Category: HUB News
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Teachers union pickets local legislative offices
NJEA targets supporters of pension bills BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer ‘Hey, Beck, what the heck,” chanted demonstrators outside the District 12 legislator’s office on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. ERIC SUCAR staff About 50 Monmouth County teachers and members of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) hold a demonstration outside of state Sen. Jennifer…
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R.B. restaurant owner convicted in drug ring
Owner of Teak restaurant faces life sentence RED BANK – A borough restaurant owner was convicted June 4 on charges of conspiring to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Marc Munson used his profits from the marijuana ring to invest in at least three Thai restaurants including…
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Hubbard Bridge scoping process moves forward
County: Replacement of W. Front Street span could begin in 2011 BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer P lans for the replacement of the Hubbard Bridge that links Red Bank and the River Plaza section of Middletown were discussed at two public meetings last week. Hubbard Bridge The Monmouth County Engineering Department held the two meetings,…
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Shrewsbury sailing club celebrates its heritage
Ed Ryan, Norman Walsh, Thelma Johnson, Margaret Hembling and William Throckmorton are among the founders of the Shrewsbury Sailing & Yacht Club. OCEANPORT – Shrewsbury Sailing & Yacht Club honored founders Ed Ryan, Norman Walsh, Thelma Johnson, Margaret Hembling and William Throckmorton at the club’s Memorial Day weekend celebration attended by some 200 members, family…
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Dolphin pod off Sea Bright being monitored
Officials say river visits rare for species BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JENNA O’DONNELL SEA BRIGHT – A small pod, or group, of bottlenose dolphins have made a home for themselves in the Shrewsbury River in Sea Bright, according to sightings by locals. It has been reported that there are between 12 and…
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Photos
Clockwise from top: The Rev. Michael Manning, pastor of Holy Cross Church in Rumson, re-enacts the arrival of the first pastor in a horse-drawn carriage at the start of the parish’s 125th anniversary celebration on June 21. Manning welcomes parishioners and guests prior to the anniversaryMass. Young members of the congregation form a Daisy Chain…
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Liberty Extravaganza at Tower Hill July 6
First Presbyterian Church’s annual Liberty Extravaganza will take place on July 6. The celebration is part of the Tower Hill Concert Series at the church, located at 255 Harding Road. The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with an old-fashioned strawberry festival. With a $5 donation, the festival will include homemade strawberry dessert as well…
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N.J. Distinguished Service Medal awarded
John Enright Jr., Tinton Falls, receives the N.J. Distinguished Service Medal during the May 7 ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel. HOLMDEL – John Enright Jr., a resident of Tinton Falls, was among the veterans who received the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, the state’s highest military award, at a ceremony on June…
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Garden party will benefit Fisk Chapel
The 14th annual Historic Association of Fair Haven Garden Party will be held at the waterfront home of Sarah and David Fischell 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6. The event will raise funds for scholarships to local students, educational programs and the restoration and preservation of Historic Fisk Chapel (Bicentennial Hall) on Cedar Avenue.…
