ Author Maureen Murphy Reid Little Silver resident Maureen Murphy Reid has written a fictionalized adaptation of her relationship with her childhood best friend, a character she calls Fannie Wiggley. The book, I…
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Council urged to keep dispatch service local
Staff Writer By lindsey siegle Public reaction to a proposal to shift Shrewsbury’s emergency dispatch services to the county was one-sided to say the least. At Monday’s Borough Council Meeting more than 20 people spoke, including Police Chief John Wilson and the heads of the fire department and first aid squad, and all urged the…
