Category: HUB News
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Firehouse Weight Loss Challenge kicks off
Little Silver firefighters Joe Senkeleski, Chris Boyle, Frank Salerno, Joe Lauterwasser and Jim Jimenaro weigh a total of 1,442 pounds. NEPTUNE — Close to 100 firemen gathered at the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune on Jan. 28 to kick off the first Firehouse Weight Loss Challenge between 20 Monmouth and Ocean County…
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Playground will be dedicated March 2
State funding will pay for equipment at primary school BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — After months of meetings and discussion, a new playground will be installed at the Red Bank Primary School on River Street before the first day of spring. According to Superintendent Laura Morana, a dedication ceremony for the new…
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Student watches as history is made
RBC student travels to D.C. for Obama inauguration BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer Above: Kayla Carucci (l) poses in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., with friends met during her trip to the inauguration Jan. 20. Right: Carucci, a student at Red Bank Catholic High School, visits the Lincoln Memorial. RED…
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Law would give victims of stalker more options
Bill needs one more vote in state Assembly before Gov. can sign legislation BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer With a unanimous vote the state Senate passed a bill that would make it easier for police to assist the victim of a stalker. The action came during the Senate’s final voting session of 2008. “I am…
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Deep Cut Orchid Society will host show Feb. 5-8
Deep Cut Orchid Society’s 12th annual exhibit and show is scheduled for Feb. 5-8 at Dearborn Market, Route 35, Holmdel. Orchids of all sizes and colors will be on display when the Deep Cut Orchid Society hosts its 12th annual exhibit and show Feb. 5-8 at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. The exhibit will feature thousands of…
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Help end violence against women in Darfur
MIDDLETOWN — The Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Education Center at Brookdale Community College invites the community to join on the evening of Feb. 11 from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. to press for an end to violence against Darfur women. The free event will be held in the Warner Student Life Center, Navesink rooms I…
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Learning about differences
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Clockwise from above: Third-graders Colin Marshall (l-r), Isabella Arege, Dominic Mozino and Charlotte Cochrane experience vision impairment at one of the stations set up for Different Learning Abilities Day on Jan. 29 at Point Road School in Little Silver, with exercises designed to teach tolerance and understanding of people with…
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Frank Talk Bistro slates black history programs
RED BANK — Frank Talk Art Bistro and Books, 163 Shrewsbury Ave., has announced upcoming offerings, including events marking Black History Month in February. On Jan. 28, author Phillip Thomas Duck will begin a workshop series, “The Writer in You.” Duck established himself in the young teen market with the book “Dirty Jersey” in which…
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Eco summit: Survival tips during the downturn
Rents, parking in Red Bank among issues raised BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer The need for more parking as well as a cooperative relationship between tenants and landlords were among the topics discussed at the Red Bank Economic Summit Jan. 27. ERIC SUCAR staff The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank hosted the Red Bank…
