Category: HUB News
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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…
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Zebu Forno to support Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
RED BANK — Zebu Forno, the European style bakery and café, will join with the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) by offering donation sites at its Red Bank and Holmdel locations Aug. 9 to support the organization’s 2008 Walk for Food Allergies in Long Branch on Sunday, Sept. 7. Customers are being asked to…
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Commuters urged to visit NJ Transit ‘Riders Platform’
NJ Transit has introduced “Riders Platform,” an online suggestion box to share ideas. The company is seeking to generate as many ideas as possible by having the public post suggestions, with the most popular ideas considered for implementation by NJ Transit. The organization is seeking input from supporters of the North Brunswick train station. Building…
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Mixed-use project approved for Drs. Parker Blvd.
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — The Zoning Board of Adjustment on July 17 unanimously approved an application for a mixed-use townhouse development on Drs. James Parker Boulevard. The applicant, James Parker One & Two, has appeared before the board numerous times and the application had been scaled back. "The applicant worked very…
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Tony Brown (l) and Earnie Birch, both Red Bank, sing and give praise during a community worship service that opened the first block party sponsored by the Red Bank Westside Ministerial Alliance on July 25. Story, page 3. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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All’s fun at the fair
Clockwise from left: Dana and Jennifer Bram, Neptune, make their way through a rotating tunnel during their visit to the 34th annual Monmouth County Fair on July 25. Fair weather brought crowds to the fairgrounds at East Freehold Park in Freehold Township. Christina Carlson demonstrates the use of a pottery wheel. Lumberjacks Andrew Johnson, of…
