Category: HUB News

  • Sign ordinance tabled for even more negotiations

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The borough’s sign ordinance will go through another round of negotiations before any changes are made. The adoption of changes to the ordinance came to a screeching halt after a real estate agent, Pauline Poyner, who had petitioned the council for amendments to the law,…

  • Jazz & Blues festival stretching its boundaries

    Event incorporatesnew venues, including Count Basie Theatre By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Jazz & Blues festival stretching its boundaries Event incorporates new venues, including Count Basie Theatre By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Against a backdrop of art galleries, sidewalk cafés and eclectic shops, jazz riffs and blues wails will skip through the downtown streetscape later this…

  • Grand jury hearing charges on Manalapan town hall theft

    By mark rosmanStaff Writer Grand jury hearing charges on Manalapan town hall theft By mark rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A grand jury sitting in Freehold is hearing testimony on a case involving the theft of funds from the township finance office. Monmouth County Prosecutor John Kaye told Greater Media Newspapers on May 8 that…

  • For teachers, school is in for the summer

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer RED BANK — This summer borough teachers will be spending a lot of time on the other side of the desk. School district Superintendent Dr. John Krewer has announced an array of staff development summer workshops for district teachers in areas from instruction to curriculum revision…

  • ‘Streetscaping’ project gets finishing touches

    Victorian Courtyardrepresents final phase of Monmouth Street work By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Victorian Courtyard represents final phase of Monmouth Street work By gloria stravelli Staff Writer RED BANK — Repaving of the Victorian Courtyard was slated to get under way this week, in the final phase of the Monmouth Street streetscaping project, according to Red…

  • Council names new member, administrator

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer FAIR HAVEN — Two new faces can be found at borough hall. To fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilman Jeffrey Hall Dobken, the governing body Monday night unanimously appointed former Republican Councilman Chris Walrath as its newest member. The council also hired Julie…

  • Budget set for slashing and adoption in June

    TINTON FALLS — The municipal budget’s public hearing may be Tuesday, but the spending plan’s cost to taxpayers is still uncertain. When the $16.8 million budget with a $7 million tax levy was introduced in March, it carried a 12.9-cent per $100 of assessed property valuation tax increase that made the public and Borough Council…

  • Bennett’s performance thrills Basie audience

    Crooner delivers stirring show to benefit theater By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COUNT BASIE THEATRE Tony Bennett thrilled fans at a concert at the Count Basie Theatre Saturday with his renditions of popular standards, including his signature song “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” RED BANK…

  • Z•E•S•TFOR LIVING

    Captivated by ocean By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Captivated by ocean’s endless variety Artist has stayed true to subject over four-decade career By Sherry conohan Staff Writer Jubilation To Barbara Cocker, the ocean is poetry in motion. Cocker, a marine artist from Rumson, takes the titles for her paintings from the centuries of poetry about the…