Category: HUB News
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Bill permits stand-ins for mayors on FMERA
Host town mayors can now name designees to attend authority meetings BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A new bill will allow the mayors of the three Fort Monmouth host towns to designate a stand-in to attend meetings of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) in their absence. The new law, S-2825/A-3972, signed by Gov. Chris…
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Hub’s Top 10 stories of 2011
1. Fort Monmouth gates locked A large crowd gathered around the flagpole at Cowan Park at Fort Monmouth on Sept. 15 to watch as the American flag was lowered for the final time before the fort’s gates were officially locked. The retreat ceremony marked the end of a daily tradition that has occurred at Fort…
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Members of the community take part in a commemorative service at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank on Jan. 15 honoring the memory and ministry of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which included music and performing arts as well as a talk on the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on Women in…
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‘Now is the time to join Dr. King’s dream’
The 23rd annual YMCA MLK breakfast calls on younger generation to serve BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Members of the Youth Choir at St. Stephen AME Zion Church of Asbury Park perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the Community YMCA’s 23rd annual breakfast celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…
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The Pilgrim Baptist Church dancers perform during the Commemorative Service Honoring the Memory and Ministry of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the church in Red Bank on Jan. 15. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Red(uce) Bank environmental initiative to lower emissions
Boro environmental commission seeks partnership with businesses, schools BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Thanks in part to a $21,000 grant, the Red Bank Environmental Commission plans to implement the Red(uce) Bank program to lower vehicle emissions in the borough in 2012. “We named the program Red(uce) Bank, melding the name of the borough with our…
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Holmdel’s DiMaso wins freeholder seat
Deputy mayor sworn in after two rounds of voting by county GOP BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer After being sworn in, Freeholder Serena DiMaso calls her parents with news of her election to the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders at a special convention on Jan. 14 at Colts Neck High School. PHOTOS BY MIKE DAVIS…
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Sea Bright’s new mayor ‘audaciously optimistic’
Long plans for revitalized beachfront, cell tower BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Mayor Dina Long SEA BRIGHT — There was a change of tide in the borough when three-time Councilwoman Dina Long took over as the new mayor at the Jan. 7 reorganization meeting. Long’s election, along with the continued tenure of Read C. Murphy…
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Lower School at Ranney promotes healthy eating with fun activities
Chef Chris DiStefano (l) introduced Lower School students at Ranney to the real world of nutrition and food preparation. Below: “Chef for a Day” Trinity Dalmazio put together a lunch menu for her fellow students. n conjunction with various health and wellness programs that Ranney School in Tinton Falls has implemented campuswide, the school’s dining…
