Category: HUB News
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Monmouth Regional plans $12.3M referendum
District plans eight projects, including solar panels, new gym BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Monmouth Regional High School will undergo major renovations this fall if voters approve a $12.3 million referendum. Voters in the regional school’s sending districts of Eatontown, Shrewsbury Township and Tinton Falls will have the opportunity on Sept. 27 to approve or vote…
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Welcome to summer in the country!
Local host families cheer arrival of city kids BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Individuals and families participating in the Fresh Air Fund Friendly Town Program welcome the children they will host for a summer vacation with signs and balloons at Holmdel Park on July 14. PHOTOS BY STEVE MEDLIN Before the doors were even open, the…
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Valet parking to get trial run in Red Bank
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK— It will soon be possible to shop, dine or attend evening events in the downtown without the pursuit of an elusive parking space. Instead, for a $10 fee, visitors to the parking scarce borough will be able to access valet parking on Friday and Saturday evenings. The Borough…
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Catching the wind
Sailboats race on the Navesink River during the Red Bank-based Monmouth Boat Club’s Independence Day Regatta on July 10. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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EMACC Foundation awards scholarships
Foundation member Linda Milstein (l) with scholarship recipient Nancy Arnavas. RED BANK — Thirteen scholarships were awarded by the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) Educational Foundation at a reception held at the Two River Theater on June 29. Awards of $1,250 each were made to nontraditional students, with one student, Michael Hitchcock, receiving…
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Seashore Day Camp marks 85 years
Local officials and generations of Shore families who have attended Seashore Day Camp in Long Branch for the past eight and a half decades will come together July 23 to celebrate the camp’s 85th anniversary. The reunion will take place at Seashore’s 345 Second Ave. headquarters from 1-5 p.m. The event will include a presentation…
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Amanda’s Easel dedicates art studio
Bill Thomas remembered as an advocate for children William H. Thomas HAZLET — A tireless advocate for children was remembered on June 20 when 180 Turning Lives Around dedicatedAmanda’s EaselArt Studio in memory of Amanda Wengert’s grandfather, William H. Thomas, who passed away last December. The founder of The Friends ofAmanda Foundation, Thomas was a…
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Former teachers on mission to help New Jersey youth
MARLBORO — If you ask Cheryl Berman how she became involved with 2NDFLOORYouth Helpline, she will tell you it was fate. A few years ago, the former middle school media specialist cut out a newspaper article about 2NDFLOOR – a nonprofit that supports New Jersey youth through its free, confidential and anonymous helpline – with…
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Camp Jinka honored for innovative program
Summer camp open to children with relatives affected by brain tumors BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Volunteers help campers search for fossils in a brook at Poricy Park in Middletown during a session of Camp Jinka, a camp for children and teens that have been affected by a loved one’s diagnosis of a brain tumor.…
