Category: HUB Calendar

  • ~ Notes Around Town ~

    Chris Kelly Alton Hovnanian, 14, Locust, stands next to his edible display of Noah’s Ark sticking out of Mount Ararat, Turkey. Alton took part in the Rumson Country Day School’s annual edible mapmaking contest last Monday. Doggone if this isn’t a good deal! The Monmouth County SPCA Thrift Shop will hold a $5 Bag of…

  • Art, outdoor programs offered by park system

    The Monmouth County Park System will host "Why Can’t You Hear Me?" Feb. 26 from 7:30-9 p.m. Fee is $15 for the program that explores the world of interaction. "Makeup Tricks and Trends" for teen-agers and "tweens" will be offered Feb. 27 from 5-6:30 p.m. Cost is $15. An infrared photography class will be held…

  • Borough man found dead in his home

    FAIR HAVEN — Borough police recently discovered a Lincoln Avenue resident dead in his home. James A. Stewart, 52, was found dead in the kitchen of his Lincoln Avenue home Feb. 4, by patrolman Jeff Jarvis. Jarvis, according to borough police, responded to a request to check on Steward, who hadn’t been seen for several…

  • Workers who lost jobs, income from NYC attacks offered aid

    The 9/11 United Services Group recently announced a coordinated plan by three of its member agencies for the next phase of assistance for workers displaced by the events of Sept. 11. The agencies — the American Red Cross in Greater New York, Safe Horizon and The Salvation Army — will schedule appointments through Feb. 22…

  • Local students to take part in ‘The Big Event’

    Students at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, will participate in a one-day nationwide community service project "The Big Event" March 23 at 9 a.m. Monmouth’s student government association (SGA) is currently accepting job requests from local community groups that would like to utilize the Monmouth volunteers. Requests are due by Feb. 27. Students will spend…

  • Puppeteers to perform in Ocean Grove March 2

    The Royal Line Puppeteers of the First Assembly of God, Shrewsbury, will present a gospel puppet program March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Francis Asbury Manor Chapel, 70 Stockton Ave., Ocean Grove. There is no admission and a free will offering will be taken. For more information, call (732) 897-0800.

  • Hearing on YMCA skate park postponed

    Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON RED BANK — A typical meeting of the borough’s Zoning Board of Adjustment is not usually much of a draw for the area’s youth. Last week, however, the main meeting room at the borough’s municipal building saw roughly two dozen teen-agers filling seats for the board’s meeting. They were there,…

  • Much more than drawing a picture For more than 50 years Mama Sarah has helped children grow, heal

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Much more than drawing a picture For more than 50 years Mama Sarah has helped children grow, heal JERRY WOLKOWITZ Dr. Sarah E. McGee Dr. Sarah McGee has transformed hundreds of young lives for more than 50 years as a children’s art therapist, but none as profoundly as the youngster…

  • Boro faces winter with vigor of youth

    Staff Writer By john burton Boro faces winter with vigor of youth FAIR HAVEN — Shoveling snow from walkways and driveways has long been the bane of homeowners, but for seniors it can be particularly troublesome — and potentially dangerous. So, after the mid-January snowstorm, members of Concerned Citizens for Fair Haven worked with area…