Category: HUB News
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‘Clerks’: Screen it and they will come
2,000 fans show up for Smith flick, appearance in Marine Park BY SHARON LEFF Correspondent BY SHARON LEFFCorrespondent Above: Tom Ranklin (l) came from Hamilton for his chance to meet and talk with Kevin Smith in Marine Park, Red Bank, on Aug. 8. Below: Amy Sennett (front) was one of hundreds of people who showed…
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Sewer capacity shortfall jeopardizes future growth
State puts moratorium on sewer connections in south Tinton Falls BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer It has become apparent that there is not enough sewerage capacity for all of the projects waiting to begin in the southern end of Tinton Falls. As a result, the state Council on Affordable Housing has…
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From Days Gone By
‘tique of the week Monmouth Antique Shoppes – where the unusual is the norm By Tony Senk ‘I ‘tique of the week Monmouth Antique Shoppes – where the unusual is the norm By Tony Senk‘I An Elgin outboard boat motor – that still works – and an old anvil on a stump, along with assorted…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Kevin Smith fields a question from one of the 2,000-plus fans who attended a screening of his film “Clerks” in Marine Park in Red Bank Aug. 8. See story, page 27.
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From closet to complex
County OEM among services to be based in communications center BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley (at lectern) reviews proposed plans for a new county communications center. Also shown (l-r) are Senior Public Safety Telecommunicator John Cuccia and Emergency Management Coordinator Harry Conover.…
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Study recommends paid firefighters in Rumson
Volunteers who live out of town lead to longer p.m. response times BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Rumson volunteer firefighters battle the blaze that destroyed the Tredwell House on June 15. With more than half of fire company volunteers living out of town, a study of the Rumson…
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Commission adds to boro’s historic inventory
Ten sites proposed would bring historic places tally to 80 BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK – Ten new additions were proposed to the Borough Council for inclusion in the Red Bank Historic Inventory by George Bowden, chairman of the borough Historic Preservation Commission. Bowden spoke at Monday’s council meeting,…
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Four towns studying centralizing dispatch
Could shared dispatch for police, fire, EMS, public works cut costs? BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Shrewsbury SHREWSBURY – A feasibility study for the implementation of a shared dispatcher services program with three other towns was endorsed by the Borough Council last week. Borough Administrator Thomas X. Seaman said all of…
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Tinton Falls approves $19M 2006 budget
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – For better or worse, the borough finally approved the 2006 municipal budget of $19,476,676 after hearing that it would not receive state aid. The spending plan, which includes a tax bite of $9,516,865 and raises taxes 16 cents per $100 of valuation, was…
