Category: HUB News

  • Loss of child inspires renovation of park

    BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RUMSON — The loss of a child has inspired one borough family to go above and beyond the call of civic duty. Victoria Gmelich and her husband, Justin, have taken on the enormous philanthropic project of completely renovating Victory Park. The project began with the late…

  • Boro gets Green Acres grant to buy land

    BY SANDI CARPELLOCorrespondent BY SANDI CARPELLO Correspondent SHREWSBURY — The borough is about to become a bit greener. The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres Program presented the borough with a $305,000 grant toward Shrewsbury’s recreation and open space plan this week. "The grant would go towards purchasing open field land," said Councilman John…

  • New waiting room matches hospital to its name

    Other changes have been made to improve quality of care at Riverview BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer The new face of Riverview is starting to show. On Monday last week, the new lobby of Riverview Medical Center opened to the public. Its look is reminiscent of an airport waiting area, with…

  • School board accepts most budget reduction requests

    Mayor: Vote againstspending planmandated significant cuts BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Mayor: Vote against spending plan mandated significant cuts BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Board of Education agreed to cut its next budget by the amounts suggested by the Borough Council, but did not agree entirely with the governing body on what cuts should be…

  • Monmouth County Park System offers trips, exercise classes

    The Monmouth County Park System will present "Watercolor Rearrange-ment," a workshop, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $50 per person for the class, which will use rearrangement and/or collage treatments to transform students’ work. A trip to Philadelphia is set for June 26. Participants will be able to visit Independence…

  • Zest

    Capturing moments in her camera BY GLORIA STRAVELLICorrespondent Zest Capturing moments in her camera’s lens Photographer’s work based on interplay of sun and shadow BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Correspondent Capturing moments in her camera’s lens Photographer’s work based on interplay of sun and shadow BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Correspondent Norwegian Elkhound She doesn’t stalk photo ops like…

  • Low temperatures can’t cool passion for festival

    Despite poor weather, crowds fill Marine Park for festival BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Hazmat Modine keeps the blues power turned on during its Riverfront Stage performance Sunday. BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer The myths and bad jokes he’d heard about New Jersey were dispelled when Michael Kinsman arrived in Red Bank to take part…

  • Photo

    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Anthony Wriston, 11, performs with the Rockets band during the Red Bank Middle School’s spring concert “Basie and More Jazz in Red Bank” on June 1.

  • Council voices opposition to call to abolish district

    Governor has called for purging school districts without buildings BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council adopted a resolution opposing Gov. James E. McGreevey’s plan to dissolve "non-operating" school districts like the borough’s that have no schools of their own. The resolution notes that New Jersey has…