Category: HUB News

  • RBR board considering repairs, renovations School would be able to alter vocational program with changes

    Staff Writer By john burton RBR board considering repairs, renovations School would be able to alter vocational program with changes LITTLE SILVER — Nearly 30 years after being built, Red Bank Regional High School is ready for a face-lift. There are a number of reasons for the renovation project, according to Dr. Edward D. Westervelt,…

  • Borough’s educational initiative progressing Group divided into four committees

    Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Borough’s educational initiative progressing Group divided into four committees RED BANK — W. David Tarver is a man on a mission, and that mission — improving the overall quality of education in public, private and charter schools — is proceeding. Tarver is the point man for what he has labeled…

  • A place for singers to perform and grow

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli FARRAH MAFFAI Henry King and Mary Weir founded the Pacific Opera Company to help budding opera stars in the transition between the conservatory to the professional stage. All the world’s a stage, it’s said, but for some budding opera stars, the leap from the conservatory to the opera house stage…

  • Charges against T-shirt-selling trio dismissed Borough code enforcement officer recommended dropping charge

    Staff Writer By john burton Charges against T-shirt-selling trio dismissed Borough code enforcement officer recommended dropping charge FARRAH MAFFAI Brenda Lovick, with her son Miguel Perez, staged her final sale of T-shirts, flags and hats in front of her home on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank. She had been cited for running a business in…

  • Activists target duck hunting as dangerous Hunters, officials note long history without injury or damage

    Staff Writer By sherry conohan Activists target duck hunting as dangerous Hunters, officials note long history without injury or damage They express abhorrence at the "senseless" killing, concern about the safety of their children and pets and annoyance at the noise from the gunshots. They are the opponents of duck hunting on the Shrewsbury and…

  • Firefighting florist moves family business Dean’s Flowers to relocate to former site of uncle’s practice

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Firefighting florist moves family business Dean’s Flowers to relocate to former site of uncle’s practice JERRY WOLKOWITZ Tom Doremus, owner of Dean’s Flowers in Red Bank, and his wife, Debbi, examine lilies sold in the store. Doremus is moving the business from 130 Broad St. to 15-17 Monmouth St. Doremus…

  • No live music?

    No live music? No problem! By gloria stravelli Staff Writer RED BANK — After three years, several Planning Board hearings and a substantial revision of their business plan, the principals in DanLou Properties, L.L.C., have won approval to go ahead with development of two vacant buildings at 3-5 Broad St. Over the course of the application…

  • Still no word on Riverfest

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Still no word on Riverfest Everyone knows there’ll be an outdoor festival in Red Bank’s Marine Park on the first weekend in June, they just don’t know who will produce it yet. As of The Hub’s press time on Tuesday, the mayor and council had not announced a much-anticipated decision…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Members of the Red Bank Middle School choir entertain during a service Monday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Red Bank. The Hands Across Red Bank service was sponsored by the Red Bank Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. For the story, see…