Category: HUB News

  • Beck: Sandy bill would hold contractors responsible

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer For residents of Monmouth County still dealing with homes damaged by superstorm Sandy, the process of rebuilding can be tedious. State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) has said her office has been flooded with calls from residents asking her assistance to help keep the process moving. “Citizens shouldn’t have to call…

  • Republicans claim upset, Dems talk recount in Red Bank

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer   RED BANK – With provisional ballots yet to be counted, Republicans appear to have outdrawn Democrats in the Nov. 3 municipal election, winning two seats on the Borough Council and overturning decades of Democratic dominance. According to Hedra Siskel, superintendent of elections for Monmouth County, an undetermined number of…

  • Doo Wop & The Great American Songbook

    TOP PICK Doo Wop fans and fans of the Great American Songbook can relive the performances of their favorite artists when rock ‘n’ roll legend John “Johnny T” Tarangelo takes the stage at the Middletown Arts Center. “An Evening of Doo Wop & The Great American Songbook” will be presented Nov. 7, at the Middletown…

  • Incumbents, mostly unopposed, remain in office

    BY KENNY WALTER STAFF WRITER In the Borough of Fair Haven, Republican council incumbents Eric Jaeger and Robert Marchese withstood a challenge from Democrat Shervyn von Hoerl for the two seats up for election on the Borough Council. Jeager drew with 876 votes, while his running mate, Marchese, tallied 834 votes to top von Hoerl’s…

  • Stars and stripes at Twin Lights

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer The Twin Lights Mueum has reopened after three years of renovations. COURTESY OF LIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY After three years of renovations and installation of a new exhibit, the Twin Lights Museum has reopened in Highlands. Historic flags and patriotic artifacts are among the notable items in the new multimedia exhibit,…

  • Public squelches Jetsun proposal for Marine Park

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer In the face of widespread public disapproval of one of the proposals submitted, the process of re-imagining Red Bank’s Marine Park has come to a screeching halt. According to Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer, the committee that reviewed the three proposals submitted will recommend that the Borough Council reject all proposals for…

  • Environmental commission fumes about idling engines

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Members of the Red Bank environmental commission are calling for stepped up enforcement of antiidling laws, citing violations at sites including the train station and restaurants. At the Oct. 27 Red Bank Environmental Commission meeting, members discussed placing more signage around the borough to inform motorists of the state’s no-idling…

  • Mini-golf event combines fun and fund-raising

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer RED BANK — Each November, local accounting firm The Curchin Group hosts an indoor miniature-golf tournament to bring together sponsors, clients and community members, while raising funds to benefit local nonprofits. As the firm prepares to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the “Curchin Mini Golf Open” Nov. 10, Peter…

  • Domestic violence victims continue dire call for help

    The Struggle By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer The power of the Internet recently played a critical part in domestic violence awareness. A surveillance video that exposed an altercation turned physical between a professional football player and his then-fiancee was widely circulated in the media and caught the attention of domestic violence victims. “The Ray Rice…