Category: HUB News

RED BANK — Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, has announced the lineup for its fifth annual Crossing Borders Festival, which will run from Aug. 5-9 at 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. All events are free. This year’s festival will celebrate Cuban theater, food and…

TOP PICK For 77 years, the Middlesex County Fair has been a tradition that brings together thousands of residents for a week of summer fun. Some 85,000 visitors annually explore the county’s rich agricultural heritage, learn a new craft, try a new food, or go on a ride – all in a day’s visit at…

By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will hold an Italian enrichment summer camp in Marlboro. The camp will be held at the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, from Aug. 3-14. The camp will run Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will accept children between…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Chris Vecere, a volunteer tutor with Literacy Volunteers of Monmouth County, chats with students during an ESL conversation group at the Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury on July 15. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Navigating through everyday life involves innumerable small tasks that many take for granted. Signing forms,…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer A scene from “Here We Wait,” a web series produced in South River that hits the net in early August. The series is filmed at the Ria-Mar restaurant on Whitehead Avenue and has a cast of local and national actors. COURTESY OF OLIVIA BAPTISTA SOUTH RIVER — Who would have…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer A member of the Red Bank Board of Education is challenging a perceived lack of diversity in the teaching staff at district schools. Board member Michael Ballard’s comments came on the heels when the board welcomed the arrival of three new teachers for the coming school year at the July…

RED BANK — Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, has concluded its 2014-15 season. The theater’s highest grossing production was Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot,” directed by David Lee with music direction and orchestrations by Steve Orich and choreography by Mark Esposito. The theater also presented…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Thousands of music lovers packed the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel for the 2015 Vans Warped Tour on June 19. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF Thousands braved the grueling heat and heavy traffic to see their favorite bands play an all day festival at the PNC Bank Arts Center. The…

METUCHEN — Those who rode in the Farmlands Bicycle Tour this year gleaned more than the sense of accomplishment that comes with traversing many miles on a bike. The Metuchen-based Central Jersey Bicycle Club (CJBC) donated $4,000 to Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County from proceeds raised from the May event. “We are proud to…