Category: HUB News
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Zoners approve YMCA expansion
Scaled-down addition addresses parking, aesthetics BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a scaled-back application for the expansion of the Community YMCA at its Dec. 2 meeting, settling the current litigation. Earlier this year, the YMCA sued the borough after the Zoning Board and Borough Council…
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Neighbors unite to block cell tower
T-Mobile seeks approval for tower on church property BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — A group of residents have hired an attorney and started a nonprofit organization in an attempt to block a proposed cell tower from being constructed in their neighborhood. Members of the group, known as RACE (Residents Against Cell Tower…
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Fort developer loses lease for three buildings
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Historic Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook was serene last Friday morning; the only signs of life were the Marine Academy of Science and Technology students practicing their drill on the parade grounds behind the row of officers’ houses built in the late 1800s that line the winding road that borders Sandy…
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O’port seeks to ensure input in fort redevelopment
Borough selects members for FMERA committees BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Oceanport officials have requested that the authority designate local representatives to serve on the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority’s (FMERA) various advisory committees. The request, which was approved by FMERA during the board’s November meeting, will essentially provide the host communities with…
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Santa Claus comes to town
Children greet Santa Claus as the jolly old elf arrives at West Side Park in Red Bank for the West Side Community Group’s annual Holiday Festivities and Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 4. FRANK GALIPO Anthony Burden, of Red Bank, poses for a photo with Santa Claus at the West Side Community Group’s annual Holiday…
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A dusting of snowflakes is part of the magic of the Holiday Express concert for the Red Bank Town and Tree Lighting on Nov. 26. The annual event opens the holiday season in Red Bank. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Study examines ways to foster walking, cycling
Red Bank Bicycle/Pedestrian Planning Project receives grant BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Dedicated bicycle lanes and upgraded crosswalks would encourage people to walk and cycle around Red Bank, according to a recent survey of residents. Residents consider the improvements to facilitate walking and biking proposed by Urban Engineers at an open house meeting about the…
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Eastern branch offers program on jobseekers’ website
SHREWSBURY — The Monmouth County Library Career Information Center at the Eastern Branch Library will sponsor a free tutorial on a new job-search website on Tuesday, Dec. 21. This free program on the new Job and Career Accelerator from Learning Express will run from 10 a.m. to noon. The Eastern Branch is located at 1001…
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Library to host sessions with court rep
SHREWSBURY — A representative from the Superior Court, Monmouth Vicinage, Office of the Ombudsman will be available once a month at the Eastern Branch Library in Shrewsbury to answer questions by appointment. The court representative can answer questions on processes and procedures related to filing civil and family documents in Superior Court. Sample forms for…
