Category: HUB News
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Historical map guides walking tour of Freehold
Visitors can learn about the history, architecture and local lore of Freehold by following a new map that guides visitors on a walking tour of the downtown area. “Touring Historic Freehold” is a free, colorful map that includes 75 points of interest, all of which are pictured. The map was compiled by Monmouth Historical Commission…
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Murals part of revitalization
Arts Coalition forms mural art project as community endeavor BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer ASBURY PARK — Two muralists who share a vision of people coming to Asbury Park to view murals in the city are off to a good start. Their idea for an Asbury Park Mural Arts Project is…
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City will take 15 additional properties
Council action more than doubles second phase of Pier Village BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council adopted an ordinance last week extending eminent domain to additional properties in the second phase of the Pier Village redevelopment zone. Eminent domain will be applied to nine of the…
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McKenna to stay on for special projects
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — It’s a matter of unfinished business. That is why Mayor Peter Maclearie chose to keep former borough Law Director Edward J. McKenna Jr. on as special counsel for certain matters. One of those matters is the ongoing issue involving an effort…
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Supreme Court is asked to rehear eminent domain case
Firm says decision has BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– A nonprofit law firm filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week, hoping to overturn what its attorneys say is one of the court’s “most despised decisions.” “We will be the first to admit that our…
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$8.2M upgrade in store for train station
Elevated platforms part of renovation to begin in August BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer An artist’s rendering of the proposed changes to the Red Bank train station. NJ Transit’s Red Bank train station is slated for an $8.2 million renovation that will include elevated platforms. According to NJ Transit spokesman Tom…
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CHRIS KELLY staff A group of fairies gathers around the fairy queen Titania in a scene from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” presented last weekend and next at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank.
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Garage backlash
Republicans: Deck a $1M-a-year boondoggle for residents BY LAYLI WHITE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHITEStaff Writer Republicans on the Red Bank Borough Council are warning that the financial impact of a proposed downtown parking garage could leave residents holding the bag for a $1 million annual deficit. Both Councilwoman Jenni-fer Beck and Councilman John P.…
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Nature trail dedicated to peace activist, feminist
Nature preserve walking trail honors Esther W. Hymer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer LINDA DeNICOLA This carved wood plaque marks a new nature trail in Shrewsbury, dedicated to Esther Hymer. At right, Hymer as a young woman. Below, she celebrates her 100th birthday at the United Nations in New York. SHREWSBURY…
