Category: HUB News

  • GOP savors victory in Monmouth Co.

    Republicans bump lone Dem freeholder; hold on to Senate, Assembly seats BY KENNYWALTER Republican 11th District Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (l-r), Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini and Sen. Jennifer Beck celebrate their reelection victory on Nov. 8 at the American Hotel in Freehold. PHOTOS BY KENNY WALTER staff Monmouth County Republicans had plenty of reason to smile…

  • Not just a number, more than a name

    Monmouth U’s Veterans Roll Call honors fallen servicemen, servicewomen BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer U.S. Air Force retired 1st Sgt. Jeff Hood, coordinator of veterans services at Monmouth University, takes part in a roll call of the names of fallen members of the U.S. armed forces during a Veterans Day remembrance held outside the Stafford…

  • Hampton Inn project has mystery opponent

    Attorney declines to identify party who is funding objector to planned development BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — Despite nearly an hourand a-half discussion of the plans for a proposed Hampton Inn & Suites Hotel at 80 Rector Place, more was revealed in what was not said than what was at the Nov.…

  • FMERA wants feds to lease Fort Monmouth building

    Lease could create jobs for former fort employees BYMIKE DAVIS A lthough the U.S. Army formally closed Fort Monmouth two months ago, the Fort Monmouth Economic Redevelopment Authority (FMERA) is hoping to bring the federal government back to one particular building on the property . At its Nov. 10 meeting, FMERA approved a lease of…

  • Long will give beaches, cell service priority as S.B. mayor

    Neff is Little Silver mayor; incumbents win in Fair Haven, Rumson, Shrewsbury, Oceanport, Tinton Falls BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Dina Long SEABRIGHT — The focal point of Democrat Dina Long’s election campaign was about making progress in the Shore town. Now she has the chance. Long will take over as the new mayor of…

  • T.F. council set to end president’s term limits

    If passed, proposed ordinance would end one-year limit BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — While the Borough Council may not have had a contested election, members did contest the need for term limits for the council president. During the Nov. 1 meeting, the council introduced an ordinance that eliminates the oneyear term for the…

  • VNA Holiday House Tour and Boutique Dec. 2

    Five distinctive homes in the Two Rivers area of Monmouth County are featured on the 2011 Holiday House Tour sponsored by Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ). The VNACJ’s 39th annual self-guided tour, which draws tour-goers from throughout New Jersey and the metropolitan area, takes place Dec. 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.…

  • BCC to honor Greatest Generation on Dec. 10

    Brookdale Community College’s Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution invites the community, especially families, to pay tribute to those from the Greatest Generation during the upcoming Pearl Harbor 70th anniversary commemoration, “Lest We Forget,” Dec. 10. The ceremony will be held in the Warner Student Life Center, Lincroft main campus. Two distinguished…

  • MCSPCA has its eye on the $100K challenge prize

    Shelter would use funds to save more lives, director says BY KENNYWALTER EATONTOWN — After a big push during the last week of October, officials with the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is hoping to cash in on a $100,000 grand prize in a national contest. Laurie Garrison, MCSPCA…