Category: HUB News
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Plein air painters exhibit at guild
“Shark River” acrylic by Joseph Bergholm ‘Color and Light,” an exhibit of works by the Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast, has opened at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. The Plein Air Painters come from different areas of the state and meet to paint together in their own unique styles and mediums.…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff D.J. Martin, 11, of Tinton Falls, pauses to contemplate a rainbow created by a water spray from a ladder truck at Tinton Falls Community Day held Aug. 6 at the Ranney School in the borough.
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Michael Chervinsky, 6, Tinton Falls, runs through an artificial drizzle from the fire department ladder truck during the Tinton Falls Community Day on Aug. 6.
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Suit seeks affordable units in Oceanport
Residents crowd meeting to oppose 60-unit high rise BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer A proposal to build a high-rise complex in a residential zone in Oceanport may be just a scare tactic on the part of the developer, an attorney retained by the borough said Monday “The strategy of the plaintiffs…
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Lifeguard Tournament
The Monmouth County Park System’s Seven Presidents Lifeguard Tournament held Aug. 6 in Long Branch consisted of several events that tested the skills of lifeguards at county beaches. Clockwise from top: Avon lifeguards launch Lauryn Stengel and Meg Fales in the boat relay race. Sea Bright lifeguard Chris O’Connor rows during the kayak/swim/paddle race. Competitors…
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Coalition and Tredwell owners $700K apart
Preservation group hopes to keep 300-year-old property intact BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RUMSON — A group of preservationists is cobbling together financing to keep the historic Tredwell House intact. “We’ll have to put together an amazing coalition of angels, miracles and Green Acres money,” said Mary Lou Strong. “I’m praying.”…
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Sea Bright’s ‘CodeRED’ system is up and running
Residents encouraged to sign up to be contacted during emergencies BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer Sea Bright SEA BRIGHT — Imagine if you could telephone all of the households in this small oceanside town within a three-minute window. Sea Bright police now have that capability, and more importantly, a…
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Business owner balks at paying for roadwork
Mayor BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — A request for road paving has left one business owner feeling flat. Pat Mazzucca, president of Globe Petroleum on Central Avenue, spoke at the Borough Council meeting Monday, requesting that Central Avenue be added to the borough’s 2005 road program. “We’ve sent…
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Lyme disease epidemic increases in summer
With over 300 known strains of the Lyme disease bacteria worldwide, Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious illness in the United States, growing at five times the rates of the AIDS and HIV infections, according to the Turn the Corner Foundation. Lyme disease has been reported in 49 states, every continent and nearly every…
