Category: HUB News

  • Things will be cookin’ in Basie’s kitchen

    Saturday night showa special feature of Jazz & Blues Festival BY DREW BOLOGNINICorrespondent Saturday night show a special feature of Deanna Bogart Jazz & Blues Festival BY DREW BOLOGNINI Correspondent Unless you’ve been on another planet, you probably know the 18th annual Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival is taking place this weekend (no rain!)…

  • LaValva leaving Primary School principal post

    R.B. again searching for new top school administrator BY LAYLI WHITEStaff Writer BY LAYLI WHITE Staff Writer After only one year as principal of Red Bank Primary School, Steve LaValva is leaving at the end of this school year to take a position with the Rumson school system. When a new principal is appointed, he…

  • Assemblymen bring ethics issue before public

    Forums allow citizensto discuss, learn about legislators BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Forums allow citizens to discuss, learn about legislators’ proposals BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer As an audience member at a recent forum on government ethics put it, having the state legislature make the rules that control how it hands out contracts and spends tax…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Al Catalina of Somerset stops to check out one of the vintage autos lining Broad Street in Red Bank on May 23 as part of the annual Cruisin’ River Festival. See more photos, page 3.

  • Festival continues with Troutman folklore play

    The 11th annual Oceans of Rhythm Festival will take place June 6, beginning at 3 p.m., at the Lenna Conrow School in Long Branch. The African/Caribbean musical event is sponsored by Zeybrah in conjunction with the Long Branch Office of Community Development and the Long Branch Department of Recreation. Zeybrah is a nonprofit cultural organization…

  • Councilman calls for adding to beach parking

    New access to beach also would be added to expand use of lot BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer Councilman Andrew Mencinsky has proposed Sea Bright clean up the beach end of the Peninsula House parking lot to provide more parking spaces and another access to the beach. At the May 18…

  • SEA charges Hook changes driven by development plan

    Superintendent says pipe plan predates Sandy Hook Partners proposal BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Plans to step up sand replenishment along the coastline at Sandy Hook and reconfigure beach parking would benefit a planned development at Fort Hancock at the expense of recreational users of the national park, a local surfers’…

  • Alumni Hall of Fame inducts its third class

    Red Bank and RBR grads from 1935 to 1983honored by foundation BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Red Bank and RBR grads from 1935 to 1983 honored by foundation BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer The past revisited Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver, last week and was welcomed with open arms. Nine former RBR students and…

  • Residents honored for land preservation work

    BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Four Monmouth County residents were recently honored by the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) for their efforts to preserve open space. The foundation presented its "Shining Star" awards during the 27th annual Board of Trustees meeting on April 18. Howell resident Elizabeth Naskiewicz was honored for her…