Category: HUB News
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Council discord on study of Red Bank kids
Mayor doubts findings; Ernst, Curley call for council to act BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer How the Borough Council should respond to a study that claims 16 percent of Red Bank children are living in poverty became the topic for debate at Monday’s council meeting. Councilwoman Kaye Ernst said she was…
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The return of ‘Ricasso’
“Self Portrait in Sharpie” An exhibit of metal sculpture, paintings, stainless steel etchings, industrial furniture and illustrated poetry by Richard M. Tierney will open at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury on Sunday. An opening reception for “Ricasso II — Look What’s New! (aka Ricasso Recur-rence/Ricasso Returns)” will be held from 3-5 p.m. Tierney,…
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Tinton Falls students jump for heart health
Atchison community surpasses fundraising goal of Jump Rope for the Heart BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Above, Hannah Lynn, a first-grader at the Mahala Atchison School in Tinton Falls, demonstrated her hopping skill during the highly successful Jump for the Heart fundraiser on Feb. 23. At right, first-grader Zarla Dunn doesn’t…
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On Campus
Peter Andrew Bellezza, Little Silver, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Elon University, Elon, N.C. Students named to the list must complete at least 12 semester hours with no grade below an A minus. Bellezza is the son of Nancy and Frank Bellezza. Laura Ann Ronan of Shrewsbury has been…
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Borough in a quandary over building glitches
Council agrees to let work proceed pending meeting with architect, engineer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Tinton Falls Everyone who attended last week’s Borough Council meeting, including council members, wants to know who’s to blame for the construction problems associated with the new 37,000-square-foot borough hall building. In an effort to…
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Borough puts pay-to-play amendment on hold
Change would remove cap on contributions to local, county campaigns BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — After public discussion and a plea from a Common Cause representative, the Borough Council voted unanimously to drop an amendment to the borough’s pay-to-play ordinance for the time being. Council members expressed their…
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Panter inserts zoning clause in fort reuse bill
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Assemblyman Michael Panter (D-12) says the portion of Fort Monmouth that lies inside the borders of three host communities will be protected under legislation he has introduced to create an official revitalization authority for the infrastructure at the closing U.S. Army base. In a press release…
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Search for missing woman continues
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Christine Edwards The search continues for a Red Bank woman who went missing on Feb. 10 from the Aberdeen home of her sister. Christine Caroline Edwards, 55, inexplicably left the house of her sister and brother-in-law between 6:30 and 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 and…
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Fire district budgets pass in borough
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — The budgets in the borough’s two fire districts were approved during elections on Saturday, and all four commissioners’ seats were filled. In Fire District 1, which covers the Wayside and Pine Brook fire companies, three candidates were vying for two three-year positions. The…
