Category: HUB News
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Oceanport chief: Police Dept. merger a bad idea
Study recommends Eatontown absorb boro police force JENNA O’DONNELL and DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writers EATONTOWN — Oceanport’s police chief rejected a study recommendation that his department merge into Eatontown’s police force, saying shared police services are not in the best interests of his borough. Oceanport Police Chief Harold Sutton said at a special meeting on…
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Council holds special budget meeting today
RED BANK — The Borough Council will hold a special meeting July 31 at 6 p.m. to adopt the 2008 municipal budget. The $19.1 million budget was initially scheduled for adoption at the July 28 meeting but because of an error posted on the borough’s Web site, the date was changed. “The previous agenda that…
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Online training for helpline
HAZLET — Making a difference in a child’s life just got easier. 2nd Floor, a toll-free, anonymous and confidential helpline for children and adolescents in New Jersey, has made training for volunteers more accessible via online courses. The helpline is a program of 180, Turning Lives Around and receives thousands of calls each month from…
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In the Service
Marine Corps Pvt. Richard R. Pugliese has completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. He is the son of Lucy A. and Frank A. Pugliese of Red Bank.
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Tinton Falls mulls adding two open space parcels
Purchases would be funded by open space tax funds BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council approved spending $575,000 to buy a Wayside Road property for open space, but reserved judgment on a second tract at Hockhockson Road after hearing from residents during a meeting July 15. “I want to make…
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O’port lists concerns on fort reuse plan
Tax impacts, upkeep of fort land among issues cited BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Mayor Michael Mahon OCEANPORT — Borough officials commented on the results of Fort Monmouth’s reuse plan, registering concerns about issues like homeless housing and made recommendations including inclusion of a horse training facility during special meetings last week. The Borough Council…
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State aid trims S.B. tax rate
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The borough received $66,160 in state aid for 2008, which will lower the tax rate by 1.1 cents. Councilwoman Dina Long made the announcement at the Borough Council meeting July 15. The state aid is $9,741 less than last year’s $75,901, according to Long, who chairs the…
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Deadlines extended for rebates
The deadline for senior and disabled homeowners to file their 2007 Homestead Rebate applications has been extended from June 2 to Aug. 15, according to the Department of Community Affairs Division of Local Government Services. The deadline for filing 2007 Senior Freeze (property tax reimbursement) applications has also been extended to Aug. 15 from the…
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Authority to treat more racetrack wastewater
Increase will help stem pollution of Branchport Creek Contamination of Branchport Creek may be reduced as the result of an agreement by the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority this month to accept up to 200,000 additional gallons of wastewater from Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport. District 12 legislators Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande and…
