Category: HUB News
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Contest to name waterfront lot
RED BANK — The borough’s schoolchildren will have the chance to name a reclaimed parcel of waterfront land at the foot of Maple Avenue. Councilwoman Juanita Lewis, a former Board of Education member, suggested letting the children of Red Bank name the park as a way to include them in the process of creating the…
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Magicians of basketball
ERIC SUCAR staff The Harlem Globetrotters put on an exhibition before a large crowd at the Robert Collins Arena, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, March 17. Clockwise from top left: Bear Butler, Special K Daley (center), Tiny Lawrence (center), Special K Daley and Scooter Christensen
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Garden club hosts Art and Garden Tour
RED BANK — The Navesink Garden Club is sponsoring an Art and Garden Tour of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Museum on Friday, May 15. The day will include a 90-minute guided tour of the gardens, a gourmet lunch in the Steinhardt Conservatory and a guided tour of the Brooklyn Museum American Collection.…
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Learn about butterflies at Audubon mtg. April 8
RED BANK — Jeffrey Glassberg, renowned butterfly expert and author, will present “Exotic Beauty: The Butterflies, Landscapes and People of Mexico” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society meeting on Wednesday, April 8. The meeting will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church on White Street. The public is welcome; admission is free. Glassberg is considered…
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Sea Bright officials tour Oceanport court
Boros explore sharing municipal court facility BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials recently paid a visit to neighboring Oceanport to attend a meeting and tour municipal court facilities as it explores a proposal to consider sharing court space. Councilwoman Dina G. Long read a memo on the visit on behalf of…
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Red Bank man charged with attempted murder
BY SUSANNE MORELLI Staff Writer ARed Bank man has been indicted for an alleged knife attack on a woman outside a school on Dec. 3. A Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment March 18 charging Jorge Vargas-Mancilla, 23, of Red Bank, with the attempted murder of his former girlfriend in front of the Primary…
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Sports authority to pay $3.1M to stem pollution from track
Reclamation authority ups number of gallons treated BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — A $3.1 million agreement announced last week between the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) and the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority (TRWRA) in Monmouth Beach is expected to help alleviate the flow of polluted storm-water runoff from Monmouth Park…
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T.F. appoints members to new committee
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council approved the appointment of members of the newly formed Community Activities Committee at the March 17 meeting. Three public members, four alternate members and borough representatives were appointed. Duane Morrill will serve as the council liaison. Joining Morrill will be Beth Hessek, Christina Warren…
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Mutual aid on the table for fort towns
Advisory comm. proposes expanding fire, police depts. BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Fort Monmouth Emergency Services Advisory Committee (ESAC) is developing a series of mutual aid proposals to help the three Fort Monmouth host towns cope with the loss of services when the fort closes in 2011. Proposals include a shared services agreement among…
