Category: HUB News
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Arts group raises funds to purchase building
The Arts Coalition of Asbury Park (ArtsCap) is raising funds to purchase the historic Kinmonth Building at 710 Mattison Ave. The circa-1911 building houses the Savoy Theatre. ArtsCap hopes to restore the theater and use the building as a community center with office space, a senior center, film center, artists studios, rehearsal space, children’s art…
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Sierra Club asks pols’ views on environment
Candidates urged to speak to Sandy Hook, eminent domain BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — In addition to cleaning up the air and the water, the Sierra Club is also looking to clean up local government. The national environmental advocacy group recently opened an office at 121A Monmouth Street…
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Town meeting for Arts Plan NJ
RED BANK — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) will convene a town meeting to provide a public forum to discuss the draft of Arts Plan NJ, a statewide plan for a better New Jersey through the arts. The meeting will run from 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 17 at the Two River…
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Council election uncontested
SHREWSBURY — There is no contest for the three expired seats on the five-member Borough Council this year. All three Republican incumbents have decided to retain their council seats. They are: Marlene Hotaling, of North Park Avenue; John McGuire, of Garden Road; and Kevin Murphy, of East End Avenue. Hotaling and McGuire will run for…
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In the Arts
“Shadows of Shadow Lawn,” an hourlong documentary on the alleged haunting of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, will debut on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. in Wilson Auditorium. The free screening is open to the public and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Produced by Monmouth University graduate student Tom Hanley and…
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West Side Lofts would include affordable units
Hearing on mixed-use project to be continued Dec. 1 BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Red Bank RED BANK — A mixed-use development proposed for the borough’s west side would have to provide affordable housing units under new regulations adopted by the borough. Borough Engineer George Whalen told the borough Zoning Board…
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Boro tweaks bulkhead law
SEA BRIGHT — The borough’s pending law regarding the upkeep of bulkheads is on hold for now. A public hearing and the second and third reading of the ordinance, which was originally scheduled for the Borough Council’s Oct. 4 meeting, have been postponed until Borough Attorney Scott Arnette can tweak some of the wording in…
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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
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CHRIS KELLY staff A member of the Red Bank Fire Department salutes in honor of his department’s fallen firefighters during a Medal Day/Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service held Oct. 2 at Long Branch Firemen’s Park.
