Category: HUB News

  • Charter school seeking support for playground

    BY NICOLE GERAGHTYStaff Writer BY NICOLE GERAGHTY Staff Writer RED BANK — Right now it’s just a dirt lot, but officials at the Red Bank Charter School have visions of classes being held under a tree and children playing on a playground. When the school makes the move to its new campus on Oakland Street…

  • Suit filed against zoners’ approval of BLT project

    Complaint alleges all parties with an interest in project not disclosed BY NICOLE GERAGHTYStaff Writer BY NICOLE GERAGHTY Staff Writer RED BANK — Six borough residents have filed a complaint against the Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment and Building and Land Technology (BLT) Inc. Nearly two years ago, BLT filed an application seeking permits to…

  • New committee to oversee tree planting, preservation

    Panel will recommend placement of treeson public property BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer New committee to oversee tree planting, preservation Panel will recommend placement of trees on public property BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer RED BANK  — The shade trees that line borough streets will benefit from the oversight of a new Red Bank Shade Tree…

  • Assembly committee to discuss casinos, racetracks

    Horse-racing industry says VLTs or subsidy needed to keep afloat BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer OCEANPORT — While local and state Sports and Exposition Authority officials continue to look into leasing Monmouth Park to a private company, the state Assembly is looking into another important issue related to the racetrack’s future. For months,…

  • Traffic trouble trying for

    Tower Hill Ave. residentsStreet may be madeone-way to alleviate excessive use BY NICOLE GERAGHTYStaff Writer Tower Hill Ave. residents Street may be made one-way to alleviate excessive use BY NICOLE GERAGHTY Staff Writer RED BANK — Drivers disobeying the speed limit, screaming profanities out their window — what may seem like rush hour traffic has become a…

  • Zest

    Building bridges across the dinner tableEthnic eateries a catalystfor a dialogue that gets beyond our differences BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Zest Building bridges across the dinner table Ethnic eateries a catalyst for a dialogue that gets beyond our differences BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Building bridges across the dinner table Ethnic eateries a catalyst for…

  • Planners approve

    Jockey Club EstatesSports Authority will sell projectto a developer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Jockey Club Estates Sports Authority will sell project to a developer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer The Oceanport Planning Board has approved the final site plan presented by the N.J. Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) for a 46-unit, age-restricted housing complex to be constructed…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Paul Kesler, Spring Lake Heights, reflects on his winning entry in the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation’s poster design contest for the upcoming festival in June. See story, page 26.

  • Meeting puts focus on borough’s rec program

    Despite facilities crunch, town seeks to expand offerings BY NICOLE GERAGHTYStaff Writer BY NICOLE GERAGHTY Staff Writer Some 70 Red Bank residents filtered in and out of an open meeting held by the Parks and Recreation Committee on March 24. Councilman Arthur Murphy, who chairs the committee, Councilman Robert Bifani, Borough Administrator Stanley Sickels, and…