Category: HUB News
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Bookkeeper gets prison term for theft
FAIR HAVEN – A former bookkeeper for a local construction firm has been sentenced to a seven-year jail term for the second-degree crime of theft by deception, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Rebecca R. Boyer, 39, of Sea Bright, was sentenced July 6 and was ordered to sign a civil judgment in the…
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Borough begins build-out analysis
Assessment will be partially funded by ANJEC matching grant BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – The borough has been awarded a Smart Growth Planning Grant of $3,445 from the Association of N.J. Environmental Commissions to develop a Build-out Analysis, an important step in protecting the local environment. Based on…
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Ocean Grove House Tour takes place July 20
This Victorian house will be included on the house tour. The Ocean Grove Historical Society will hold its 39th annual house tour Friday, July 20. The self-guided walking tour within the picturesque Victorian community will include eight beautiful and/or historic homes as well as two of the town’s well-known tent homes. Also included will be…
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Home Depot approved in Tinton Falls
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – Home Depot is coming to the borough. The variance-free application was approved at the July 27 Planning Board meeting. It is now being reviewed by the county and the state, which has to review the traffic impact. They must decide whether or not…
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Sound of music will be muted in the downtown
Mayor presses for limit on horn honking in neighborhoods BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent BY LAYLI WHYTECorrespondent RED BANK – No sooner had the Borough Council voted to approve a noise control ordinance for the downtown this week, than Mayor Pasquale Menna also suggested some noise restrictions that would protect residential neighborhoods as well. “I think…
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YMCA swim lessons promote water safety
Youngsters learn to swim at the YMCA. Red Bank – – As part of a community outreach, a series of water safety lessons were held for children ages 3-17 at The Community YMCA’s Family Health and Fitness Center in Red Bank June 18-23. Offered at reduced fees to the community, the swim lessons emphasized the…
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Oh, say, can you see
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank’s annual Independence Day fireworks spectacular, KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink, lights up the night sky July 3. Throngs wait in Riverside Gardens Park prior to the display, while Chris Fahey, Oceanport, captures the scene. Harrison Baker, 12, Monmouth Beach, and Megan Baker, 12, Manalapan, offer July 4 wares…
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Pallone seeks inquiry into Fort Hancock lease
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) has called on the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Interior to investigate the three-year-old lease agreement between the National Park Service (NPS) and Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) involving the redevelopment of Fort Hancock. Pallone formally requested the investigation in a letter sent to Earl Devaney, inspector general…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Bare masts are outlined against a sunset sky at the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank, where sailboats were moored in anticipation of the start of KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink July 3. More photos, page 3.
