Category: HUB News

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would not seek the repayment of Sandy grant funds that duplicate homeowners’ revised insurance payments up to $20,000 as a result of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) review process. In addition, the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

Clockwise from above: Liam O’Donnel, 12, from Middletown, catches a wave during the Grom Division of the Skim Bash skimboarding contest in Sea Bright on Sept. 12. Cahill Wall, 16, from Belmar catches a wave and lands second place in the Shredder Division of the Skim Bash competition. Judges take in scores while participants prep…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Close to 70,000 people visited Sea Bright this summer. “This has been a significant year for us,” said Councilman John Lamia, who chairs the beach committee, at a Borough Council meeting on Sept. 15. Lamia reported the overall numbers collected during the summer beach season. Some 69,379…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — With another option available, the Borough Council has delayed a decision on where to locate a new borough hall. The council was set to vote on a resolution at the Sept. 17 meeting to select Maria Gatta Park as the future home for the municipal complex. However, the…

The Brookdale Community College campus in Lincroft will be getting a facelift – courtesy of Monmouth County and the state. The project will overhaul the existing pedestrian thoroughfare into a new path that is intended to enhance the aesthetics of the campus and allow students to more easily take advantage of Brookdale’s outdoor space. The…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — With a grant from Monmouth County, the borough is planning to reinvigorate two local parks. “The Parks and Recreation Committee sat down, and each of us brought our ideas on how to make the parks better,” said Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer, who is the Borough Council liaison to…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer FAIR HAVEN — A long-time community program helps the police department make sure that all is well with the borough’s older residents who are living alone. The Well Being Check Program was designed to let police officers check in on senior residents to let them know there is someone…

Judith Tolchin, the acting director of the Monmouth County Library System since January 2014, has been appointed the new library director. She received the appointment at the most recent meeting of the Monmouth County Library Commission on Aug. 11 at the Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury. Tolchin, who has been with the library system for 23…

Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin today issued a drought watch for New Jersey’s Northeast, Central, and Coastal North water supply regions, urging residents in the affected areas to voluntarily conserve water and for the rest of the state to practice wise water use due to continued dry weather and above-average temperatures. The drought…