Category: HUB News
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Advocates: Homeless housing in fort plan ‘just not enough’
Draft reuse plan meets 20 percent of county’s need BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Plans for homeless accommodations on Fort Monmouth propose to meet 20 percent of the need in Monmouth County, yet advocates continued to contest the lack of affordable housing at a Aug. 15 public hearing. At the fourth and…
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Red Cross partners with CHASE for Life
Local nonprofit aims to expand lifesaving program for children BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer Left: Expectant parents learn the basics of CPR for children at a CHASE for Life training session. Above: (l-r) Mackenzie, Chase and Abigail Boyle at a CHASE event. Chase’s near drowning inspired her mother to found the nonprofit. LITTLE SILVER —…
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Slocums of New Jersey plan reunion
The Slocums of New Jersey, members of a family tree whose roots date back to the 1600s, have planned their annual family reunion for Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch. All interested parties are welcome to attend and are invited to bring their records and meet other family members with whom…
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Robin Wishnie, of Bridgewater, assumes a salamba sirsasana pose, or yoga headstand, during a session of Yoga on the Beach in Sea Bright on Aug. 16. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Dept. of Consumer Affairs launches Internet Web site
Ways to prevent identity theft and contractor fraud are just some of the topics found on the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs Internet Web site. The consumer affairs Web site which was launched this week can be accessed through the Ocean County government homepage at www.co.ocean.nj.us, and clicking on Consumer Affairs, or by going…
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Study projects $1.5 million savings by sharing police
Regionalization projected to save $11.5M by 2017 BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Mayor Michael Halfacre Consultants project that as much as $1.5 million can be saved through sharing the Fair Haven, Little Silver and Rumson police departments, with even greater savings down the road. The findings of the Two River Regional Police Study Group by…
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The Middletown Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau will hold a child safety seat checkpoint 3-7 p.m. Aug. 22 at Middletown Police headquarters, Route 35 and Kings Highway. The purpose of the checkpoint is to educate the public on the proper way to install a child restraint as well as to check the fitness of the…
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Jewish Heritage Museum to open in Freehold Twp.
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY AMY ROSEN The Levi Solomon barn in the Mount’s Corner shopping center, Route 537, Freehold Township, now houses the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County. An open house will be held at the museum 2-8 p.m. Aug. 21. The corner of West Main Street (Route 537) and Wemrock…
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Yoga on the beach
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Yogis reach for the sky as they stretch during a Yoga on the Beach session in Sea Bright on Aug. 16. Below: A beachcomber strolls by as limber Leeann Lavin, of Atlantic Highlands, stretches. Yoga on the Beach sessions are sponsored by Sea Bright Recreation and are held at 8 a.m. on…
