Category: HUB News
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Local ‘Band Aid’ benefits African orphans
On March 20, eight Holmdel bands, including Anacin, Jubaroo, Peach Snapple Brownies, Untitled, Insomnia, C Level, Definitely No and Terminal, joined forces to headline “Band Aid for Uganda,” a Holmdel High School musical competition fundraiser for Holmdel-based charity Sylvia’s Children. The winning band, Definitely No, was awarded three hours of recording studio time at Retromedia…
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YMCA expansion indefinitely on hold
R.B. council votes 4-1 against zoning law change BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Following months of public hearings and debates, the Red Bank Borough Council voted against an ordinance that, if it had passed, would have enabled the Community YMCA to expand its Maple Avenue facility. The council voted 4-1 against the zoning changes, with…
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HABcore receives $10K grant from Tower Hill Church
RED BANK — HABcore Inc., a nonprofit providing supportive housing for the homeless and disabled, is the recipient of a grant of more than $10,000 from the “Vision for the Hill” program of the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank (Tower Hill Church). The grant will be used for maintenance projects at HABcore boarding homes…
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Red Bank teachers agree to pay freeze
Wage freeze in effect for 2010-2011 school year BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The Red Bank Education Association (RBEA) and Board of Education agreed last week to a three-year contract that includes salary freezes. Anne Darrow, business administrator, explained that the approved contract covers the current school year, 2009-10, because the union’s previous contract expired…
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MCSPCA finds new director from within
It all started with cleaning cages BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer EATOWNTOWN — After a nation-wide search, Laurie Garrison of Oceanport was chosen to become the new executive director of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) in February. The non-for-profit organization’s previous executive director for 20 years, Ursula Goetz,…
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County park system celebrates 50 years of preservation
Director to discuss future plans at ‘tea and talk’ on Sunday BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Monmouth County Park System is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with an appreciation of the past and an eye toward the future. Manasquan Reservoir, Howell Currently, the park system consists of 14,500 acres spread across 38 sites,…
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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…
