Category: HUB News
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Plans for new parks, upgrades earn open space grants
County allots over $2.3M for municipal projects BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Red Bank, Fair Haven and Little Silver were among the municipalities that received funding for recreation projects through the 2009 Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund, the county announced Dec. 22. Among the awards were $250,000 for the acquisition and preservation of a…
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Little Silver police officer runs afoul of the law
ALittle Silver police officer has been arrested and charged with using excessive force during an arrest, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The Jan. 7 arrest of Little Silver Patrolman Steven Solari, 36, an 11-year veteran of the department, follows a joint investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Little…
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Curley takes oath as freeholder
Newly sworn in as a Monmouth County freeholder, John P. Curley pledged to work to maintain the county’s quality of life and keep it among the best places to live in America. Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French congratulates John P. Curley after he was sworn in as a freeholder on Jan. 8. “Families are…
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Cty. jobless rate up 3.2 percent over 12 months but stabilizing
Data shows recovery under way after hitting peak in July BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Monmouth County workers are still feeling the brunt of the 2008 economic collapse, as the county’s latest unemployment rate is 3.2 percent higher than it was 12 months earlier. An estimated 28,666 workers residing in the county were without jobs…
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Curtain to rise on new community theater for seniors
RED BANK — Area seniors will have a chance to act up and get in touch with their creative selves through a new communitybased theater workshop geared for older adults. The Atrium Actors Studio will stage classical and contemporary plays and will be hosted by The Atrium at Navesink Harbor in Red Bank, a senior…
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New director brings personal experience to Vietnam vet center
Plans call for public education and outreach program BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer William Linderman HOLMDEL — William “Bill” Linderman is standing in the center of exhibit space at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel, surrounded by a glass case filled with letters written by soldiers to their parents. Each letter is handwritten, some…
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NOTESAround Town
Ira Jacobson, founder of Brielle Galleries and author of “A Quest for Excellence: The Incredible Story of the Most Beautiful Store in the World,” will appear at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury, 2 p.m. Jan. 16. The book details Jacobson’s story of his gallery, one era at a…
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Participants run for the shore after a dip in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean during the fourth annual Polar Bear Plunge hosted by the Ancient Order of Hibernians at the Sea Bright public beach on Jan. 10. More photos, page 3. CHRIS KELLY staff
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Gov’t funds aim to retain fort workers
$3 million supports N.J. Technology Solutions Center BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The federal government has awarded $3 million to seed an initiative aimed at stemming the potential “brain drain” of highly skilled workers resulting from the closure of Fort Monmouth. The Department of Defense funding will promote the New Jersey Technology Solutions Center’s mission…
