Category: HUB News
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Cause of library fire under investigation
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – – All six borough fire companies, consisting of 35 volunteers, responded to a call of a small fire near the roof of the Eisner Memorial Library Sept. 5. Borough Fire Chief Patrick McSorley, said on Sept. 6 that the fire was confined to a 2-foot-square area on…
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Police seek suspects in sports store robbery
RED BANK – Three men were seen fleeing a Shrewsbury Avenue clothing store after a burglary occurred Sept. 3 at 2:15 a.m., according to a borough police press release. Twenty “Playerz” jerseys and 19 pairs of Low Rider and Ben Davis pants were stolen from Sports Variety Luna, located at 92 Shrewsbury Ave., according to…
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Suspect arrested in jewelry store armed robbery
RED BANK – – Borough police arrested a suspect Sept. 4 in connection with a robbery of a Shrewsbury Avenue jewelry store at gunpoint. Carlos Delevry, 20, of Munson Place, was charged with robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in connection with the July 18 armed…
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Opposition continues to townhome project
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER – Outspoken residents voiced last-minute concerns about a proposed Eastview Avenue town home development at the Sept. 6 Planning Board meeting. Led by former judge Chet Apy, Rivers Edge Drive, residents overwhelmingly stated their disapproval over Carriage Park at Little Silver, a Kalian Corp. development project, as the…
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Residents want action on pollution of waterways
Group says runoff from racetrack must be stemmed BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – A group of city homeowners is calling on municipal, county and state officials to find a solution to the polluted waterways surrounding Monmouth Park racetrack. The group, which has taken the name, the Rivergate Keepers, is planning to meet…
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Officers to take part in Tour de Force to honor 9/11 fallen
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Many people have many ways of honoring those who perished on 9/11, and members of the Middletown Police Department are no different. Starting yesterday, Detective Gerald Weimer, Lt. Craig Weber and Lt. Joseph Capriotti, along with 100 other law enforcement officers from throughout the country and Canada, will…
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NOTES
Co-chairs Becky Weinberg (l-r) and Stacee Seiler Samuels kick up their “paws” with Monmouth County SPCA Executive Director Ursula Goetz (center) at the kickoff party for Kick Up Your Paws!, a fundraiser to be held at the home of Becky and Max Weinberg Saturday, Oct. 13. Proceeds will benefit a $3.5 million campaign to renovate…
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Skimboarding Competition September 9
CHRIS KELLY staff Rumson’s Danny Miles, 17, competes in the fourth annual Sea Bright Skimboard Competition on Sept. 9.
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Roundabout opens at entrance to Brookdale
Traffic-calming device unveiled after 5 years of talks BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff The entrance to Brookdale Community College along Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, now sports the first roundabout on a county road in Monmouth County. MIDDLETOWN – Roundabout a million dollars is the cost of the new traffic device outside…
