Category: HUB News

  • Habitat: Sandy recovery “a marathon, not a sprint”

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on Oct. 29, 2012, leaving destruction in its path like this toppled beach club in Sea Bright. Below: President Jimmy Carter joined a crew of Habitat for Humanity volunteers on Oct. 12, 2013 to help build a new home in Union Beach for a family…

  • Residents to decide on liquor license in Little Silver

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER – Residents could be raising their glass in the comforts of their own borough if a referendum is approved on Nov. 3. Residents will head to the polls next week to vote on a referendum that could — if it is approved— see the borough issue its…

  • Volunteers clear Jersey beaches and waterways

    Close to 3,000 volunteers hit the beaches to participate in Clean Ocean Action’s 30th Annual Fall Beach Sweeps at more than 65 sites from Essex to Cape May counties. On Oct. 24, volunteers removed and catalogued each piece of debris, helping to document ongoing pollution issues. Many came as teams from local businesses, corporate and…

  • Monmouth County sells care centers at auction

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Monmouth County has sold two care centers that officials said have been losing millions of dollars each year. The John L. Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township, and the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Wall Township, have been sold to private owners. On Oct. 20, the county held three public auctions…

  • Eagle Scout shares passion for music

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — At just six years old, Joseph Ferguson asked his parents if he could take piano lessons. “My dad, when he was younger, played the drums; my mom played, too, so when I was younger I would always see these instruments around the house — the grand…

  • Local charities to benefit from golf event

    RED BANK — The Curchin Group, LLC, a mid-sized, full-service accounting firm, announced that Lunch Break and the Monmouth Day Care Center, two locally based nonprofit organizations, will receive all proceeds from the firm’s annual indoor miniature golf tournament, The Curchin Open, which is scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Nov. 10 at the firm’s Red Bank…

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    FRANK GALIPO Orion Hyatt, of Atlantic Highlands, emerges from a bounce house, one of the fun attractions at the Sea Bright Day celebration on Oct. 17.

  • Sea Bright warily accepts DOT plan for angled parking on Ocean Ave.

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Head-out angled parking is set to replace parallel parking in downtown Sea Bright. Despite some apprehension and traffic safety concerns, the Borough Council decided to move forward with the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (DOT) work order for head-out angled parking in the downtown area as part…

  • State gets another swing at ban on sports betting

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The state’s multi-year pursuit of overturning a federal ban on sports betting saw new light as the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has opted to hear the case again. Dennis Drazin, advisor to the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, operator of Monmouth Park in Oceanport, said the Third Circuit has…