Category: HUB News
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Keith McHeffey Run set for March 12
SEA BRIGHT — The KDM Foundation will sponsor the 10th annual Keith McHeffey 3-Mile Fun Run on Saturday, March 12. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the run will start at 11 a.m. Sponsors recommend preregistering at www.raceforum.com/kdm/. The Mad Hatter, located just steps from the finish line at 10 Ocean Ave. in Sea…
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Retired RBR superintendent to serve as interim chief
LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Regional (RBR) Board of Education has appointed a former superintendent, Dr. Edward Westervelt, of Middletown, as interim superintendent at the Jan. 5 meeting. Westervelt was named to guide the school district through a transitional period after RBR’s current superintendent, Dr. Howard Lucks, of Jackson, submitted his resignation to the…
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Charter school to host MLK Community Service Breakfast
RED BANK — Red Bank Charter School will host its third annual Martin Luther King Community Service Breakfast 8-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. The annual breakfast celebrates the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by encouraging people of all ages to get involved in community service activities,” Principal Meredith Pennotti said in…
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Army Corps scans Fort Hancock for munitions
Study looks for unexploded ordnance on Sandy Hook BY ANDREW DAVISON The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will conduct a remedial investigation and feasibility study to determine if a significant number of unexploded munitions remains around Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook. Gregory Goepfert, USACE project manager, explained the upcoming study at a public information…
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Oceanport reviewing snow cleanup response
Mayor praises public works, emergency services efforts BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Borough officials are taking stock of the after effects of last week’s blizzard to help improve the municipality’s response to future emergencies. The storm, which dropped roughly 30 inches of snow on the region from Dec. 26 through Dec. 27, buried…
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A pedestrian is reflected in a storefront as he makes his way along Broad Street in downtown Red Bank on a sunny afternoon following the Dec. 26 blizzard that blanketed the region. More photos on page 7 and at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Libraries evolve, expand services and programs
Programs respond to recession, Internet, changing communities BY ANDREW DAVISON The Lion’s Den Café at the Eastern Branch will serve up refreshments as well as nutrition programs. The role of local libraries in Eastern Monmouth County is evolving to accommodate residents in need of social and community services amid a difficult economic period. Local libraries…
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Top stories of 2010
Controversy over gaming industry report Opinion was divided among Oceanport officials about the impact of a state commission report on the future of Monmouth Park racetrack. The Hanson Report recommended adding harness racing at the Oceanport racetrack. Released July 21, the report included a series of options and recommendations for the future of gaming at…
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Trap-neuter-release for feral cats approved in Sea Bright
Volunteers will monitor boro’s cat population BY DAN HOWLEY SEA BRIGHT— After three major revisions and intervention by the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service, the Borough Council has finally adopted an ordinance to help control the borough’s feral cat colonies. Adopted unanimously at the council’s Dec. 21 meeting, the ordinance allows for the trapping, spaying/neutering and…
