Category: HUB News

  • Health commission institutes flu lottery

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer With only half of the expected supply of influenza vaccinations available this flu season, the Monmouth County Regional Health Commission No.1 (MCRHC) has instituted a lottery system for flu shots. Only 50 million doses of the vaccine will be available country wide as opposed to the…

  • Israeli art on exhibit in Rumson

    “Climbing to the Top” is one of the pieces of art on exhibit at the Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson. RUMSON — A collection of Israeli art, jewelry and Judaica will be on exhibit at the 16th Annual Showcase of Israeli Arts, Nov. 14-21. The gallery-style exhibit and sale is sponsored by Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson.…

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  • MCHA to hold holiday boutique, Victorian party

    The second annual Monmouth County Historical Association (MCHA) holiday boutique will be held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Taylor-Butler House, 127 Kings Highway, Middletown. Admission is $5 per person. The boutique will feature gifts from Add-On Patio Showcase, Middletown; Beacon Fine Arts and Society Paige, both of…

  • A nine-letter word that begins with ā€˜c’

    Tinton Falls resident recently published her last crossword puzzle BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent FARRAHMAFFAI staff Mary Brown has designed crossword puzzles for The New York TImes and other publications. At left is a sample of the answer key to her last puzzle. Every morning millions of people start their day with a…

  • Notes

    For free, objective, confidential health insurance counseling and help with Medicare/Medigap, contact your local SHIP program at ElderMed at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank at (732) 450-2786, or the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County library at (732) 842-5995 to arrange an appointment with a SHIP counselor. ***** Tim Hogan, president of Riverview Medical…

  • In the Arts

    The Center for the Visual Arts Gallery at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, will host the annual Arts and Communication Faculty Exhibition through Dec. 17. The exhibit represents a diverse mix of artwork from traditional media to experimental work and includes painting, sculpture, photography, watercolor, ceramics and architectural drawings. The gallery is in the Communications and…

  • Cole exhibit inspires series of arts events

    The Monmouth County Arts Council, Red Bank, will collaborate with the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, and The Black Box of Asbury Park to host a series of events focused on the work of internationally renowned and exhibited artist Willie Cole. The project, “Willie Cole — The Great Asbury Park Book Rising,”…

  • Despite pleas, mayor says homes likely to go

    Schneider tells resident group plan submitted is deficient BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — Residents fighting to save their homes from being razed to make way for redevelopment will likely lose the battle, Mayor Adam Schneider said last week. “I think Matzel and Mumford will successfully present a plan…