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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Approvals, permits already in place for Tradewinds project

    Plan for puttinghouses on propertyOK By sherry conohanStaff Writer Plan for putting houses on property OK’d 14 years ago By sherry conohan Staff Writer For members of the Tradewinds Beach Club in Sea Bright, it’s a real bummer. A plan for converting the beach club and adjacent nightclub into a development of 20 single-family homes…

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    Chris Kelly Oceanport First Assistant Chief James Gallo tries to cool down a little after battling a fire in a building at Pavilion and Third Avenues, Long Branch, on Sunday.

  • District searching for summer school students

    Some required to take part in program have not yetshown up for classCorrespondent By robert degennaro Some required to take part in program have not yet shown up for class Correspondent Red Bank school officials are going door to door in hopes of finding 16 percent of their summer school students. As of Friday, 22…

  • Governor limits new public access law

    Gov. James E. McGreevey has signed an executive order that may significantly limit what information residents can get under the new public access law. Invoking the need for security after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, McGreevey signed Executive Order 21 last week. "The right of public access to government records, as provided in the Open…

  • business

    Copeland By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Copeland’s at core of blooming business center New market anchors growing flower/produce district on Broad Street By gloria stravelli Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY John Copeland’s new farmers’ market opened last week in the Red Bank mini-mall. With upscale retailers and restaurants, art galleries and coffee shops, walk-ups and a shuttle…