Category: HUB News

  • 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),…

  • Health systems will pay for Narcan overdose kits

    By REBECCA CHENG Staff Writer Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announces that hospitals in Monmouth and Ocean counties will replenish the overdose antidote Narcan at no cost to law enforcement agencies. REBECCA CHENG/STAFF Hospitals in Monmouth and Ocean counties are joining forces with their respective county prosecutors to combat the heroin and opiate overdose…

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

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

  • Red Bank saves $87K under new water contract

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – The Borough Council approved the renewal of a contract to purchase water that will result in substantial savings. Under terms of the borough’s contract with New Jersey American Water Company, the water company will supply the borough with 200 million gallons per year (mgy), down from the…

  • Safety tips for surviving the summer heat

    To some, summer is the most enjoyable time of year, marked by shorter hours at the office and family vacations. For kids, summer is a time when homework is set aside in favor of rest and relaxation. As enjoyable as summer can be, there are many people who, come the end of August, are glad…

  • The top 10 things you can do to prevent burnout

    Part 1 By Joe Stein Last month, the National Association for people with Developmental Disabilities (NADD) was kind enough to invite me to participate in their international webinar series, which was directed at healthcare professionals as well as family caregivers throughout the United States and Canada. I was tasked with providing strategies to prevent burnout…

  • Arms Café brings seniors together for fun, learning

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Two dancers from Little Silver Ballroom Dancers perform in the new Arms Café space. CUTLINE: COURTESY OF UNITED METHODIST HOMES RED BANK — Residents can get up to date on technology or learn a new skill at a new communal space at the Wesleyan Arms senior complex. On June 24,…

  • Mary Poppins

    TOP PICK Phoenix Productions will be reviving one of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s classics, “Mary Poppins,” at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank for two weekends starting July 10. Katherine LeFevre will star as Mary Poppins, with Bob Brown as Mr. Banks, Patricia Delesky as Mrs. Banks, Taylor Carpinello as Jane, and Jack Sweeney…

  • Car shows rev up fun for whole family

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Steve Dillon of Monroe Township cleans his 1935 Graham at the Classic Car Cruise held at The Shoppes of Old Bridge on July 3. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Car enthusiasts, as well as families and investors, are flocking to car cruise nights throughout New Jersey to take a look at…