Category: HUB News
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Initiative recognizes educators, volunteers
RED BANK – Educators and volunteers in the community are among those who will be honored tonight at the 2006 Red Bank Education Awards ceremony held at the Two River Theater. Sponsored by the Red Bank Education and Development Initiative, the awards recognize excellence in education and community service. Red Bank Middle School Principal Terrance…
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Zoners to rehear West Side Lofts application
Attny: To avoid appearance of conflict, chairwoman will not participate BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RED BANK — The borough Zoning Board will hear a new application for the West Side Lofts project next week minus the participation of the board’s chairwoman as the result of an Appellate Court decision. According to Rick Brodsky, attorney…
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Area churches still helping hurricane victims
BY CHRISTINE VARNO and LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writers BY CHRISTINE VARNO and LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writers District 9 in New Orleans, one of the poorest areas and hardest hit by the floods brought by Hurricane Katrina. Local churches continue to be a part of the recovery effort under way in the Gulf Coast areas devastated by…
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Jazz & Blues Festival
Clockwise from top: Sarah Possidel, 5, Brick, does a back flip on a ride. With the rains over, the hillside in front of the main stage was crowded with fans who flock to the festival to hear national and local bands. Freddie Hendrix performs with the Mike Logan band. Traci West and Jerry Watts of…
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Notes Around Town
Cub Scouts from Wolf Den Pack 8, Red Bank, lowered the flag at Retreat at Fort Monmouth on May 16 in order to fulfill one of their achievements. Participating in the ceremony were Cub Scouts (l-r) Zackary Forest, Jordan Pederson, Marc Sciandra, Michael Maier Jr., Andrew Goumas, David Thuel and Den Leader Michael Maier. *****…
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Campaign contribution not illegal, Menna says
BY LAYLI WHYTE and TOM CAIZZA Staff Writers BY LAYLI WHYTE and TOM CAIZZAStaff Writers RED BANK – Borough Council President Pasquale Menna said that he did not do anything illegal when he made a $500 contribution to a joint candidate election fund for Matawan Democratic council candidates last November, and then was awarded a…
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Tinton Falls begins shaping its master plan
Affordable housing, open-space priorities residents want in plan BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – The borough kicked off its master plan review last week with a town hall-type meeting for residents. The borough’s new planners, Susan Gruel and Fred Heyer, of Heyer Gruel & Associates, New Brunswick, told the…
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A post office of its own may be in boro’s future
Postal service spokesman: USPS moving forward on plans for Tinton Falls BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – With a little luck, and some diligent negotiations, the borough may be one step closer to getting its own post office. Mayor Peter Maclearie said at a town hall meeting last week…
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StreetLife signals summer in Red Bank
The sidewalks of downtown Red Bank will be alive with magicians, jazz, blues, rock, folk musicians, dance and more on Saturday evenings this summer as the StreetLife series of outdoor performances continues for the fifth season. Red Bank RiverCenter programs musicians and artists to perform on the sidewalks of the downtown shopping district on summer…
