Category: HUB News

  • Council seat still up for grabs in Sea Bright

    Charles Rooney III declines appointment to vacant council seat BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — It took all of 10 minutes for the Borough Council to unanimously vote for Charles Rooney III to fill a vacant council seat during a special meeting on Jan. 27, but by Monday afternoon Rooney had declined the…

  • Nonprofit to return to Officers Row

    AIDS Resource Foundation for Children negotiating lease with National Park Service BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent The National Park Service (NPS) has signed a letter of intent to begin negotiations with the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children (ARFC) to lease one of the historic Officers Row buildings at Fort Hancock to the nonprofit. According to a…

  • Comic book artist dreams of breaking the barriers

    BY CHUCK O’DONNELL Correspondent Erica Schultz Erica Schultz pushes her sunglasses up on top of her head to keep her dark hair out of her face and leans back against the black leather jacket draped over her chair. While nearby customers with venti caramel macchiatos in hand browse the titles on the shelves, Schultz is…

  • Halfacre resigns after nomination to head state ABC

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — After being nominated by Gov. Chris Christie on Jan. 23 to head the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Mayor Michael Halfacre resigned his position as the borough’s mayor the next day. The nomination must be approved by the state Senate. Halfacre, 45, had announced his nomination on…

  • O’Scanlon: Red-light cameras amount to ‘highway robbery’

    Profit motive, not safety spurs traffic surveillance BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK— Avideo posted on the Internet showing a series of crashes and near misses at intersections participating in New Jersey’s five-year red-light camera pilot program has Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-13th District) seeing red. “My immediate reaction was these people are foolishly putting…

  • Eastern Branch Library presents Harlem Renaissance program

    SHREWSBURY — In celebration of Black History Month, the Eastern Branch Library will present a lecture by Dr. Lawrence Hogan, who will speak on “The Age of the New Negro: Harlem in the 1920s” at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12. Hogan is senior professor of history at Union County College with a doctorate in American…

  • Deep Cut Orchid Society to host annual show

    Thousands of orchids of all colors, sizes and shapes will be featured at Deep Cut Orchid Society’s 15th annual orchid show to be held from Feb. 9-12 at the Dearborn Farm Market, Route 35, Holmdel. Admission and parking are free. Food will be available. Show hours are Thursday from 1-6 p.m., Friday and Saturday from…

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    Samantha Gannon places a completed LEGO representation of Edie’s Luncheonette, a popular local eatery, in its place on the Little Silver map during the “Build Little Silver with LEGOs” event at Embury United Methodist Church on Jan. 28. CLAIRE SHEPROW

  • Project Homeless Connect asks: What do the homeless need?

    County services provide resources for 527 people ‘living on the edge’ BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The Point in Time Survey, which attempts to count the number of homeless people living in the county, was filled out by 527 people across four different Monmouth County locations, including Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank on Jan.…