Category: HUB News

  • Separate bids accepted for public works building

    Council changed process after initial bids for entire project were unacceptable By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — A few bids were better than one in the eyes of local officials when it came to bids for the public works portion of the new municipal complex. After singular…

  • Agreement saves most of Wardell Circle trees

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEANPORT — An eight-month battle to save the trees on Wardell Circle has ended, and at least 30 trees have been spared. The borough’s plan for paving and improvements on the road originally called for 40 silver maple trees to be removed. Under the plan now in…

  • Parishioners, church at odds over expansion

    Additions By jane waterhouseStaff Writer Parishioners, church at odds over expansion By jane waterhouse Staff Writer A letter written by attorney Bennett M. Stern to the Rumson Zoning Board suggests that church officials are hell-bent on expanding — no matter the cost to the historical site. In the opening paragraph of a 10-point document addressed…

  • BUSINESSThe song remains the same, but location cannot

    All Sales Vinyl owner searching for new home in Red Bank By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer GLORIA STRAVELLI Sandy Silverman was forced to haul her inventory of vintage vinyl records, cassettes and CDs to a storage facility after being evicted from her space inside Pyramid Books in Red Bank. Sandy Silverman’s…

  • Photo

    Chris Kelly Fort Monmouth Fire Depart-ment Capt. John Gallo, Oceanport, lifts Brittney Lim, Tinton Falls, onto a backboard. At right, Civil Air Patrolman John Losquadro (l), Ocean Township, asks Linda Stachura, Middletown, and Warren Pinney (r), Oakhurst, what symptoms they suffer from during a mock terrorist attack at the Eatontown Army base on July 23.

  • Z•E•S•T

    FOR LIVINGRemembering the grand old daysBook details historyof Victorian-era hotels in Long Branch By gloria stravelliStaff Writer FOR LIVING Remembering the grand old days Book details history of Victorian-era hotels in Long Branch By gloria stravelli Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Karen Schnitzspahn, Little Silver, and George Moss, Rumson, are co-authors of two historical books on…

  • Private tiki huts out, public tiki huts in

    Council stands by removal decision, mulls own shelters By sherry conohanStaff writer By sherry conohan Staff writer After ordering three private individuals to dismantle and remove the tiki huts they built on the beach, the Sea Bright Borough Council is weighing whether to build tiki huts of its own. In the interim, the council has…

  • Pallone still talking to park service about fort proposal

    By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) said this week he continues to have concerns about a proposal to allow a private developer to lease and rehabilitate historic buildings at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. Commenting on a July 10 meeting with National Park Service officials, Pallone said…

  • Cultural smorgasbord seen at St. Anthony of Padua

    By jane waterhouseStaff Writer Cultural smorgasbord seen at St. Anthony of Padua By jane waterhouse Staff Writer RED BANK – It was traditional fare all around at the St. Anthony of Padua family block party on July 13. Only in this case, "traditional" translated as Italian sausage and peppers, Spanish pork and rice – and,…