Category: HUB News

  • Holy Cross Church expansion approved

    Church BY ERICA SCHLOEDERStaff Writer Church’s suit against borough to be dropped BY ERICA SCHLOEDER Staff Writer Church and state officials are seeing eye to eye, for the most part. The negotiated settlement between Rumson officials and representatives of Holy Cross Church, regarding the expansion of parish facilities at the corner of Rumson Road and…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Last week’s bitter cold made at least one motorist on Broad Street in Red Bank decide to do the bare minimum before heading down the road.

  • Opponents pan revised St. Peter’s plan

    Vacation home BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Opponents pan revised St. Peter’s plan Vacation home’s height remains issue for neighbors BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer The Jesuits’ plans for their Ocean Avenue property in sea Bright drew criticism for the vacation home’s proposed measurements of bedrooms in the retreat house at a Jan. 13 Planning and…

  • Town center developer denied further requests

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A state Superior Court judge recently clarified his edict from more than a month ago that the town center developer is not allowed to submit any more applications for its project until litigation surrounding the issue is resolved. A written clarification of…

  • R.B. mayor sees no conflict in dual roles

    McKenna working for Sports Authority, serving on Oceanport committee BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Red Bank Mayor Edward J. McKenna has been working with the borough for 14 years and today finds himself playing two roles in the future plans of Monmouth Park. As a member of the community advisory committee…

  • $1.9M in park, library improvements planned

    Upgrades needed tosatisfy agreement with Justice Department BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Upgrades needed to satisfy agreement with Justice Department BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer RED BANK — Upgrades to Count Basie Park and the Red Bank Public Library to modernize the public facilities and make them accessible to individuals with disabilities will total approximately $1.9…

  • Domestic partners benefit from new law

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Karen Nicholson-McFadden (back left), and Marcye Nicholson-McFadden, shown with their daughter, Maya (front left), 1, and son, Kasey, 4, see advantages to Gov. James McGreevey’s signing of a state Domestic Partnership Act. Gov. James E. McGreevey’s approval of the Domestic Partnership Act has…

  • An Olympics requiring mental gymnastics 22 teams from 18 schools compete in annual state Physics Olympics

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer An Olympics requiring mental gymnastics 22 teams from 18 schools compete in annual state Physics Olympics BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer Red Bank Catholic’s John Wisnieski, 16, works on a paper airplane at the N.J. Physics Olympics hosted by Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls, Saturday. TINTON FALLS —…

  • Protocol problems in recreation department

    BY LINDSEY SIEGLEStaff Writer BY LINDSEY SIEGLE Staff Writer RED BANK — David Prown and borough recreation officials agree that they met in December, how the meeting ended is in dispute. According to Prown, he left the meeting after being told he was causing confusion about the leadership in the recreation programs and should "back…