Category: HUB News

  • Peters named to council in Fair Haven

    BY LAUREN SAMPSONCorrespondent BY LAUREN SAMPSON Correspondent Jonathan Peters, a five-year resident of Fair Haven and an assistant professor of corporate finance at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York, has been appointed to the Fair Haven Borough Council. The appointment was formalized at Monday’s council meeting by a unanimous vote. Peters…

  • Plans for Prown’s approved

    BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RED BANK — The Prown’s building on Broad Street will remain basically the same as it has for decades under redevelopment plans approved Monday by the Red Bank Planning Board. Developer 32-34 Broad Street, LLC, revised plans to redevelop the three-story building after the Zoning Board…

  • District pares budget to comply with new law

    Krewer says $75K trimwill require cuts inpersonnel and programs BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Krewer says $75K trim will require cuts in personnel and programs BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RED BANK — Personnel and programs at district schools are going to be widely affected by a recently enacted state law, according to district School Superintendent…

  • RB education initiative rates progress on schools

    Focus is on building educational achievement of all boro students BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RB education initiative rates progress on schools BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RED BANK — The Red Bank Education and Development Initiative (RBEDI) is getting closer to its goal of having the village raise the child. The RBEDI recently released its…

  • Rowse’ death leaves opening on Rumson Borough council

    BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RUMSON — The borough is mourning the loss of one of its council members, Tre P. Rowse, 59, who died Aug. 8 after a long battle with cancer. "It was sudden when he got ill," said Deputy Borough Clerk Jane Hartman, about Rowse’s recent illness, "but…

  • Pallone joins Campbell in calling for public hearings

    Park service told to button up historic buildings; SSH plans to seek injunction BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Pallone joins Campbell in calling for public hearings Park service told to button up historic buildings; SSH plans to seek injunction BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer It’s been a long week for the National Park Service. First, Commissioner…

  • Sammon retires after 34 years with borough

    Council searchesfor new administrator BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Council searches for new administrator BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RUMSON — Only two weeks after announcing he was taking a temporary leave of absence, Borough Administrator Gary Sammon has announced his retirement. In a letter addressed to the Borough Council, Sammon, 61, cited health problems as…

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    CHRIS KELLY STAFF Joe Stevens, Middletown, picks through a pile of freshly harvested corn Sunday at the Red Bank Farmers Market held in the parking lot of The Galleria.

  • Council denies request to vacate paper street

    BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Jeff Morris got his answer. But it wasn’t the one he wanted. The Borough Council, for a second time, has denied the request of Morris for the borough to vacate and deed to him that portion of Bellevue Place, a paper street running…