Category: HUB News

  • Preserving the possibility of finding any port in a storm SEA BRIGHT — Red. Right. Return. If you’re a boater you know that forgetting these three little words can be almost as fateful for you as "iceberg right ahead" were for the Titanic. For those of you maritime-deficient folks, the words serve as a reminder…

  • Coal mines proposed as dumping alternative Pennsylvania company extends deadline for demonstration project I nstead of simply opposing ocean dumping of dredge materials, a pair of local legislators are promoting the use of abandoned coal mines in Pennsylvania as an alternative solution. Congressmen Frank Pallone (D-6) and Jim Saxton (R-3) are urging Gov. Christine Whitman,…

  • Rooms with a view at issue for tenants Riverview Towers residents doubt benefits of Navesink House addition T o help calm the qualms of the Riverview Towers residents in Red Bank, the architect and planner of the proposed Navesink House addition said most residents have nothing to fear about the proposed expansion of the high-rise…

  • Oceanport education icon, Jeremiah Regan, honored In the words of Jeremiah F. Regan, "The greatest gift America has, in addition to freedom, is its system of public education." Regan, a 31-year member of Oceanport’s Board of Education, may be gone, but his credo lives on, as does his spirit, in the schools as well as…

  • Tinton Falls municipal complex issue made simple by officials In Tinton Falls, accommodating the need for a new municipal complex is a matter of dollars and sense. Borough officials are currently in the discussion stage of costs for such a complex and the common sense aspect of it all. One thing’s certain: Change is the…

  • Police nab suspects in Sunoco theft FAIR HAVEN — Police have arrested two men in connection with a recent series of burglaries. Third Street resident Lawrence Bernard Washington and Parker Avenue resident Shawn Ryan Brown are charged with robbing Rich’s Ultra Sunoco on March 4 and 14, reportedly stealing $160 the first time and $130…

  • WEICHERT’S KAISER EARNS STATE HONOR Jan Kaiser, a sales associate with Weichert, Realtors’ Rumson office, has been inducted into the New Jersey Association of Realtors’ Distinguished Sales Club. Created in 1994, the award honors associates who have earned state honors at least 10 times during their careers. Kaiser qualified for the silver award, with closed…

  • Grant helps disabled connect with technology T hanks to a $100,000 grant from United Parcel Service, a local nonprofit company that provides job training for disabled people has been able to improve its technology. Family Resource Associates, located at 35 Haddon Ave., Shrewsbury, has completely updated its unique TECHConnection program to provide the latest in…

  • Retailer says troubles are merely growing pains C ontrary to a recent article in The New York Times, Restoration Hardware is alive and well in Red Bank, company officials say. An article in the March 21 issue of the New York Times reported that Restoration Hardware, the home furnishings chain with a store on Broad…