Category: HUB News

  • VNA receives grant to fund NP program

    The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), Red Bank, a member of VNA Health Group, has received a $25,000 grant from the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey to help continue funding VNACJ School- Based Nurse Practitioner Health Services Program in the schools. The School-Based Nurse Practitioner Health Services Program places Nurse Practitioners (NP) on-site…

  • Spring sports kickoff

    Youth baseball, softball and lacrosse players in kindergarten through eighth-grade cheer at the conclusion of opening ceremonies for the Little Silver Spring Sports Parade & Celebration on May 7. The young athletes marched along Prospect Avenue in Little Silver to their home field during the event, sponsored by the Little Silver Parks and Recreation Committee…

  • Photo

    Volunteers Vinnie Ohaviano (l) and Jonathon Dzialo pick up trash along the beach in Sea Bright during Clean Ocean Action’s 26th annual Spring Beach Sweeps, which took place at 69 sites along the New Jersey coast on April 30. More photos at gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Parkway project to upgrade fort access

    Turnpike Authority will seek RFPs for $40M project BY KENNY WALTER & DAN HOWLEY Staff Writers The New Jersey Turnpike Authority announced Friday that improvements would be made to Exit 105 of the Garden State Parkway in Eatontown to improve traffic flow and facilitate access to the Fort Monmouth property. Improvements to the parkway will…

  • Front Street upgrades will improve safety, traffic flow

    County to undertake $600K project along portion of roadway BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Portions of West Front Street (above) and East Front Street will get upgrades including improved pedestrian crosswalks and signage and traffic calming measures. PHOTOS BY ANDREW DAVISON Front Street, also known as County Road 10 (CR10), will receive improvements to crosswalks…

  • Sea Bright council sends Smart Growth draft to DEP

    Fernandes: Plan ‘just thrown together’ BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council has sent a preliminary draft of its long-delayed Smart Growth plan to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for approval, despite some council members’ concerns about the plan’s design. Approved at the council’s April 19 meeting, the draft…

  • Rescue Ridge asks animal lovers to save the date

    Pet lovers can put the “fun” in fundraising during Rescue Ridge’s annual event at the shore to be held 2-7 p.m. May 21, raine or shine, at The Headliner in Neptune. The fifth annual BBQ, Baskets and Beach Ball Bash will feature a grill and buffet, beer specials (cash bar), live music and entertainment, face…

  • Hospice volunteers sought to help others

    All it takes is compassion and a little time to become a hospice volunteer for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey Shore, Eatontown. There is a need for volunteers in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their caregivers during a critical time. In orientation classes, they…

  • Summer fun in Ocean Grove starts this weekend

    BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer A “town for all seasons,” Ocean Grove has something for everyone all year round. The one-square-mile, “dry” town offers visitors one mile of pristine beachfront and scenic boardwalk, according to Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce member Lois Hetfield. There is much more to Ocean Grove than the beach and boardwalk,…