Category: HUB News
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‘Wall that Heals’ will make local stop
Traveling replica of Vietnam Memorial due in county in July BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be on display in Long Branch in July. It is called “The Wall that Heals” and for most, that is what it accomplishes through its travels around the…
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Demolition of Tredwell House now complete
Owners contest $500 fine for destruction of Gardener’s Cottage BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer The Gardener’s Cottage, part of the Tredwell House property, has been demolished. The Gardener’s Cottage, the last remaining structure on the site of the historic Tredwell House property, has been demolished. The demolition of the cottage, which…
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Downed power line causes tragic accident
TINTON FALLS – – A downed wire was the cause of a serious accident in Tinton Falls on Thursday night that left a resident in critical condition. William Hagerman Jr. was badly burned as he tried to exit his car after he rode over a live wire that was on the ground in his driveway…
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Quakers need help to restore historic meetinghouse
Fundraising goal is to raise $500,000 in five years for repairs BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer SHREWSBURY – With the first phase of restoration work completed on the Shrewsbury Quaker Meetinghouse in the historic Four Corners section of Shrewsbury, the Monmouth County Historical Commission has given Shrewsbury Quakers a $4,180 grant…
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Tinton Falls fire district budgets pass
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – The voter turnout was low as usual, but commissioners were elected and the budgets for the borough’s two fire districts were passed last week. According to Councilman Brendan Tobin, who is a firefighter, just over 1 percent of Tinton Falls voters came out…
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Downtown Antiques hosts Cabin Fever Shopping benefit
Abby Arscott looks over vintage clothing for the Cabin Fever Shopping Weekend mini fashion show. Red Bank – – Downtown Antiques & Collectibles will host a Cabin Fever Shopping Weekend Feb. 24 and 25 to benefit Lunch Break in Red Bank. On Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m., fused glass artist Anthony Prima will present…
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Assembly bills aim to better autism awareness
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr. recently announced his work on a seven-bill package designed to improve detection, treatment and awareness of autism in New Jersey. A recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found New Jersey to have the nation’s highest…
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Legal services opens Long Branch office
LONG BRANCH – Ocean Monmouth Legal Services (OMLS) Inc. is hosting an open house for its new city office on Broadway on Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. OMLS is a nonprofit civil law firm that provides free legal services to low-income residents of Monmouth and Ocean counties. The opening of the Long Branch office will…
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Red Cross to honorjunior volunteers
Casey Clark with Ray Smith, chairman of the Red Cross Board of Trustees Tinton Falls – – The American Red Cross honored two Clara Barton Junior Humanitarian honorees at its Red Tie Gala March 24. The honorees are Casey Clark and John Lorton. Casey, 16, Tinton Falls, has been a Red Cross volunteer for five…
