Category: HUB News

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Veteran activist Al Strasburger, Red Bank, and fellow protesters rally against the war in Iraq in front of Fort Monmouth in the rain on Oct. 1

  • N.J. property tax reform tops incumbents’ agenda

    Dems Panter, Morgan seeking second terms in state Assembly BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer Property taxes and administrative reform of government and New Jersey’s school districts are the priorities for state assemblymen Michael Panter and Dr. Robert Morgan as they seek re-election to a second term. Democrats Panter and Morgan won…

  • Zoning applicant puts rehab center on hold

    BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — An application before the borough Zoning Board of Adjustment for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center on Riverside Avenue has been replaced with a proposal for garden apartments at the same location. Gerald A. Marks, attorney for the applicant whose office is in…

  • Boro to purchase recycling trucks

    SHREWSBURY — The Borough Council awarded two contracts last week for two recycling trucks: one for a 2006 GMC rack truck and another for 2006 dual bin recycling truck. Both contracts were awarded to Cambria Automotive Companies Inc. in Edison. The cost of the rack truck is $56,755 and the recycling truck will cost $141,721.…

  • Monmouth County SPCA makes an emergency appeal

    The Monmouth County SPCA is seeking emergency foster homes for cats and kittens to alleviate critical overcrowding conditions at the shelter. The MCSPCA has exceeded its capacity to house cats due to a series of local cat hoarding cases that have flooded the shelter with cats and kittens. One such neglect case involved a home…

  • Boro approves funding for Marine Park redo

    $2.8M will fund new bulkheads and other improvements at park BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Red Bank RED BANK — The Borough Council has appropriated the funds to replace the bulkheads as well as other features at Marine Park. At Monday’s council meeting, a bond ordinance for $1.5 million was approved…

  • Renovation of park fails to pass muster

    Blackberry Bay Park opening delayed; boro dissatisfied with work BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT — The reopening of Blackberry Bay Park is about a month overdue. Borough officials say the delay was caused by the contractor not meeting the specific requirements of the project. “We are not paying for Yankee…

  • Porch restoration to begin on historic house

    Crawford House will become local history and culture center BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer The Crawford House TINTON FALLS — Phase I work on the porch of the historic Crawford House is about to begin. Stacey Slowinski, chairwoman of the Historic Preservation Commission of Tinton Falls, said, “We are eagerly awaiting…

  • Work on new firehouse to begin next week

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Shrewsbury SHREWSBURY — Construction on the new 9,788-square-foot firehouse on Route 35 is about to begin. The money is in place, a contractor has been chosen, and trucks and equipment are being moved to the public works building. Councilman William Moss explained that the Monmouth County…