Category: HUB News
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Dedication to Special Olympics spurs race organizer
West Long Branch resident organizes Lincoln Tunnel Challenge BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Runners prepare to enter the Lincoln Tunnel during last year’s 22nd annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5K Fun Run/Walk in Weehawken. WEST LONG BRANCH — The Lincoln Tunnel, a 1.5-mile-long subterranean stretch that connects Weehawken to midtown Manhattan, is notorious for its snarled…
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Ordinance bans eminent domain for private projects
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council approved an ordinance at the April 13 meeting that bans the use of eminent domain when a private developer is involved. “The ordinance states that eminent domain is not to be used in Red Bank,” said CouncilmanMichael DuPont, who proposed the ban. “This ordinance…
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Roey Hadar, an eighth-grade student at Rumson Country Day School, competed against more than 100 other semifinalists in the New Jersey Geographic Bee competition on April 3. He placed first and will take part in the national competition in May in Washington, D.C. Not only did he place first, but Hadar also won the competition…
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Few contested political races in local towns
Only Red Bank, Tinton Falls will see incumbents challenged BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Red Bank will have the only contested race for Borough Council seats among local towns in the November elections, with Republicans trying to regain a presence on the governing body. In Tinton Falls, election season winds up earlier, with municipal elections…
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Oceanport proposes $6.8M budget
Council votes to defer pension, school tax payments BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Borough Council unanimously voted to introduce a $6.8 million 2009 preliminary budget, which would raise taxes by $95 per year for a home assessed at $500,000. “This has been a difficult budget year,” said Councilman Joseph Irace, a member…
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Riverview and middle school to host talk on HPV
RED BANK — Riverview Medical Center and the Red Bank Middle School are partnering for a special educational presentation for parents. “HPV: What Every Parent Needs to Know” will educate parents about the human papillomavirus (HPV), the No. 1 cause of cervical cancer, according to a press release from Riverview. According to the Centers for…
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Church Women United to hold May Day event
RED BANK — Church Women United of the Greater Red Bank Area will hold its annual May Day Celebration at 6 p.m. Friday, May 1, in the Squire Chapel of the Red Bank United Methodist Church, 247 Broad St. Following the celebration, a potluck supper will be held in room 114. The celebration will be…
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Mask making
Above: Amy Leifman, of Red Bank, dips a mask she is making while her friend Dagny Holt looks on during a mask-making workshop held at the Red Bank Public Library on March 21. Below: Siena Kenaett and her dad Andy, Red Bank, admire the mask she made using a marbling technique.
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Tele-Town Hall meeting set
District 12 state legislators will host a Tele-Town Hall on April 28. Residents may participate in the community meeting from their homes. “We’ve always fought for more transparency in government,” Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon said in a press release, “and this is such a great medium for being able to reach people who may not normally…
