Category: HUB News

  • Thorne Middle School honors tie to Battle of Bulge hero

    Monument to Cpl. Horace ‘Bud’ Thorne relocated to namesake middle school BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge present the colors during the World War II Battle of the Bulge Survivor Reunion/Monument Rededication Ceremony held at Thorne Middle School in Middletown on May 26. ERIC SUCAR staff A ttendees celebrated…

  • Music in the parks and on the streets in Red Bank

    The parks and sidewalks of Red Bank will be alive with music and entertainment as Red Bank’s summer music series — Lunch Music and StreetLife — roll out beginning this month. Red Bank RiverCenter has planned a lively lineup of musical entertainment and performances every Wednesday in June and every Saturday evening this summer, according…

  • N.J. Marathon may change course

    Full- and half-marathon may be run on different days BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Runners competing in the 2010 New Jersey Marathon and the Long Branch Half-Marathon run along the Long Branch Promenade. OCEANPORT — Newly minted New Jersey Marathon Executive Director Joe Gigas will know by July whether the format of the annual run will…

  • Armed Forces Day

    Left: James Vanfechgmann, Hazlet, sits in the pilot’s seat of a Black Hawk helicopter during Armed Forces Day at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport, a salute to members of the military, on June 4. Right: Tyler Wolff looks through special glasses linked to a fiberscope at the Navy E.O.D. exhibit during Armed Forces Day, which…

  • June events at Eastern Branch library

    SHREWSBURY — The Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library will celebrate Horse Month with a photography exhibit, several programs and a children’s concert.  Photography Exhibit: Racing at the Shore, through June 29. June is Horse Month. This exhibit offers a unique look inside the daily life of Monmouth Park racetrack and features the…

  • Impasse stalls boro’s first community garden

    Council supports garden but rejects West Front Street site BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — Borough officials and prospective gardeners were unable to break their stalemate over a proposal to plant a 2,400-square-foot community garden on West Front Street. The council previously discussed the proposal inMarch and concluded that while they supported the…

  • R.B. approves raises for non-union personnel

    Employee review process to be put in place for first time BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council approved a raise for nonunion employees — not to exceed 2 percent — despite concerns over the failure to implement an employee review process. Councilwoman Kathleen Horgan at the May 25 meeting questioned…

  • State Fair to open at Meadowlands June 24

    Special promotions on tap to mark fair’s 25th year For its 25th anniversary year, State Fair Meadowlands will be treating fairgoers to brand-new entertainment during the 17-day event, running June 24 through July 10 at the New Meadowlands Fairgrounds, next to the New Meadowlands Stadium, formerly Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford. State Fair Meadowlands is…

  • Take the Two Rivers Garden Tour June 4 and 5

    RUMSON — The Two Rivers Garden Tour, a two-day event featuring tours of six beautiful and rarely viewed gardens in Monmouth County’s Two Rivers area, will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5. The tour features grand estates, home gardens and dedicated crop gardens sure to delight beginner and avid gardeners alike, according…