Category: HUB News
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Crash leaves man dead, wife in critical condition
RED BANK – Following a car crash on Maple Avenue, one Long Branch resident is dead and another one is listed in critical condition. According to a release from the Red Bank Police Department, Murray Habermann, 75, of Long Branch, was traveling south on Maple Avenue with his wife, Evelyn, 69, April 23 when his…
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Learning to save lives
Eighth-grader Abbey Fouratt, 13, learns what to do when an infant is hurt. PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Paul Roman, of the Shrewsbury First Aid Squad, has been teaching CPR to eighth-graders at Shrewsbury Borough School for the last 30 years.
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Council OKs bonding for Fair Haven Fields
Buffer zone will remain between new parking lot and bordering homes BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer The borough is one step closer to seeing progress on the Fair Haven fields project after the introduction of an ordinance last month to appropriate funds for the revitalization plans. The council introduced an ordinance…
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Legacy could be shaped by federal allegations
Harry Larrison Jr. served on Board of Freeholders for almost four decades BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer There can be no doubt that recent allegations and charges of bribery will have an impact on the legacy of longtime Monmouth County Freeholder Director Harry Larrison Jr. On April 27, Larrison, 78, of…
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Borough funds $2.8M in projects, equipment
Roadwork, building purchase, police and fire equipment approved BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LITTLE SILVER — Residents of the borough can look forward to various improvements around the town over the next year. At last week’s Borough Council meeting, the council introduced two ordinances that, combined, appropriate more than $2.8 million…
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Mayor: Gelfound did not want to step down
Kalaka-Adams charges councilman was BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Although he might have appeared happy as he stepped down from office last week to prepare for his coming move to California, recently resigned Democratic Councilman William Gelfound did not want to resign from the Borough Council…
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Officials cry ‘Foul!’ over proposed sewage rules
Pallone, Campbell, Zipf protest new sewage discharge rules BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRISTINE VARNO Cindy Zipf (l-r), executive director of Clean Ocean Action; Bradley Campbell, DEP commissioner; and Rep. Frank Pallone held a press conference in Long Branch to protest Bush administration policy they say will increase ocean pollution. LONG…
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Volunteers at the heart of Woman’s Exchange
Shop helps crafters sell handiwork; profits go to local charities BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LAYLI WHYTE A group of Raggedy Anns by various crafters sit high on a shelf at the Little Silver Woman’s Exchange, waiting for a new home. LITTLE SILVER — Over the course of 70 years, close…
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Injunction bars demolition at historic Tredwell House
Preservation coalition hopes to negotiate purchase of house BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer A group of preservation-minded residents has succeeded in blocking demolition of portions of the historic Tredwell House in Rumson. The group is seeking to overturn a compromise worked out between the owners of the historic property and the Rumson Planning Board. The…
