Category: HUB News
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Red Bank to call on residents when disaster strikes
New CERT program to partner, train with surrounding towns BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Tom Welsh The next time a hurricane floods the streets or a blizzard downs the power grid, residents may look to their neighbors for qualified emergency assistance, thanks to Red Bank’s initiative for a community emergency response team (CERT). “It’s a…
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Red Bank to call on residents when disaster strikes
New CERT program to partner, train with surrounding towns BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The next time a hurricane floods the streets or a blizzard downs the power grid, residents may look to their neighbors for qualified emergency assistance, thanks to Red Bank’s initiative for a community emergency response team (CERT). “It’s a program where…
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Train accident challenges family to regain strength
Shrewsbury surgeon reconstructs teen’s severely damaged hand BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Michael Villafuerte and his mother Susan Galicia stand near the train tracks in Long Branch where Michael was struck by a train, losing two fingers. The 16-year-old has undergone six surgeries and is regaining use of the hand. KRISTEN DALTON Six surgeries and 10…
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Sickles hosts annual Artists’ Weekend
LITTLE SILVER — Sickles Market’s will host its Annual Artists’ Weekend 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Feb. 11-12. Each day, approximately a dozen artists and artisans will display their art and hold demonstrations in Sickles’ greenhouse. The event is free to the public. Artwork is for sale with 100 percent of the proceeds going to…
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Pallone: Sports betting would be windfall for N.J.
Bill would exempt state from federal ban on sports wagering BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone OCEANPORT — Rep. Frank Pallone (D- 6th District) is hoping New Jersey will become the fifth state to allow legalized sports betting, something he said would bring in huge revenues. Pallone said in an interview last week that…
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Atlantic Watch to honor Declan O’Scanlon
Assemblyman Declan J. O’Scanlon Jr. will be the honoree at the annual dinner of the Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch. The Red Bank-based Atlantic Watch hosts the annual “Get Your Irish Up” fundraiser dinner to celebrate the Irish in everyone. This year’s event will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Middletown…
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Man charged with swindling senior citizen
A Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment against James J. Demitro, akaAnthony Tatalia, for second degree theft by deception after he allegedly posed as a nephew of a Red Bank senior citizen diagnosed with dementia and stole more than $750,000 from her, Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. announced. The indictment follows a…
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Halfacre resigns after nomination to head state ABC
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — After being nominated by Gov. Chris Christie on Jan. 23 to head the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Mayor Michael Halfacre resigned his position as the borough’s mayor the next day. The nomination must be approved by the state Senate. Halfacre, 45, had announced his nomination on…
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O’Scanlon: Red-light cameras amount to ‘highway robbery’
Profit motive, not safety spurs traffic surveillance BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK— Avideo posted on the Internet showing a series of crashes and near misses at intersections participating in New Jersey’s five-year red-light camera pilot program has Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-13th District) seeing red. “My immediate reaction was these people are foolishly putting…
