Category: HUB News
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Residential historic district approved
Properties to be included in Red Bank master plan BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer 36 Spring St. Some 106 properties dating as far back as 1850 are included in the Washington Street Historic District proposed for Red Bank. The Borough Council adopted a resolution including the properties located on Spring, Washington, Mount, Mechanic and Wallace…
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Sheriff’s officers arrest Red Bank man
Milo Rainey MIDDLETOWN — Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno announced the arrest of Milo Rainey, 29, of Red Bank. Sheriff ‘s Officers John Esposito and Randy Morgan arrested Rainey at an apartment in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown on Aug.13, according to a press release from the Sheriff ‘s Office. Rainey was wanted for…
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Young readers treated to summer bash
BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Alex Roland and Kaitlyn Angiuoli guide a “bug” along a string during the bug race. Below: Siblings Benjamin and Hazel Smith Foley watch Ashley Staton make a flower balloon. TINTON FALLS — More than 200 young library patrons came out to celebrate reading at the Tinton…
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Developer plans to adapt Bell Labs building
Somerset Development plans for mixed uses on Holmdel site BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The atrium of the Bell Labs building The Lakewood developer in line to purchase the former Bell Labs site in Holmdel Township has plans for a mix of uses including retail, housing and a hotel, and will preserve the iconic…
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New middle school principal to be named
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — The Board of Education will announce the name of the new middle school principal for the 2008-09 school year at the Aug. 28 meeting. Superintendent Laura Morana said the board received 54 applications for the position, including one submitted by interim Principal Maria Iozzi. Ten of the…
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Preschool teachers offered ESL training
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — The school district will offer preschool teachers training to become ESL certified to meet the needs of students in its expanded preschool program. At the preschool level, about 40 percent of students in the Red Bank Public School District are eligible for bilingual and ESL services, according…
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Police arrest five on drug charges
RED BANK – Five suspects were arrested on Aug. 14 for allegedly selling heroin and cocaine from a borough residence, according to a press release from the Red Bank Police Department. During the search of the residence on Drs. James Parker Boulevard, police said officers recovered multiple controlled dangerous substances, the release states. According to…
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Primary school will get a new playground
Committee will study design options for new equipment BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — A portion of the funding from the New Jersey Department of Education preschool program expansion grant will go toward a replacement playground for the Primary School on River Street. Laura Morana, superintendent of schools, said she was pleased when…
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Concert to benefit school music programs
Young musicians will rock on for a good cause at an Aug. 23 concert that will raise funds for the Red Bank Middle School music programs. Rockit For Kids, a program of the Count Basie Cool School, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Red Bank Regional High School. Tickets are $15 and are on sale…
