Category: HUB News
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McMorrow begins term on county freeholders
Retired educator is the first Democrat to hold seat in decades BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF MONMOUTH COUNTY Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow takes the oath of office as her husband, Patrick, holds the Bible. The oath was administered by retired state Superior Court Judge John D’Amico Jr. Before…
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Council weighs options on comm’l trash pickup
Mayor: Boro could make $300K-$400K by charging businesses for collection BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – The Borough Council discussed whether or not to go into the commercial trash collection business during its workshop meeting last week. This has been an ongoing discussion, but last week it was decided…
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Born to run: Off-leash dog area proposed
Residents want county dog park at Wolf Hill in O’port BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Joan Osgoodby and Mojo, her Bernese mountain dog. Dog owners in several local towns are gathering support for a proposal to have part of a county park in Oceanport designated as a dog park. The initiative…
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Auxiliary seeks volunteers
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed civilian volunteer component of the U.S. Coast Guard, and is actively seeking more volunteers interested in serving their country and their community. The auxiliary participates in all Coast Guard missions authorized by Congress, with the exception of direct law enforcement and military action. The auxiliary conducts missions…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jose Castaneda leads the choir in song at a Mass celebrating the feast of Los Tres Reyes, The Three Kings, at St. Anthony’s Church in Red Bank Jan. 6.
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Grant funds fellowships
A $100,000 grant from Erickson Retirement Communities, manager and developer of Seabrook Village in Tinton Falls, to The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, has funded creation of the Erickson Johns Hopkins Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine and Leadership. Two new fellowship positions will include a one-year fellowship in clinical…
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Red Bank gets $2.4M for affordable housing
State DCA grant will fund purchase of west side tract BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna announced this week that the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has approved funding for the borough’s affordable housing project on Cedar Street. At Monday’s meeting of the Borough Council, Menna…
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Fort MLK observance Jan. 11
Maj. Gen. (retired) Robert L. Nabors, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command and Fort Monmouth from 1998 to 2001, will be the keynote speaker at an observance honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Fort Monmouth Post Chapel Jan. 11 from 9:30-11 a.m. Nabors was the first African American to…
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Fate of Sea Bright-Highlands Bridge pending DOT decision
Historic Sites Council: DOT didn’t show rehab was not a viable option BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Sea Bright-Highlands Bridge A decision on an application by the N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT) to replace the 74-year-old drawbridge that joins the boroughs of Highlands and Sea Bright is expected to be made later this…
