Category: HUB News
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New superintendent named at Monmouth Regional H.S.
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Monmouth Regional High School will have a new superintendent on July 1. The Monmouth Regional High School Board of Education approved the hiring of Charles Ford at the May 5 board meeting. Ford currently serves as principal of Roosevelt Elementary School in South Plainfield and will take…
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Wellness Community benefit honors Maria Gatta
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — A fundraiser that will be held in memory of former Oceanport mayor, Maria Gatta, on June 10, evolved from a dream shared by Gatta and her friend and business partner, Dee Frankel. “Dee and my mom said after they retired from their business, they wanted to do something…
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Learn to Row Day June 13
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Navesink River Rowing (NRR) will host Learn to Row Day on Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to familiarize the public with rowing and the organization. This free event, which features rowing demonstrations, tours of the NRR rowing site and more takes place at…
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Kamin Fund supports new media training for students
The field of journalism has come a long way from the manual typewriters and ticker tapes that once were standard in newsrooms. Today’s journalism students must learn to use new media technology to keep pace with the rapidly evolving field of news reporting. A $23,000 gift from the Kamin Fund has provided new technological tools…
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Imagine …
ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Rumson Country Day School chorus members rehearse before the start of “Imagine: A Magical Musical Revue,” a concert based on the music and poetry of The Beatles on May 13. Left: Elinor Haney leads the cast in singing “Imagine” during the concert, presented jointly with students at the Harbor School in…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Preschool students display United States flags during a parade that opened the “Colors of the World” celebration held at the Ranney School in Tinton Falls May 21. More photos, page 25.
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Rush Holt’s ‘Green Schools’ initiative in House bill
Abill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives authorizing $6.4 billion over five years for school construction includes funding to help schools become more energy efficient. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District), a member of the committee, included an initiative in the 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act to provide schools with federal funding to…
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Here comes summer — boro tunes noise rules
Businesses say 10 p.m. noise curfew is too early BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Over the objections of local business owners, the Sea Bright Borough Council adopted a controversial amendment to its noise ordinance that makes it illegal for local businesses to play loud music outside past 10 p.m. Adopted by the council during its…
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Fair Haven man faces securities fraud charges
AFair Haven man is facing a series of charges including securities fraud, for allegedly having bilked elderly investors out of millions in an alleged Ponzi scheme. On May 8, Maxwell B. Smith III, 69, of Fair Haven, was charged in N.J. Superior Court, Morris County, with charges including first-degree money laundering, second-degree securities fraud, and…
