Category: HUB News

  • 9/11 observances

    A time to remember … reflect … and heal PHOTO BY FARRAH TOMASELLI The most powerful weapon known to humanity is not an airliner flown into a building. Nor anthrax. Nor even a nuclear device. The most powerful weapon is fear. Fear is the only weapon that can destroy a country, because it is the…

  • Development to have units for Arc clients

    Proposed apartment building would include affordable, age-restricted units BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — A developer is seeking approval for an age-restricted apartment building that would include units for tenants who are clients of the Arc of Monmouth. At the Aug. 18 Tinton Falls Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, the board began hearing an…

  • WCTC sets 9/11 anniversary programming

    WCTC 1450-AM recently announced its schedule of Sept. 11 coverage to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. During her “Life Advice” program beginning at 6 a.m., Jennifer Lewis Hall will speak with a 9/11 survivor who wrote a book and to Shari Burkat, who runs the 9/11 support organization Voices of 9/11, which…

  • A chance to give back

    TINTON FALLS — Boy Scouts contribute to the well-being of local communities through projects like food drives, development of hiking trails and refurbishing historic landmarks, to name just a few examples. When it comes time for senior Scouts to select their final Eagle project, they select a project that will have a positive, lasting impact.…

  • Red Bank district aims to engage parents

    New passport program encourages parental involvement BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — Red Bank primary and middle schools will launch a new passport program to encourage parent attendance at school-sponsored events during the 2011-12 school year. According to Superintendent of Schools Laura Morana, the families will have a schedule of events that includes…

  • County seeks employers for Sept. 22 job fair

    Monmouth County will again offer employers and job seekers the opportunity to connect at the Monmouth County Job Fair scheduled for Sept. 22. The event is free for employers to reserve a table and for job seekers to attend. The 2011 Monmouth County Job Fair will be held from 4-7 p.m. at Brookdale Community College,…

  • Monmouth Reform Temple goes green

    Solar panels, community garden among initiatives BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer The community garden located at the Monmouth Reform Temple in Tinton Falls. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff TINTON FALLS — With the community garden in full swing and new solar panels installed, the Monmouth Reform Temple is preaching green energy. After more than two years…

  • Area towns to hold 9/11 services

    Fair Haven — There will be a ceremony with the mayor, clergy and members of the community on Sept. 11 at 8:30 a.m. at Memorial Park on River Road. Little Silver — There will be a Moment of Remembrance and Silence, lasting one minute, beginning at 1 p.m., and a candlelight vigil will be held…

  • Shore towns mop up Irene’s aftermath

    Officials say effects of hurricane not as severe as feared BY KRISTEN DALTON & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Flooding caused by Hurricane Irene inundated roadways in Sea Bright, including Center Street, where a BMW Mini Cooper was partially submerged on Aug. 28. More photos on page 3. ERIC SUCAR staff The historical Monmouth Boat Club,…