Category: HUB News

  • Board member: teaching staff lacks diversity

    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…

  • South River: Somewhere between heaven and hell

    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…

  • Vans Warped Tour strikes the right chord with fans

    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…

  • Two River Theater ticks season highlights

    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…

  • Oceanport braces for record Aug. 2 Haskell turnout

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — American Pharoah is coming— and the borough is getting prepared for the arrival of the expected huge crowd that will come watch the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. The borough is working with several stakeholders on the logistics of preparing for an estimated turnout of some 60,000…

  • Bikers benefit Habitat for Humanity

    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…

  • Park service in talks on leases for six Fort Hancock buildings

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Negotiations and talks are underway with two potential lessees through the pilot phase of the National Park Service’s redevelopment of Fort Hancock. However, Gateway National Recreation Area officials will not report who the potential lessees are. John Warren, the external affairs officer for the Gateway National Recreation Area, said he…

  • Sea Bright amends 2015 budget due to delay in grant funding

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — After a delay in the receipt of a $406,000 grant to repair and improve the borough’s riverside bulkhead, the Borough Council has been forced to amend the budget. Finance Director Michael Bascom said last week the grant, funded by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP),…

  • 47th House Tour set Friday in Ocean Grove

    OCEAN GROVE — The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will host the 47th annual House Tour from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 17. The self-guided tour will begin at the Historical Society of Ocean Grove Museum at 50 Pitman Ave. Transportation to tour stops will be available for this rain-orshine event. View eight historic…