Category: HUB News
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R.B. council proposes zoning change for YMCA expansion
Appeal made after Zoning Board denied application BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council has introduced a zoning change that would make it possible for the Community YMCA to expand its facility on Maple Avenue. The ordinance introduced at the Feb. 22 meeting is in response to pleas from CYMCA officials…
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Students to perform in a children’s opera
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — Members of the school community at the Vincent S. Mastro Montessori Academy have spent the past few months immersed in learning about a foreign culture and preparing to tell a folk tale in the form of a children’s opera. On Friday, current students and recent alumni of…
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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:…
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Donated shoes will help Haitian earthquake victims
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Borough officials, schools and businesses are working in tandem to help the people of Haiti by collecting much-needed gently used shoes A drive is being coordinated in conjunction with the nonprofit international organization Soles4Souls, Councilman Michael DuPont with the Borough Council’s Education and Technology Committee, borough schools…
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‘Gypsy’
Abbey Reinhardt rehearses the role of June for The Shore Players production of the musical “Gypsy,” which will be performed at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch March 4-6. GALIPO
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‘Jump Rope for Heart’
Ryan Hoplock (center) jumps rope during the “Jump Rope for Heart” event held at Mahala F. Atchinson School in Tinton Falls Feb. 9. Students took part in various jump-rope games and were taught how to check their heart rate. Below: Caitlin Quinn jumps at one of the stations set up in the gymnasium. More photos…
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Slocum murder trial topic of meeting
SHREWSBURY — Questions persist about an infamous murder that occurred in what is now West Long Branch in 1863. Peter Slocum, descendant of a prominent Monmouth County family, was found guilty of the murder of his wife and was hanged, but debate about his guilt continues today. On Monday, March 8, the Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter…
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Red Bank Library March programs focus on health
The Red Bank Public Library will offer new and continuing programs in March presented in partnership with local, regional and national organizations offering reliable health education programs free to the community. Douglas L. Haviland, of Meridian Life Support Training, will return to the library to conduct a free Family and Friends CPR training class from…
