Category: HUB News
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Arts Education Awards winners named for 2006
(Left to right) Lynn Reich, MCAC board member; Peter Lyden, MCAC board president; Luba Corichi, teacher of the year; Paul Hart, emcee; Joseph Pacelli, administrator of the year; Robyn Ellenbogen, MCAC arts education director. RED BANK – The Monmouth County Arts Council announced the winners of the 2006 Arts Education Awards, which were held at…
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History in replica will be honored on Memorial Day
Restored miniatures of Allen House and grounds on view at historical society BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Jack Wilson (l-r)shows two members of the Shrewsbury Historical Society, Councilman Donald Burden and Hermann Allen, the miniature additions he created for the Allen House. SHREWSBURY — History is the name for stories of…
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Notes
Phyllis Schnall Phyllis Schnall was presented with the annual Hadassah National Leadership Award at the Red Bank Chapter installation of new officers and board members on May 22. The award recognizes members whose leadership accomplishments reflect Hadassah’s dedication to the principles of the volunteer ethic. Award recipients are selected by their peers and represent a…
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Pallone, Holt to feds: Focus on jobs, not land
Two legislators ask feds to help create jobs, not more homes BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN – The Pentagon might be seeing dollar signs when it considers selling off Fort Monmouth’s land, but two area lawmakers are trying to redirect that vision. U.S. Congressmen Frank Pallone (D-6) and Rush Holt…
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Monmouth Beach celebrates ‘A Century of Memories’
Exhibit May 19-24 commemorates boro centennial CHRIS KELLY staff At the Monmouth Beach Borough Hall, Albert Benoist, along with Joan Benoist, points out several items that belonged to his mother, which he lent to the the borough for a special 100th anniversary display on Monmouth Beach’s history. Benoist’s family has lived in the borough for…
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Greater Media offering HD2 format in local area
Greater Media Inc. has announced details of its HD2 multicast channels in its New Jersey market. HD radio is a digital signal that provides CD-quality sound and has the ability to display more text information than a traditional radio. It eliminates the static, hiss, pop and fades associated with analog signals, so AM-band broadcasts sound…
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Emergency drill Thurs. in Keyport, Middletown
FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Health Department, in conjunction with the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management, will be participating in two exercises this spring to test the county’s reaction to a state of emergency following a bio-terrorism attack. The objective of these exercises is to test the ability to move medical supplies using alternate…
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‘StrokeAlert!’ screenings offered May 19-26
The American Stroke Association will offer “StrokeAlert!” risk assessments and screenings statewide the week of May 19-26 to commemorate American Stroke Month in May. The assessments are free and designed to educate the public about stroke, its warning signs and risk factors, and preventative steps. Family history will be reviewed, and personal risk factors discussed.…
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Grants help keep towns clean
State Sen. Ellen Karcher and Assemblyman Michael J. Panter (both D-Monmouth and Mercer) announced the receipt of New Jersey Clean Communities grants for every community in the 12th Legislative District. According to a press release, the grants help municipalities combat litter and graffiti. Funding for the grant program is generated through a statewide fee on…
