Category: HUB News
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ERIC SUCAR staff John Alexander Van Dyck, of Long Branch, prepares to raise a new American flag at the Rumson-Sea Bright bridge in Rumson on Aug. 6 to replace a worn flag as part his initiative to ensure proper flag etiquette. Story, page 3.
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World-class surfers to join Paddle Around Manhattan
SEA Paddle NYC (www.seapaddlenyc. org) will kick off its third year of raising money to promote autism awareness and coastal preservation at 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24. The event, sponsored by the Surfers Environmental Alliance, is headquartered at Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City but paddlers will launch at Pier 17 at South Street…
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Meridian and Bayshore agree to combine
Agreement is pending regulatory approval BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG & JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writers The addition of Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel to Meridian Health, Wall Township, would bolster Meridian’s position as the largest health care system in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank Combined, the two nonprofit health care providers will…
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Shelter renovation nears completion
MCSPCA must raise $3M more to cover cost of project BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Above and below: Living accommodations for dogs and cats before (l) and after (r) renovations at the Monmouth County SPCA shelter in Eatontown. EATONTOWN — After nearly two years of hard work and dedication, a multi-million dollar renovation project at…
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T.F. council continues open space debate
Referendum resolution fails to gain approval BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Tinton Falls Borough Council could not come to an agreement on how the open space tax rate should be set at the Aug. 4 meeting. For the second straight council meeting, the council discussed putting a referendum on the election ballot that would…
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Crab Cake Festival & Shore Chef Cook-Off Aug. 22-23
OCEANPORT — Chefs from across New Jersey will gather at Monmouth Park Racetrack on Aug. 22 and 23 to compete in the 3rd Annual Shore Chef Cook-Off at the New Jersey Crab Cake Festival. Rita Simmons and sons of My Two Sons Savannah Style Seafood, last summer’s big winner, return to defend their crab cake…
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Flag project honors ‘Old Glory’
Long Branch youth aims to replace worn flags with new The American flag may be known affectionately as “Old Glory,” but a Long Branch youth thinks that shouldn’t be how the flag is displayed. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff John Alexander Van Dyck, of Long Branch, stands in front of a new American flag before…
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National Night Out
Left: Attendees listen to Capt. Peter DeFazio during National Night Out Against Crime at the Red Bank Borough Hall, on Aug. 4. Above: Red Bank’s Roshni Tyler has her picture taken for an identity package for her parents. BY CHRIS KELLY staff
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Second man sentenced in jewelry store robbery
ARed Bank man has been sentenced to a 15-year state prison term in connection with a 2007 jewelry store robbery in Red Bank. Michael L. Livingston, 24, of Red Bank, was sentenced on July 10 following a two-week jury trial presided over by state Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr. in Freehold. The trial…
