Category: HUB News

  • Israeli choir to perform at RBR

    The Yemin Orde Youth Choir from Mount Carmel in Israel will sing songs of sorrow, joy and hope from the stage of Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. The choir comprises students in grades 10-12 from Yemin Orde Youth Village, a home and school for 500 adolescents…

  • Mr. clean

    CHRIS KELLY staff Hundreds of volunteers did their part for the environment by turning out Oct. 23 to help clear debris from beaches during Clean Ocean Action’s annual “Beach Sweeps.”

  • Bridge repair will close section of River Road

    FAIR HAVEN — River Road, between Hance Avenue and Fair Haven Road, will be closed for three months for repairs to a bridge that spans River Road in the borough. Construction is due to begin at the beginning of January. The county will be doing the repairs since it is a county road. Businesses on…

  • LOSAP on ballot in Oceanport

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT — On Election Day, Oceanport voters will not only be electing three council members, they will also be asked to approve a Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP). On Nov. 2, borough ballots will include the question, “Shall the mayor and council of the Borough…

  • The Oceanport Candidates …

    Richard Gallo (R) Biography: Lifelong resident of Oceanport; served as soccer, basketball and baseball coach, presently a committee person for Troop 58 and an Eagle Scout of the same troop; volunteer firefighter for the Oceanport Fire Department for 25 years, served as president of the Port-au-Peck fire company for four years and as captain for…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Kansis Calabrese, 7, Red Bank, pulls clown-mates Briana Calabrese, 8, and Sandra Morris, 8, during the annual Red Bank Halloween parade on Broad Street Oct. 24.

  • The Oceanport Candidates … Council: three three-year terms

    Gerald Jay Briscione* (D) Biography: Grew up in Oceanport; appointed to council in January to unexpired term; member of the Planning Board for seven years, board vice chairman in 2003 and current member of the master plan review committee; youth sports coach for the past five years; appointed to the Monmouth Park Stakeholders’ Committee. Occupation:…

  • Candidates take on taxes, development during forum

    Public gets to grill two Republicans, two Democrats on issues BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LAYLI WHYTE Red Bank Borough Council candidates Robert J. Bifani and Sharon Lee, Democrats, and Marnie Goulart and Kay Ernst, Republicans, addressed questions from voters Oct. 13 during the annual Candidates Night sponsored by the West…

  • Jazz Passengers give new take on cult film

    Retro 3-D glasses will be standard issue Oct. 23 when The Count Basie Theatre presents “The Creature From the Black Lagoon.” The 1950s cult classic will get an update with a reworked soundtrack featuring live music by the Jazz Passengers. The seven-piece group has added outrageous new dialogue and sound effects that add hilarity to…