Category: HUB News
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Photo contest captures favorite places in N.J.
The next photo you take anywhere in New Jersey impressive enough to don a picture frame might also make its way into the New Jersey Countryside Magazine and on their Web site. The New Jersey Office of Travel & Tourism has partnered with New Jersey Countryside for a state-wide photo contest of your favorite places…
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Three sentenced for no-show job scheme
TRENTON – – Two former government employees at Fort Monmouth, along with a daughter of one of the employees, were sentenced to federal prison terms last month for their scheme to have contractors pay kickbacks and provide no-show jobs for the daughter, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced. U.S. District Chief Judge Garrett E. Brown…
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Bipartisan group forms Women’s Political Caucus
Bipartisan group works toward supporting women in politics BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent BY LORI ANNE OLIWACorrespondent Jennifer Beck The 2008 Presidential election is not the only place where women are making their mark in politics. A Monmouth County Chapter of the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey (MCWPC) has recently been formed with the…
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You’re the lucky winner … lottery scams
‘Congratulations! Your name was attached to a ticket that was recently drawn – winning $315,000!” Sound familiar? Scam operators are using the telephone, e-mail and direct mail to entice New Jersey consumers to participate in high-stakes foreign lotteries. Solicitations are coming from as far away as Australia, Spain, Germany and Canada. The Better Business Bureau…
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Red Bank’s tax base more than doubles
Property owners may challenge assessed values BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK – The total value of taxable property in the borough has increased from around $968 million to more than $2.2 billion after completion of the recent borough-wide reassessment. Neil Rubenstein, president of Realty Appraisal Co., the firm that…
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Celebrating the Year of the Pig
Teachers explain the stories/customs behind Chinese New Year BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer As the second new moon arrives, the Chinese get ready to welcome a new year. Chinese New Year is one of the biggest holidays for the Asian population in the Central Jersey area, and its celebration has become…
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County human services department restructured
Monmouth County Freeholder Robert D. Clifton has announced a restructuring at the Monmouth County Department of Human Services that consolidates a number of divisions and eliminates one senior management position. The change comes as a result of a months-long budget review process by the Board of Freeholders looking for ways to pare the 2007 budget.…
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Volunteers sought to be ‘voice’ for a child
The Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program of Monmouth County is seeking adults 21 years and older to act as advocates for children who have been removed from their homes because they have been abused and neglected. A CASA volunteer is a trained citizen who is appointed by a judge to represent the best interests…
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Communities coped in wake of nor’easter
CHRIS KELLY staff Ice deposited by the Feb. 14 nor’easter downed power lines and caused tree limbs to break off, like this one blocking the path to a home on Branch Avenue in Red Bank. O’port readied shelter; despite outages, no one came Senior citizen Gloria Kretowicz spent last Thursday inside her Red Bank condominium…
