Category: HUB News

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Every year, property owners file tax appeals in droves in the hopes of lowering their assessed value and paying less in property taxes. However, doing so can be an expensive proposition, as many are compelled to hire an attorney and an appraisal company with no guarantee of victory. Patrick De…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer The designs for Bellhaven, a park planned for the west side of the borough, have been put in the hands of the Red Bank Environmental Commission (EC). In keeping with the educational and environmental focus of the park, which is located at the foot of Locust Avenue along the Swimming…

By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Lucy Melillo is the second-generation owner of Wig Illusions, Manalapan, which offers products to individuals who are battling diseases that result in hair loss. JENNIFER ORTIZ/STAFF A second-generation family business is marking 30 years of service to individuals who are battling diseases that result in hair loss. Wig Illusions, in…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – After several months, the Red Bank Parks and Recreation Department has a director. At the borough council meeting that was held on Dec. 2, members unanimously voted to instate Charlie Hoffmann as director of the borough’s Parks and Recreation Department. Hoffman looks forward to bringing in activities…

FRANK GALIPO Sam Eisenstdat, Middletown, played basketball at Victory Park in Rumson on a balmy Sunday, Dec. 13.

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — For 30 years, the Arc of Monmouth County’s Employment Services has helped individuals with disabilities to find gainful employment. Thea Strong, the director of employment services, said the organization recently eclipsed the anniversary in October and formally celebrated the achievement earlier this month. She said over the…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer KEYPORT — This year has seen a sharp decrease in horseshoe crabs monitored at five area beaches, according to the Joseph Reynolds of the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council. “We found out that the horseshoe crab population is declining, and primarily female crabs are declining,” said Reynolds, who is the co-chair…

TOP PICK PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYHOUSE 22 Playhouse 22 presents its 20th annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 20 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Fred Dennehy returns as Ebenezer Scrooge. The rest of the…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Rumson-Fair Haven High School’s Max Pfrang (55) and his Bulldog teammates celebrate their NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III title on Dec. 5. The Bulldogs beat previously undefeated Red Bank Regional at Rutgers University’s Highpoint Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, 21-0. It was RFH’s third straight championship.