Category: HUB News

  • Signs of the holiday season

    Meg Lynch, a commercial art student at Red Bank Regional High School, paints a snowman for the holiday window display at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. MARIE ORTIZ

  • Zoning Board acts quickly on Ridgeway project

    Staff Writer By lindsey siegle Zoning Board acts quickly on Ridgeway project FAIR HAVEN — It did not take long for the borough Zoning Board of Adjustment to restore approval for John and Donna Ridgeway’s plan for an addition to their Brown’s Lane home. The Ridgeways were back before the Zoning Board after an Appellate…

  • Dispatch service could move to county

    Staff Writer By lindsey siegle Dispatch service could move to county SHREWSBURY — The Borough Council will consider on Monday a proposal to have the county provide police, fire and first aid dispatch services. As part of its examination into shared services as a means of reducing expenses, the council will hold a hearing on…

  • Congressmen call Navy’s civilian crew plan flawed

    Congressmen call Navy’s civilian crew plan flawed MIDDLETOWN — U.S. Representatives Rush Holt (D-12) and Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) met with Navy officials Dec. 7 to discuss further a Navy proposal to civilianize the operation of AOE class supply ships that would affect four vessels homeported at Naval Weapons Station Earle. The congressmen previously met…

  • Borough receives new combination firetruck

    OCEANPORT — After years of searching for the best deal and the cheapest firetruck, the borough now has a new one. On Dec. 5 the Hook and Ladder Fire Company on Main Street received its new E-1 100-foot aerial firetruck. This new 2000 model is called a quint. Mayor Gordon Gemma explained, "This is a…

  • Helipad battle coming in for court landing

    Ask West Long Branch Zoning Officer Jerome Donlon to sum up what’s at issue in the impending trial of the West Long Branch helipad and he’ll tell you it’s a case of "they call it charter, I call it commuter." Donlon wasn’t being smug when he made the comment. He was saying what he has…

  • Cost the biggest factor in Broad St. holiday lighting

    Cost the biggest factor in Broad St. holiday lighting By linda denicola Staff Writer It seems that Red Bank’s holiday lighting is a never-ending source of opinion and emotion. There was more discussion about that issue at Monday’s RiverCenter board meeting than there was discussion about the proposed $400,000 budget. Ingeborg Perndorfer, chairwoman of RiverCenter’s…

  • Parker Clinic answering need for dental care Area pediatric dentists offer free screenings to children under 10

    Staff Writer By john Burton Parker Clinic answering need for dental care Area pediatric dentists offer free screenings to children under 10 JEFF HUNTLEY Pediatric dentist Christie Henry examines Salvador Tecalero, 6, during the Parker Family Clinic’s recently launched dental screening program. Children can get an initial examination at the clinic and parents will be…

  • Donation from Fair Haven man boosts Parker Clinic

    Staff Writer By John Burton RED BANK — In the ever increasingly expensive world of health care, an operation like the Parker Family Clinic can certainly use every dollar it can get. A recent $100,000 donation could help the clinic realize its mission of providing medical services to the working poor and the uninsured. Dr.…