Category: HUB News
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38th Monmouth arts festival
The 38th annual Monmouth Festival of the Arts, New Jersey’s largest art invitational, will take place April 5-9 at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The event will begin with the Artists Gala Reception at 7:30 p.m.April 5- an opportunity tomeet the artists, enjoy a catered cocktail party, and browse the variousworks in…
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FEMA’s new flood plain maps available to view
Agency urges residents to check status for flood insurance BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer SHREWSBURY- Residents who may need flood insurance should review the newly updated preliminary flood plain maps for Monmouth County. The Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) held a meeting at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library on March 17 to…
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Committee recommends hiring freeze, asset sale
Red Bank budget calls for 7.7-cent increase BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The average property owner in Red Bank can expect an annual increase of $311.20 in their municipal tax bill if the budget introduced March 10 remains unchanged. The 2008 budget calls for a 7.7-cent increase per $100 of assessed valuation, according to Councilman…
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That Hot Dog Place … have soup, will travel
Gary Sable RED BANK- If your recurring weekend fantasy is that Gary Sable will show up at your door with a steaming bowl of his homemade soup just in time for lunch, your dream has come true. Red Bank’s lunchtime guru is taking That Hot Dog Place on the road and is providing home delivery…
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ALEX TOWLE Melissa Young, 5, and Elizabeth Norton, 5, race onto the field behind Borough Hall to scoop up eggs during the Little Silver Easter Egg Hunt held March 15.
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Swimming River Road closed for utility work
As ofMarch 10, sections of Swimming River Road in Middletown and Route 520 in Marlboro have been closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, asNew JerseyNatural Gas (NJNG) is installing 20-inch transmission mains. Swimming River Road will be closed between Route 537 and Newman Springs Road, and Route 520 in…
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Highlands Bridge advocates decry earlier project start date
DOT claims contractor changed staging schedule BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The timetable for replacement of the Highlands Bridge has changed and the existing bridge may be dismantled as early as June 1, according to a March 12 letter from state Attorney General Anne Milgram. Highlands Bridge The news about construction work starting earlier than…
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Shannyn celebrates 3rd birthday
RED BANK – The Red Bank Elks recently hosted a birthday party for their 2007 Poster Child Shannyn Craig, who turned 3 years old. Shortly after birth, Shannyn was diagnosed with a brain malformation and as a result of her condition, she is affected by cerebral palsy and blindness. The Elks presented her with a…
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Gilding the Irish heritage of the Dublin House
Renovations, in and out, restore ‘a beautiful Irish bar’ BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Renovations designed to restore the circa-1835 Dublin House, a fixture on Monmouth Street in Red Bank, highlight the pub’s Irish heritage. Below, the outdoor porch at the rear of the pub, dubbed the Temple Bar, recalls…
