Category: HUB News
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Police nab suspected Red Bank bank robber
Red Bank police apprehended a Middletown man for allegedly robbing a borough bank on Tuesday morning, police officials said. Patrol and detective units responded when the alarm was activated at the Shrewsbury State Bank, located at Foodtown, 362 Broad St. at about 10:50 a.m., according to police Capt. Mark F. Fitzgerald. The responding police units…
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11 of 15 Lunch Break trustees removed Charges of racism, theft, incompetence surface at Red Bank soup kitchen
Staff Writer By john burton 11 of 15 Lunch Break trustees removed Charges of racism, theft, incompetence surface at Red Bank soup kitchen JEFF HUNTLEY Lunch Break on Bergen Place in Red Bank is going through a crisis as long-term board members were ousted. Allegations of racism, ageism, malfeasance were met with counter charges of…
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Remembering those who served
Bill Lindenberger takes the time to remember his fellow veterans at a ceremony in Red Bank on Saturday. See story, page 6. JEFF HUNTLEY
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Expert mechanic loves to share her knowledge
Staff Writer By linda denicola LINDA DENICOLA Cathy Vanchure dispenses some helpful advice to a customer at Alps Appliance on Tuesday. If Home Improvement’s Tim "the tool man" Taylor lived in Red Bank he would probably be calling Cathy Vanchure of Alps Supply Co. for help with appliance repair problems. It seems that everyone else…
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Rumson councilman phones it in from Florida
Staff Writer By lindsey siegle RUMSON — It’s not something that happens often, certainly not in the borough, but at a recent Borough Council meeting a quorum was achieved when Councilman Harry Barbie "attended" the meeting via speakerphone. Barbie was in Florida at the time, and because three other council members also were out of…
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Long-range planning committee forming
Correspondent By darlene diebold FAIR HAVEN — Members are being sought for a long-range planning committee in the borough. As discussed during the recent election, the Borough Council is moving forward with the committee which will look at land use in the borough and could propose changes to the zoning board’s master plan. The group…
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Bringing meaning of veterans’ service home
Correspondent By Darlene diebold JEFF HUNTLEY Polli Schildge and daughter Sofie check some of the veterans’ displays at Deane Porter School in Rumson. The project got started last year when Connie Gryczka, at right, created a display from her own memorabilia at Forrestdale School. With the passage of time, it is all too easy to…
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Revered N.J. public defender dies at 48
Revered N.J. public defender dies at 48 By elaine van develde Staff Writer A long battle with pancreatic cancer claimed the life of 48-year-old New Jersey Public Defender Ivelisse "Ivy" Torres, who died at her Shrewsbury home on Sunday. She is remembered for her generous spirit, sense of fairness and staunch will. As the state’s…
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Remembering and honoring veterans Crowd of 200 gathers for borough’s memorial ceremony Saturday
Staff Writer By john Burton Remembering and honoring veterans Crowd of 200 gathers for borough’s memorial ceremony Saturday RED BANK — For those attending Saturday’s Veterans Day memorial service, the message is as true now as it was when the armistice ending World War I was signed in 1917: Freedom is not free. Approximately 200…
