Category: HUB News

  • Proposed law would ban smoking in restaurants

    Senate bill awaitscommittee hearingCorrespondent By adam riback Senate bill awaits committee hearing Correspondent A bill proposed in the state Senate could affect every restaurant and bar in New Jersey. On Feb. 27, Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak (D-Union) and Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Bergen) proposed a bill (S-2339) that would prohibit smoking in all restaurants and bars…

  • Pastor assails borough in letter

    Charges Rumsonofficials with failing to negotiate in good faith By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Charges Rumson officials with failing to negotiate in good faith By sandi carpello Staff Writer Parishioners may now know more than they should about Holy Cross Church’s legal battle with Rumson. In a letter to his parishioners, the Rev. Joseph Hughes, pastor…

  • Church revives its spirit under the stars

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI A children’s choir performs at the Calvary Baptist Church’s tent revival in Red Bank July 16. RED BANK — Soulful singing and pledges of prayer poured out onto the streets of the borough last week, as Calvary Baptist Church held its second annual Tent…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Fannie Jordan of Ocean gives praise to the Lord during the Calvary Baptist Church tent revival in Red Bank on July 16.

  • Z•E•S•T

    FOR LIVINGCoastal issues stretch well beyond the beachAmerican Littoral Society directorraises environmental awareness By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Z•E•S•T FOR LIVING Coastal issues stretch well beyond the beach American Littoral Society director raises environmental awareness By gloria stravelli Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Head of the American Littoral Society, a conservation group, Timothy Dillingham believes it’s possible to contain sprawl…

  • Dept. of Interior review of fort lease under way

    Citizen By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Dept. of Interior review of fort lease under way By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Officials at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) in Washington, D.C., are reviewing the legality of procedures leading up to the awarding of a historic lease for buildings at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. Deputy…

  • No relief is in sight for park patrons

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer No relief is in sight for park patrons By sandi carpello Staff Writer RED BANK — When you gotta go, you gotta go someplace other than Riverside Gardens Park. That’s what borough park visitors were saying when they discovered that the bathroom complex at the park is closed for business. "In…

  • Borough still taking bids for fire chief’s SUV

    By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — The Borough Council rejected the lone bid it received on a new vehicle for the fire chief and may scale back its request to a smaller SUV when — and if — it goes out to bid again. The council, nonetheless, amended the capital…

  • Residents continue to oppose condo project

    Builder says planwill decrease traffic,noise in neighborhood By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Builder says plan will decrease traffic, noise in neighborhood By sandi carpello Staff Writer RED BANK — As borough residents remain relentless in their opposition, Building and Land Technologies say their project would have a positive effect on residents’ quality of life. More than…