Category: HUB News
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Ocean advocates fight offshore LNG ‘island’
Corzine asks for protective status to block facility BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer Local officials and environmentalists held a press conference Sept. 7 to voice their opposition to a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility within miles of the coast. CHRIS KELLY staff Sean Stratton, of Sea Bright, carves a wave…
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Slocums of N.J. plan ’07 reunion
The Slocums of New Jersey have planned their annual family reunion for Sunday, Oct. 7, at the OceanPlace Resort, Long Branch, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All interested parties are welcome to attend. Bring your records and meet other family members with whom you can share valuable information. The Slocums were early settlers of…
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Red Bank’s historic inventory to expand
Firehouses, library, churches among sites added BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The Red Bank Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has proposed adding 19 sites to the borough’s historic inventory. The T. Thomas Fortune House is included on Red Bank’s historic inventory. The proposed additions to the borough’s historic inventory of more than 100 sites include five…
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St. George’s-by-the-River listed on historic registers
Architecture, history qualify church for state, nat’l designations BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RUMSON – Known for its Gothic style and rich history, St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church has been placed on both the New Jersey Register and the National Register of Historic Places. According to a St. George’s press release, both registers have the same…
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Sea Bright plans skateboard park
Rec committee sees need for safe place for youths to skate BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer The borough of Sea Bright is pursuing plans to construct a skateboard park on Ocean Avenue. The Borough Council adopted a resolution at its meeting Tuesday authorizing a grant application for a skateboard park that would be built at…
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Zoning change sought for Hudson Ave. homes
RED BANK – Three properties currently zoned as business and commercial will be restored to residential zoning under an ordinance proposed by Mayor Pasquale Menna at the borough’s Aug. 27 council meeting. Menna would amend the borough planning and development regulations to restore residential zoning for three lots located on Hudson Avenue near the intersection…
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Environmental sites at fort subject of meeting
Nov. 3 meeting on 43 sites in need of remediation BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent TINTON FALLS – Representatives of local municipalities will be able to get information on Nov. 3 about 43 environmental sites at Fort Monmouth that are in need of restoration. The sites are described by the Army as subjects of “environmental restoration…
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Police investigate gunshots
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – – Police are investigating four instances of gunshots being fired, all on the west side, between July 31 and Aug. 22, according to a press release from the Red Bank Police Department. The first incident occurred July 31 at 12:10 a.m. in the area of Drs. James…
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Sea Bright plans for future Smart Growth
Boro calls off negotiations for Donovan’s Reef BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT – – The purchase of Donovan’s Reef is no longer an item on the borough’s Smart Growth agenda. At a special Smart Growth meeting Aug. 30, Borough Council President William Keeler noted that the negotiations to purchase Donovan’s are off the…
