Category: HUB News
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Vietnam Remembrance Day ceremony slated for May 7
The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will hold its annual New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day ceremony on May 7 at 11 a.m. May 7 was created by legislation in 1991 as a unique day in New Jersey to honor all those who served in the military during the Vietnam Era from 1959 to…
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Marianne and Steve Morse, of Sea Bright, are among the hundreds of volunteers clearing debris from local beaches during the statewide Clean Ocean Action Spring Beach Sweeps April 24. CHRIS KELLY
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Gov.’s Earth Day pledge: No LNG, offshore drilling
Christie’s stance applauded by environmental advocates BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie marked Earth Day by reaffirming his administration’s commitment to environmental protections at the oceanfront in Sea Bright on April 22. Clean Ocean Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf (l) and former Gov. Tom Kean applaud Gov. Chris Christie’s opposition to liquefied natural…
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Eight sites added to Weekend in Old Monmouth
40 historic Monmouth sites to be open for visits on May 1 and May 2 The 18th-century Georgianstyle Burrowes Mansion in the heart of downtown Matawan will be one of the stops on the county’s third annual “Weekend in Old Monmouth,” a two-day historic-sites tour on Saturday, May 1, and from noon to 5 p.m.…
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Opening day
Jake Rallo, 10, sings the national anthem during the opening-day ceremonies at Fair Haven Fields on Saturday. The celebration followed the annual Fair Haven Baseball parade and included appearances by Mayor Mike Halfacre and former Cincinnati Reds player Keith Glauber. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Jazz concert pays tribute to pre-war jazz and blues
RED BANK — Mike Barris & Friends will play a rousing tribute to such pre-war jazz and blues stars as Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt and Bessie Smith on Friday, April 30, as the Reckless Steamy Nights series continues at the Woman’s Club of Red Bank. Making its eighth appearance in the Jersey Shore Jazz &…
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T.F. Board of Ed. welcomes Navy’s action on Earle housing
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Board of Education officials welcomed news last week that the U.S. Navy is negotiating a settlement with a developer that would avoid privatization of housing at Earle Naval Weapons Station in Colts Neck. Tinton Falls Board of Education President Pete Karavites said in an interview last week…
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Beck responds to proposed tax on Red Bank nonprofits
Officials share concerns and explore options BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — N.J. Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) said she shares Councilman Michael DuPont’s concern that residents are shouldering a disproportionate tax burden because of the large number of nonprofits in the borough. “I share your concern about the additional burden carried by…
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Clockwise from above: Point Road School children decorated nearly 500 grocery bags with Earth Day messages and presented their bags to Sickles Market owner Bob Sickles during an Earth Day event on April 14. Hannah McLoone (Boston shirt) and Lauren Paolino (r) hold up their bags along with fellow classmates. Art teacher Dale Dvorak (l)…
