Category: HUB News
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Seven puppies rescued; house lost to fire
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer This house on Peach Street in TInton Falls was destroyed in a blaze. TINTON FALLS – Seven pit bulls were rescued from a house fire on Peach Street on Nov. 28 during the late night hours. Two occupants escaped the blaze. The one-story house was gutted…
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Bridge advocates urge boro to save Rt. 36 span
Preservationists ask council to seek injunction against DOT plan BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer COURTESYOFPAULSCHARFF Highlands Bridge SEA BRIGHT – Residents from both sides of the Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge are urging officials in the borough to seek an injunction to halt the state’s planned replacement of the aging span. Alleging that…
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For boro official, problems are simply opportunities
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Tinton Falls Borough Administrator W. Bryan Dempsey just passed the one-year mark in his job. TINTON FALLS – It has been just over one year since W. Bryan Dempsey jumped with both feet into his job as business administrator for the borough. And…
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‘Tis the season
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Holiday icons like Frosty the Snowman, the Grinch and Santa – the man, the myth and the legend – made appearances at the annual Red Bank Tree Lighting festivities Nov. 24. The Red Bank Regional High School Marching Band also performed before the Holiday Express holiday concert got under way.
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Planners OK development in southern Tinton Falls
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Tinton Falls TINTON FALLS – Traditions, a major housing development, was given unanimous approval at the borough Planning Board hearing on Nov. 8. After a number of hearings, and taking into consideration the concerns of an environmental group, the Planning Board approved, with conditions, Edgewood Properties’…
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Sea Bright talking cell towers again
Three temporary towers could be located in downtown BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer SEA BRIGHT – To beef up cell phone service in town, officials are milking the idea of wheeling in a few COWs. The COWs or “cells on wheels,” do not moo, but they can help people talking on…
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Volunteers honored by county
WEST LONG BRANCH – Thirteen residents and eight groups earned Volunteer Recognition awards for their work through Monmouth County’s Division of Social Services. The Division of Social Services, an agency within the county’s Department of Human Services, administers five volunteer programs: Home Friends, which provides one-to-one companionship to an elderly or disabled person who is…
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For boro official, problems are simply opportunities
Dempsey completes first year as boro administrator BY LINDA DENICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DENICOLAStaff Writer It has been just over one year since W. Bryan Dempsey jumped with both feet into his job as business administrator for Tinton Falls. And what an eventful year it has been. In fact, council President Brendan Tobin said,…
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Deadlines announced for mailing to troops overseas
The United States Postal Services has issued its deadlines for mailing items to troops stationed overseas. New Jersey postal officials are encouraging military families and friends sending packages and letters to mail early to make sure packages reach destinations in time for the holidays. Military mailing deadlines for military mail addressed to Express Mail Military…
