Category: HUB News
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Red Bank takes power outage in stride
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — When power in the borough and across Monmouth County went down on Dec. 9, Red Bank police dispatched additional officers to handle traffic concerns as well as safety issues. Scott Surgeoner, a spokesman for Jersey Central Power & Light, said a transformer failure and subsequent fire in…
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Red Bank police seek armed robbery suspects
RED BANK — Red Bank police are seeking information on the whereabouts of two suspects involved in the armed robbery of the Welsh Farms convenience store at 110 East Front St. on Nov. 30 According to the Red Bank Police Department, two officers responded to a call from Welsh Farms and upon arrival, were told…
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Sea Bright drops plans to buy bldg. for offices
Boro under orders to move court offices from trailer BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Sea Bright’s Borough Hall will undergo renovations to create space for municipal offices currently operating in a trailer. The Sea Bright Borough Council has dropped plans to purchase a building to house municipal offices and instead will carve…
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Sing along with Santa
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Lachlan Forester, 3, of Rumson, is one of the children gathered around Santa Claus (Joham Grobben) at the start of festivities at the first annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Carriage Ride held at Rooney Park in Sea Bright on Dec. 5. Below: Santa leads the youngsters in singing holiday…
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Boro gets a green Christmas present … it’s not a tree
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: A riverfront lot was overgrown and unused before an activist began a campaign to preserve it for community access to the river. Left: Landscapers cleaned up the lot, which now has Green Acres status. RED BANK — Cindy Burnham can envision children playing by…
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‘Sentimental Journey’
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Vocalist Cheryl Parker, of Ocean Grove, recreates the sounds of the 1940s during a Salute to the USO Swing Era Dinner and Dance Nov. 21. Left top: Rose Marie and John Caffrey, Holmdel, “cut a rug” during the event, held at Gibbs Hall at Fort Monmouth. Brookdale Big Band…
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Public can view O’port affordable housing plan
Boro wants homeless shelter counted toward COAH obligation BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent OCEANPORT — The town’s affordable housing plan will be available for residents to view on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Borough Hall, Mayor Michael J. Mahon said at the Borough Council meeting Dec. 4. A public meeting on the plan for residents to discuss…
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Suspect in R.B. stabbing charged
RED BANK — Borough resident Jorge Vargas-Mancilla is in police custody in connection with a stabbing incident outside the Red Bank Primary School on Dec. 3. He is being charged with attempted murder, possession of an unlawful weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. According to the Red Bank Police Department, no…
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Teacher sailed on NOAA research ship
Teacher Dave Grant sailed aboard a marine research vessel and communicated with students via e-mail. MIDDLETOWN — Students at the Ocean Institute of Brookdale College on Sandy Hook, learned about marine science in an exciting new way — through the eyes of their professor. Dave Grant got firsthand research experience aboard a National Oceanic and…
