Category: HUB News

  • Park Service challenged to return to its roots

    Group opposing fortdevelopment plan adopts NPS motto as its own By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Group opposing fort development plan adopts NPS motto as its own By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Save Sandy Hook, a grassroots organization formed to oppose a National Park Service (NPS) plan to allow private development at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook,…

  • Despite roadwork, flooding continues

    Contractor required to come back to fix standing water problem By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Work done on Horicon Avenue, just paved in August, hardly addresses the flooding problem which residents have been complaining about for over 20 years. The last few rain storms, including the rains which came last…

  • Initiative reaches out to YMCA for counselor

    Psychologist hired tohelp bring studentvoice to process By libby kesilStaff Writer Psychologist hired to help bring student voice to process By libby kesil Staff Writer Dr. Diana Salvador RED BANK — The Red Bank Education and Development Initiative has hired a young, but nonetheless qualified and experienced, school psychologist in hopes of giving the students…

  • Before Fort Hancock, there was Gettysburg

    Private development plans in national parks have some similarities By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook is not the only National Park Service unit where the agency is meeting opposition to its plans to privatize public lands. The Park Service proposed a public/private partnership model at Gettysburg National…

  • R.B. Initiative continuing effort to improve schools

    Founder stresses needfor unity to enhancestudents By libby kesilStaff Writer Founder stresses need for unity to enhance students’ education By libby kesil Staff Writer RED BANK — The Red Bank Board of Education is still sitting out of active participation in the Red Bank Educational and Development Initiative. The board recently tabled a resolution to…

  • Probe led to Konvitz’s exit from bank board

    City businessman was among founders of Monmouth Community Bank By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — After it was reported that his phone was tapped as part of a federal corruption investigation last January, Phil Konvitz was asked to step down from his position as a director of Monmouth Community Bank.…

  • Reaching the top of the New York pop scene

    Singer bested 2,000others in radio station By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Singer bested 2,000 others in radio station’s New York Idol contest By Sherry conohan Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Jillian Gaudious, 20, a 2000 graduate of Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, copped the New York Idol title over 2,000 other contestants in a competition…

  • Council denies the latest request to vacate street

    Governing body may set standards for handling any future requests By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Council denies the latest request to vacate street By Sherry conohan Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — For the second time in as many months, the Borough Council has refused to vacate a portion of a paper street that runs along the…

  • Dem for freeholder a Tinton Falls resident

    Spending, open space and education top list of issues for Pringle By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Tinton Falls resident Jeffrey Pringle is taking his own advice. In running for a seat on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the 34-year-old Democrat and seventh-grade history teacher…