Category: HUB News
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Sea Bright mulls outsourcing public works
Council reassures residents no decision has been made BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials attempted to stifle a surfacing rumor regarding their intention to outsource their Department of Public Works (DPW) to Rumson, during a meeting on Aug. 3. Borough resident Cristine Sinnott questioned the mayor and Borough Council after having…
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Flicks and more at Movies in the Park
RED BANK — Movies in the Park, Red Bank’s popular Tuesday evening series in Riverside Gardens Park, will continue to entertain audiences with pre-screening activities. Attendees are encouraged to bring a yoga mat, since the evening’s fun becomes interactive on Tuesday, Aug. 17, as Dr. Carol Penn, of Carollifedance, presents “Peace in Your Heart, Peace…
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Party time at the Oceanport Library
The Oceanport Library will host a Read-To-Me Club & Vacation Reading Club party on Thursday, Aug. 26, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The party will include a program on Potions by Piccirillo Sciencetelling. A pizza lunch and beverage will be served after the program. Those who plan to attend are asked to stop by the…
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RBR Education Foundation awards school district $19,000 in grants
LITTLE SILVER — At the June Red Bank Regional (RBR) Board of Education meeting, the RBR Education Foundation (RBREF) presented the district with a symbolic check representing its gift of over $19,000 in grant money for educational programs. Making the presentation to school board President John Garofalo and Superintendent of Schools Howard Lucks were RBREF…
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… Also starring Red Bank
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — Red Bank is set to receive another starring role in a feature film. Local independent filmmaker Michael Altino chose Red Bank as a primary location for his independent feature “Parker and the Box,” for its appearance and its community. “Red Bank, the scenery and the downtown is…
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A favorite spot of the late environmentalist Derrickson Bennett, the pond at Fair Haven Fields was renamed Dery’s Pond in his honor and a granite marker set in place during at a dedication gathering on Aug. 3. Story and more photos page 3 and at www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Boros, school districts launch emergency notification system
Shrewsbury, Little Silver, RBR sign on to Two River Alert BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The boroughs of Shrewsbury and Little Silver along with the Red Bank Regional (RBR), Little Silver and Shrewsbury school districts launched Two River Alert at the borough’s municipal complex on Aug. 3. A regional emergency text and voice messaging system,…
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Friends, family dedicate Dery’s Pond
While Derrickson “Dery” Bennett was the leader of the American Littoral Society, headquartered at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook, in its fight to protect the shore environment, he also worked to provide Fair Haven with 40 acres of undisturbed woods off Ridge Road, a busy thoroughfare. The pond at the center of Fair Haven Fields…
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Above: Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R-12th District) (right) lead a two-mile walk through borough neighborhoods as part of the National Night Out Against Crime on Aug. 3. The event was hosted by 12th District legislators, the Red Bank mayor and Borough Council and the Red Bank Police Department. Left: Michael…
