Category: HUB News
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Tinton Falls council OKs $1M bond for equipment
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Mayor Michael Skudera got his wish last week as the Borough Council approved the long-debated bond ordinance for public works and police equipment expenditures. Skudera, who has pushed for the ordinance’s adoption, thanked the council after members voted 4-1 in favor of the $1.07 million bond ordinance during…
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NPS delays release of plan for Hook
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent MIDDLETOWN — The National Park Service will delay the release of a draft General Management Plan (GMP) for Gateway National Recreation Area until early next year, Minka Sendich, a planner for the park service, said Sept. 9. The GMP includes plans for the future of historic Fort Hancock. After the draft…
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Weekend of coaching returns
MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF), a countywide land trust located in Middletown, is celebrating 34 years of preserving land and protecting the natural resources of Monmouth County. This year the foundation will again partner with the National Four-In-Hand Club to bring to the area a historic weekend coaching drive, The Monmouth Coaching Invitational.…
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Participants in the Monmouth Coaching Invitational drive through the Navesink Highlands Greenway in antique coaches.
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Visiting nurses take on Irene
Preparation key to caring for patients during emergencies BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Patients know they can depend on the visiting nurses of the VNA of Central Jersey to care for them even in cases of severe weather. RED BANK — During Hurricane Irene, a paraplegic man living along the ocean in Asbury Park was…
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Shore food drive nets 3,500 lbs for FoodBank
Shore residents and beachgoers donated 3,592 pounds of food at various collection points during Move For Hunger’s third annual Surfside Food Drive to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Food collected was enough to provide 2,763 meals for those in need, according to a press release from Move For Hunger. Local event sponsor…
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Towns raise concerns about emergency response at fort
FMERA: Mutual aid agreement with host towns remains in effect BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI and KENNY WALTER Officials from Eatontown, Tinton Falls and Oceanport continue to meet with the FortMonmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) to iron out concerns about potential situations that could require emergency services response at Fort Monmouth. Although Fort Monmouth officially closed on…
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Keen on kayaking
Participants of all ages prepare to try kayaking at Maple Cove in Red Bank during the second annual Paddle the Navesink Day on Sept. 17. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff The Navesink River is crowded with kayakers during the event, which offered opportunities to experience kayaking, canoeing, sailing and rowing.
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Survey to test support for all-girls Catholic high school
Results will indicate need, impact on existing high schools BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A group of Monmouth County parents has formed a High School Steering Committee to explore the feasibility of establishing an all-girls Catholic high school in the Lincroft section of the township. The first step will be to conduct a…
