Category: HUB News
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Planning Bd. approves L.S. townhome project
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER – After seven years of deliberation in various forms, it took only 20 minutes for the borough Planning Board to read through a number of resolutions and unanimously approve the application for the Eastview Avenue townhome development Oct. 2. In a vote led Planning Board member Michael Olimpi,…
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State moves up Best Liquors license hearing
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – After prodding by local officials, the hearing date on the revocation of a west side liquor store’s license has been moved up to Dec. 19, according to Assistant Borough Attorney Thomas J. Hall. Hall sent a letter asking officials to expedite the hearing on the revocation of…
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Capt. Kevin Burke, a deputy troop commander for the New Jersey State Police and an area resident, was selected to carry the “Flame of Hope” torch in the Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg for the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China. The Torch Run was held Sept. 24 to Oct. 3. Burke,…
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Parking utility gets ‘smart’ vehicles, cards
RED BANK – Three new electric parking utility vehicles are being lettered and should be on the road before the end of month, according to Sharon Lee, Borough Council president. “We are excited to bring this program to the borough because it does the right thing for the environment and saves the taxpayers money,” said…
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Council adopts rules for PODs
LITTLE SILVER – Those who do not comply with a new ordinance regulating portable storage units will be faced with a steep fine. At the Oct. 1 meeting, the Little Silver Borough Council approved an ordinance requiring residents to apply for a $25 permit before placing a portable storage unit or POD on their property.…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Juggler Joshua Edelman entertains visitors to Fair Haven’s annual Harvest Fest held on the grounds of the Knollwood School Oct. 7.
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Borough police arrest suspect in sexual contact incident
RED BANK – A 46-year-old borough resident was arrested and charged with criminal sexual contact Oct. 2, according to police. The 24-year-old Little Silver resident whom he allegedly victimized identified Raul Cruz-Flores, according to a press release from the Red Bank Police Department,. The 24-year-old woman told police that while walking west on Monmouth Street,…
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F.H. cell tower still center of controversy
Assembly candidates, mayor trade criticisms over contract BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Locating a cell tower in Fair Haven, an issue that took years to resolve, is again generating controversy as fodder for political adversaries. Mike Panter Assemblyman Fair Haven Mayor Michael Halfacre responded to allegations Monday from Democratic Assemblyman Michael Panter (D- 12) and…
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Retirement: the ‘third age’
Brookdale launches Center for Creative Retirement BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent There has never been a better time to be retired or be about to retire in Monmouth County. Everyone is beginning to catch on to the fact that retired people have a lot to offer and the time to devote to the possibilities inherent in…
