Category: HUB News

  • Some surprises in council appointments Open space committee, Zoning Board members not returned to seats

    Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Some surprises in council appointments Open space committee, Zoning Board members not returned to seats TINTON FALLS — Not everything about the borough’s reorganization was routine. When officials met to be sworn in and to fill the various board and committee seats on July 3, not a whole lot…

  • Commuters losing more parking spots Proposal would limit parking times on streets near train station

    Correspondent By sherry conohan Commuters losing more parking spots Proposal would limit parking times on streets near train station SHREWSBURY — Early morning commuters stymied by a lack of parking spots at the Little Silver train station will soon have one less place to turn to as an alternative. The Borough Council on Monday introduced…

  • BUSINESS Gelchion named clinical director at Monmouth

    BUSINESS Gelchion named clinical director at Monmouth Kathleen Gelchion, Shrewsbury, was recently named clinical director of cancer services at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Gelchion also holds the position of manager of the adult oncology clinic and the Valerie Fund Children’s Center. Joining Monmouth in 1996, she is certified in oncology nursing and most recently…

  • Former boro mayor dies

    Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE TINTON FALLS — The man who was the youngest mayor in the borough’s history has passed away. Three-time Mayor John E. Lemon Jr., 67, died on July 15. He was remembered as a magnetic politician with star quality who was first elected to the mayoral office at age 28.…

  • Tradewinds’ owner seeks approval for subdivision Driftwood may be seeking to expand with portable cabanas

    Correspondent By sherry conohan Tradewinds’ owner seeks approval for subdivision Driftwood may be seeking to expand with portable cabanas SEA BRIGHT — The Tradewinds Beach Club is seeking state approval to subdivide its oceanfront property into 21 lots for single-family homes. Judy White, secretary of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, said the owners have applied…

  • Learning tap at the feet of the masters

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli FARRAH MAFFAI Through the New Jersey Tap Ensemble Deborah Mitchell is helping to revive a once almost forgotten form of the art. If it’s true that theaters are haunted by the ghosts of performers, then Count Basie was in good company on Saturday. The spirit of the quintessential jazzman likely…

  • Panel’s goals not limited to downtown Visual Improvement Committee looks to future of entire town

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Panel’s goals not limited to downtown Visual Improvement Committee looks to future of entire town Edmund H. Gaunt, an architect, is the new chairman of RiverCenter’s Visual Improvement Committee, which oversees design improvements and shop-front renovations in Red Bank’s downtown Special Improvement District. The downtown may be its focus, but…

  • Group forms to create R.B. visitors’ center

    Group forms to create R.B. visitors’ center By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Representatives of 10 different sectors of the Red Bank community will meet this week to continue the work of defining the scope and mission of Red Bank’s Visitors’ Center. "The group is focused on its mission, values and how to promote the Visitors’…

  • Interlocal may be cost-effective

    Correspondent By sherry conohan SHREWSBURY — A consultant has urged the borough to join with Red Bank, Little Silver and Fair Haven in collecting solid waste and recyclables to save money. "The overall thrust of this report is a recommendation to regionalize — regionalize over a two-year period,’’ David C. Mattek told the Borough Council…