Category: HUB News

  • A Currier & Ives Christmas Dec. 3

    The Presbyterian Church House in Shrewsbury will be transformed into a 19th-century Christmas wonderland for A Currier & Ives Christmas to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at the church house, 352 Sycamore Ave. All are welcome. The event will include the traditional booths: Christmas handcrafts, Trim-A-Tree decorations, “nearly new,” recycled…

  • Controversy continues over parks’ bow hunt

    Park system says hunt controls deer population; advocates fault land management, inhumane method BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Wildlife advocates and Monmouth County Park System officials are at odds over the annual bow-hunting season, which extends from Oct. 1 until Jan. 1 or Feb. 18, depending on the park. A park system spokesman explained…

  • Holiday tree to remain in front of Dublin House

    Council denies request to move tree to Riverside Gardens Park At least for this season, Red Bank’s Holiday Tree will remain in the courtyard of The Dublin House on Monmouth Street. BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — A last-ditch effort by Red Bank RiverCenter Executive Director Nancy Adams to move the location of…

  • Goodbye, Gaitors. Hello, housing.

    2010 builder’s remedy lawsuit results in 24-unit condo development BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer SEABRIGHT — The Sea Bright Planning Board formally approved the development of a 24-unit condominium complex on the lot where Gaitors restaurant formerly stood, as part of the settlement resulting from a builder’s remedy lawsuit filed against the borough in 2010.…

  • T.F. man guilty of involuntary manslaughter

    Dennis Smentkowski, of Tinton Falls, pleaded guilty on Oct. 26 to driving his car while impaired by the sleep medication Ambien, causing the death of Little Silver school Principal Donald Merce in a head-on collision, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Smentkowski, 46, pleaded guilty to a onecount indictment charging him with involuntary manslaughter in…

  • DEP rewrites beach access rules

    Draft regulations shift authority from towns to state BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A n outcry from environmental groups and other stakeholders has led to a revised set of beach access rules that would give the state greater oversight over the way municipalities provide access to the waterfront. The revised draft regulations have been circulated by…

  • Fair Haven, Rumson to partner on drug alliance

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The borough and neighboring Rumson will begin the process of forming a joint municipal drug and alcohol alliance this week when members of both borough councils meet. Fair Haven Councilman Robert Marchese, a member of an ad hoc committee formed to study the issue, said on Oct. 30…

  • Oceanport supports sports betting at track

    NJSEA: Accord near on lease for Monmouth Park BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — With the future of horse racing in flux, Oceanport officials are hoping that sports betting brings a boost of energy to the industry. The Borough Council was expected to approve a resolution at the Nov. 3 meeting supporting the Nov. 8…

  • Sea Bright mayoral candidate pays 2010 back taxes

    Kalaka-Adams still in arrears on some properties for 2011 By Kristen Dalton Sea Bright Republican mayoral candidate Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams is no longer in arrears for 2010 property taxes on four properties listed for tax sale notice on Oct. 25 by the Sea Bright tax collector. According to the borough website, the $37,111.57 in 2010 taxes…