Category: HUB News

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – Councilwoman Kathy Horgan has been chosen to be the new Borough Council president. Horgan, a Democrat, succeeds former councilman Arthur Murphy, who resigned from council Aug. 10. “Arthur Murphy III was a great council president who executed his duties professionally and graciously. I have big shoes to…

MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – Local Democrats have named Board of Education member Michael Ballard to run for election to a Borough Council seat in the November general election. Red Bank Democratic Chairman Ed Zipprich announced Aug. 31 that Ballard has been nominated by the Democratic County Committee to run in place of…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Sherry Prioli watches as her sons Joe, 12, and Nick, 10, play a numbers game at the Howell Public Library. The eight Prioli children have been home schooled. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR As summer draws to a close, many families turn their attention to the upcoming school year. Shopping for…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Three proposals have resulted in three strikes. That is the present view taken by the Red Bank Environmental Commission, which has weighed in on three proposals submitted for Marine Park. And the RBEC has concluded for now that all three have fallen short in securing that the park remain natural…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT—The borough and neighboring Sea Bright are expected to continue an agreement to share municipal court services. Oceanport Business Administrator John O. Bennett III said during the Aug. 20 Borough Council meeting that the borough and Sea Bright have reached an agreement to extend the shared service for an additional…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – The borough will no longer be collecting residents’ trash. At a special meeting that was held on Aug 17, the Borough Council accepted a bid from DeLisa Demolition Inc., of Tinton Falls, to provide waste management services and recycling pickup, which are currently being provided by the…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Motorists should expect detours this week as improvements are made to a railroad crossing that is part of Naval Weapons Station Earle. Swimming River Road, at its intersection with Normandy Road, was scheduled to be closed to traffic Aug. 26-28 due to railroad repair work that is…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer A patron takes a solitary stroll through the Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton Township, an oasis of nature and art. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An escape from everyday life can be found in the sculpture garden and arboretum of Grounds For Sculpture. “I know it sounds cliché, but we are an…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Games are a popular attraction for young and old at the annual Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair, a tradition in the borough for more than 100 years. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR FAIR HAVEN — In 1906, the Fair Haven Fire Company started holding fairs during the first week of August…