Category: HUB News
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Mangia! Planners OK Italian-style eatery
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer BY MELISSA KARSHStaff Writer RED BANK – The borough Planning Board approved an application for a catering business at 47 Broad St. In a unanimous vote at the Aug. 6 meeting, the board approved an application by Sorelle Caterers, which the applicants said will serve authentic Italian food. “We literally…
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Park system bid for fort parcels advances
Golf course, marina, gyms, open spaces on county’s wish list BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer The Monmouth County Park System is moving forward with its application for Fort Monmouth properties despite a firestorm of questions by state and local public officials over the cost of moving the fort to Aberdeen, Md.…
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Oceanport looks to stem pollution of waterways
Chaump: Causes include racetrack runoff, geese BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT – – Borough and state officials are seeking solutions to the pollution of local waterways. According to Oceanport Mayor Lucille Chaump, corrective plans are in the works to address pollutants in at least three of the borough’s waterways. In…
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Campaign launched to preserve Fortune House
Preservation group calls for museum and cultural center BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer BY MELISSA KARSHStaff Writer Preservationists want the historic T. Thomas Fortune House in Red Bank to become a museum and cultural center. Preservationists, including members of the Red Bank’s west side community, have launched a letter-writing campaign to preserve the T. Thomas…
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Wiesel to speak in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD – Georgian Court University, the Strand Theater and the Jewish Federation of Ocean County will present “Against Indifference,” an afternoon with Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel on Nov. 4 at 1:30 p.m. at the Strand Theater. The afternoon with Wiesel will bring to the forefront the importance of standing up to those who would…
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Legislation would rein in runaway BRAC costs
New Jersey’s U.S. senators, Democrats Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg, report that they are keenly aware of some of the wildly inaccurate cost estimates used in the BRAC process, since the closing of Fort Monmouth is now expected to cost almost twice its original $780 million price tag. They have introduced legislation that would trigger…
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Oceanfront resort plans unveiled in Long Branch
Developer will kick in $20M for Millennium Pier BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Long Branch will get $20 million for the construction of a multimillion- dollar pier as part of an agreement with the developers of an expansive resort hotel zone along the Long Branch oceanfront. The cash payment will go…
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August: Act III begins
Have you ever dreamed of glorious spring and summer flowering bulbs, a garden awash in color and unique shapes? Now is the time to look at your bulb catalogs and devise a planting strategy, which offers the most varied show imaginable, with a minimal effort on your part. Order your bulbs by mid-September to arrive…
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Ethiopian situation draws look from federation reps
Two Monmouth County residents joined more than 170 lay and professional leaders representing 48 Jewish federations across North America who recently participated in a mission to Ethiopia and Israel. The mission provided a firsthand look at lifesaving Jewish Federation of Monmouth County projects, according to a press release from the federation. Holly Weiss of Freehold…
