Category: HUB News
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CHRIS KELLY staff Taylor Crystian, of Red Bank, sprints during the 100-meter dash at the Fisk Chapel A.M.E. Track and Field Invitational held at Count Basie Park in Red Bank on July 19. More photos, page 18.
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What’s new at the library
Clockwise from top left: The new statue that welcomes visitors to the Monmouth County Library System’s Eastern Branch was unveiled as part of the dedication ceremony on July 20. Martha Washington, played by Pat Jordan of Pennsylvania, explains to Kristen and Christopher Lucas, of Fair Haven, how fans were used to communicate during activities at…
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Study calls for merger of O’port, Eatontown police
Mahon responds: ‘Over my dead body BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Ajoint police department shared by Oceanport and Eatontown, with Eatontown as the lead agency, is one of the recommendations made in a study on sharing emergency services at and around Fort Monmouth following the fort’s closure. Oceanport officials were opposed to the recommendations, specifically…
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Operation Honeycomb cracks drug network
FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County grand jury returned five separate indictments against a total of 42 individuals, including a Matawan resident, following a lengthy investigation into a drug distribution and racketeering conspiracy, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Gilbert Lopez, aka “Gilly Gil,” 31, of Matawan, was indicted for first-degree racketeering conspiracy on July…
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Towns can join new Revolutionary byway
Scenic route would stretch from central Monmouth to Bayshore BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Monmouth County has invited 16 communities to participate in the development of a Revolutionary War scenic byway. According to Zunilda Rodriguez, principal planner in the Long-Range Planning Department of the Monmouth County Planning Department, the 16 municipalities invited to participate…
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Riverside Gardens Park hosts R.B. summer series
RED BANK – Riverside Gardens Park is alive this summer with the Red Bank Summer Series featuring movies, dancing and concerts. The free series offers entertainment for all ages. “We bring free family entertainment to the park nearly every night of the week,” said Bob Evans, director of Red Bank Parks & Recreation and organizer…
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Baykeeper hosts 7th annual Oyster Bash
The Sandy Hook-based NY/NJ Baykeeper hosted the seventh annual Oyster Bash at the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank on June 26. Dozens of volunteer oyster gardeners planted oysters that were “gardened” in local waterways onto Baykeeper’s existing oyster reef in the Navesink River. The John English Memorial Reef was constructed in May 2003 in…
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The Rev. Mark Van Sant has been named chairman of the board of trustees of The New Hope Foundation. The nonprofit’s new facility is located on Conover Road, Marlboro. Van Sant is rector at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Little Silver. The Foundation serves those in need of treatment for alcoholism, drug addiction and compulsive gambling.…
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State aid trims Red Bank tax rate
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK – The borough received $350,000 in municipal aid from the state, which will lower the projected increase in the tax rate by 2.4 cents. The announcement was made at the July 14 council meeting. The budget for 2008 introduced in March called for an increase of 7.7 cents…
