Category: HUB News

  • Woman abducted off street at gunpoint

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Woman abducted off street at gunpoint By sandi carpello Staff Writer RED BANK — Police are investigating an Aug. 12 incident in which a man, who appeared to be armed, and two female accomplices held a woman at gunpoint, drove her to an ATM on Broad Street, and demanded she withdraw…

  • Sandoval sextet brings ex­plosive jazz to Basie stage

    Correspondent By drew bolognini Sandoval sextet brings ex­plosive jazz to Basie stage The opportunity to see world-class jazz performed to perfection is usually reserved for the New York City jazz scene. Finding four-star-quality jazz in Monmouth County is as rare as a bright sunny weekend at the Shore this rainy summer. The recent performance by…

  • There’ll be dancin’ in the streets

    StreetLife, a summer-long series of street performances, will continue for three more weeks in downtown Red Bank, where live jazz, blues, pop, rock, folk and classical music performances will take place along Broad, Monmouth and White streets and at the Red Bank Train Station. At least five musical performances will take place throughout town each…

  • Disney Teacher of the Year visits R.B. Charter School

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Disney Teacher of the Year visits R.B. Charter School CHRIS KELLY Ron Clark talks about his personal rules to good teaching to educators assembled at the Red Bank Charter School Aug. 18. Clark was named Disney’s Teacher of the Year. By sandi carpello Staff Writer RED BANK — When it comes…

  • Hotel tax passed over protest of Sheraton Eatontown

    By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — An occupancy tax was imposed on hotels and motels for the first time and the cost of liquor licenses went up under a pair of ordinances adopted by the Borough Council aimed at raising revenues. The hotel tax was approved 5-0 at the council’s…

  • Rumson amends plan for affordable housing

    Borough could earn COAH credits allowing some property ownersto rent out space By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Borough could earn COAH credits allowing some property owners to rent out space By sandi carpello Staff Writer With no development potential in town, Rumson officials have come up with an alternate plan to meet the borough’s affordable housing…

  • Z•E•S•T

    FOR LIVINGArtists flock for their 15 minutes in spotlightInternet Café givesperformers a chance to work a live audience By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Z•E•S•T FOR LIVING Artists flock for their 15 minutes in spotlight FOR LIVING Artists flock for their 15 minutes in spotlight MARK KSENIAK Marc Kadoch (l-r), Aaron Levy and Elie Maman, members of the Ocean Township-based…

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    CHRIS KELLY Walker Llewellyn, 11, Little Silver, drops in on a wave at West End beach, Long Branch, on Tuesday.

  • Shrewsbury Boro Council

    puts LOSAP on Nov. ballotProgram rewards volunteer firefighters, first aid squad members By sherry conohanStaff Writer puts LOSAP on Nov. ballot Program rewards volunteer firefighters, first aid squad members By sherry conohan Staff Writer Without comment, the Shrewsbury Borough Council adopted an ordinance Monday night, placing a question on the ballot in November that asks…