Category: HUB News
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Unity, hope for change focus of R.B. vigil
Community forum will be held Jan. 19 to continue dialogue BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The light shown brightly in Red Bank Dec. 7 when about 200 residents braved the cold and gathered at the site where two young men were shot almost two weeks ago, and they were armed with a message of tolerance…
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Boro will name community center task force
Mayor will appoint members of task force by Jan. 1 BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Arecent shooting in the borough brought the issue of a community center for Red Bank youths to the forefront as the mayor announced Dec. 5 the formation of a community center task force. Mayor Pasquale Menna said the task force…
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Study: Old boro bldg. not usable for library
Architects recommend demolition of former police headquarters BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Architects concluded that the former Tinton Falls municipal building is not a suitable site for the borough’s library. TINTON FALLS – The former municipal building is not suitable as a site for the borough’s new library, according to a feasibility…
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Rabbi Harry Levin leads participants in prayer during the Red Bank Menorah Lighting Ceremony held at the Red Bank Train Station Dec. 9.
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Study aims to preserve Fair Haven’s ‘quaintness’
Redevelopment report to be topic of Dec. 17 council meeting BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer River Road in Fair Haven FAIR HAVEN – The borough is looking to give its downtown area a more pedestrian-friendly facelift as residents prepare to discuss the final report from Project for Public Spaces (PPS). The report, which was compiled…
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LNG group would block N.J. review of facility
Clean Ocean Action wants state’s status upheld BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Rendering of the proposed Safe Harbor Energy facility. SEA BRIGHT – A group of investors is appealing the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) decision to grant New Jersey review power on a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility 19 miles…
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Suspects arrested in robbery of record store
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – Four out-of-towners, including a former employee, allegedly robbed and stabbed a Shrewsbury Avenue record-store owner Dec. 10 and then left him tied up in the store, according to Red Bank police. The owner of Poncenos Records on Shrewsbury Avenue was stabbed in the arms and torso and…
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Restaurant, sports bar proposed for Chubby’s site
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Architect’s rendering of the building proposed for 26 W. Front St. RED BANK – A longtime fixture of borough nightlife would be history if the Zoning Board approves an application to turn a West Front Street night club into a restaurant and sports bar. The applicant, 26 West Front Street,…
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Middletown OKs $3.8M for Shadow Lake dredging
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – About 40 people filled the tiny conference room at the Middletown Township Municipal building to witness the Township Committee’s final vote on the Shadow Lake bond ordinance. The ordinance, which will appropriate $3.8 million for the dredging of Shadow Lake, passed with a 4-1 vote with Committeeman Patrick…
