Category: HUB News
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O’port mayor sees borough ahead of trends
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — With municipalities across the state bracing for a fiscal year with little to no state aid, Oceanport officials are thinking the borough may actually be ahead of the curve. Mayor Michael Mahon spoke at the March 4 Borough Council meeting more than a week after attending the 18th…
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Local students place in history essay contest
SHREWSBURY — The Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) announced that Nicolette Lupo, Kaitlin Rogers and Emma Wulfhorst are the winners of the chapter’s American History Essay contest. Kaitlin, a seventh-grader, and Emma, a sixth-grader, both attend St. Leo The eighthgrader at Oak Hill Academy in Lincroft. All essays were…
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Sewage rate to increase 23 percent in Sea Bright
Council looks for cause of hike in consumption BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The Sea Bright Borough Council was anticipating a 5 percent increase in this year’s municipal sewer bill, but during the March 2 meeting, Councilman C. Read Murphy told the public that the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority would increase its bill by…
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Shrewsbury mulls hunt to cull deer
Officials say options to hunt are ineffective BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Public discussion of problems related to Shrewsbury Borough’s escalating deer population and the various options for culling the herd dominated the March 1 Borough Council meeting. Council President Donald W. Burden explained that the overpopulation is a big concern for many residents, business…
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‘The Burning Rice Fields’
Clockwise from top: Maura DeRose performs during a dress rehearsal for “The Burning Rice Fields,” a children’s opera produced at the Two River Theater in Red Bank March 5. Georgia Trentalange (l) practices her role as a seagull in the opera, which is based on a Japanese folk tale. Nicolette Mavroleon and Charlotte Miller rehearse…
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Ocean advocacy group hosts Beach Sweeps forum
MIDDLETOWN — Clean Ocean Action (COA) will celebrate a milestone in its Beach Sweeps program by hosting the first Beach Sweep 25! Symposium: A Generation of Action Against Beach Litter on Saturday, March 13, at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The symposium will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m., followed by a…
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Boys & Girls Clubs to hold grand opening of R.B. unit
RED BANK — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County will hold a grand opening for the new Red Bank unit 4-6 p.m. on Monday, March 22. All members of the community are invited to attend the event and kick off National Boys & Girls Club Week at the new location on Drs. James…
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Free trees available to celebrate Arbor Day
The New Jersey Tree Foundation is offering free 2-year-old trees (1 to 2 feet tall) to celebrate Arbor Day 2010 in New Jersey. Schools, local governments, tree groups, nonprofit organizations, Scout groups, and any volunteer organization may apply for the free trees. All planting must occur on public lands, be done by volunteers and maintained…
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The Arc hosts Job Shadow Day for students
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Work Opportunity Center (WOC) in Long Branch hosted a group of high school students for a day of exploring career options recently. Above: Monmouth Regional High School students tour the Work Opportunity Center (WOC) in Long Branch during a Job Shadow Day at the facility on Feb. 9. Below:…
