Category: HUB News
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Sea Bright appoints special counsel to dispute legal bill
Parties argue over who should pick up tab for case to appoint Scriven BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer SEA BRIGHT — At least all six members of the Borough Council and the mayor agree that the town’s taxpayers should not be stuck picking up the legal tab for the…
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Eatontown mayor readies case for Md. BRAC hearing
$50,000 state study shows $1.6 million loss in tax revenue if fort closes BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — With a potential loss of $1.6 million in tax revenues for this borough and four neighboring communities at stake, local leaders must fight to get Fort Monmouth off the…
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Park readied for opening in August
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Tinton Falls TINTON FALLS — It took a few years, but one swath of open space in the borough is going to the dogs … and the children, and anyone else with recreational needs. The long-vacant, 39-acre Duncan Thecker tract, on West Park Avenue…
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Council hears borough auditor’s recommendations
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council has received recommendations from the borough auditor for the 2005 municipal budget. At the June 13 council meeting, Borough Auditor David Kaplan made a presentation to the council concerning changes that he believes should be made to the 2005 budget…
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DEP fines developer, engineer, consultant
Claim is that Twin Brook application was falsified to increase building density BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — One plan for an active adult community in the borough is dead in the water because its developer had designs on filling off-limit wetlands with homes. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has…
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Township will extend contract with Comcast
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Shrewsbury SHREWSBURY — The Borough Council has introduced an ordinance granting a renewal contract with Comcast of Monmouth County LLC. The public hearing was held on June 20. Under the ordinance, Comcast will pay the municipality 2 percent of the gross revenues from all subscription fees…
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Offer of $4.1 million for Tredwell House rejected
Judge to rule on injunction barring demolition BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer The Tredwell Preservation Coalition is seeking to bar demolition of portions of the 300-year-old Tredwell House in Rumson. A $4.1 million purchase offer for the historic Tredwell House has been turned down by its new owners. According to the…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Minden Yuskevich (l) and Andrea Cilento lead the celebration after the Red Bank Catholic girls beat Mount St. Dominic to win the Non-Public A state championship on Saturday in Toms River. For story, see sports.
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Final panel in series on black issues June 17
RED BANK — A local author will lead the third and final panel discussion organized by a soon-to-be Red Bank Regional (RBR) High School graduate. Phillip Thomas Duck, author of “Playing with Destiny,” which explores issues of family and fatherhood in the African-American community, will head the panel , which was organized by RBR senior…
