Category: HUB News

  • Attorney: Developer’s plan will return Monmouth Park to profitability

    NJSEA aims to have private ownership of racetrack by June 1 BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Monmouth Park Racetrack Grandstand The attorney for the real estate developer negotiating a five-year lease agreement to operate Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport says his client is up to the challenge of making the racetrack a self-sustaining enterprise. “He…

  • Notice to Greater Media Newspapers classified advertising customers

     APRIL 15 — To individual classified advertising customers of Greater Media Newspapers: The only time Greater Media Newspapers asks for your credit card information is when you call our office to place a classified advertisement. We apologize to anyone who has received a telephone call this week from an individual claiming to be from Greater Media…

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    Students rehearse a scene on April 6 for Red Bank Regional High School’s production of the musical “Once Upon a Mattress.” ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Library marks 150th anniversary of Civil War

    The Monmouth County Library will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War with entertaining and educational programs at the Eastern Branch Library, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury. “Conversation with Moses,” a performance by Local Commotion Walking History, will be presented 2 p.m., April 16. “Moses” is Harriet Tubman, one of the foremost…

  • Redistricting presents challenges for legislators

    BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Sen. Jennifer Beck Local legislators say they will reach out to connect with new constituents after legislative redistricting scrambled their former districts. “It’s an exciting time with opportunities to work on issues that we didn’t have in District 12, but also a sad time because we will, in January, be…

  • Cell tower proposal for Tinton Falls withdrawn

    Residents had opposed tower in residential area BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The 100-plus concerned citizens who packed Borough Hall last year to oppose a proposal for a cell phone tower can now rest easy. Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera announced at the April 5 Borough Council meeting that the T-Mobile application for…

  • Once Upon A Mattress

    Students rehearse scenes from the Red Bank Regional Theatre Company’s production of the musical “Once Upon a Mattress” at the Red Bank Regional High School auditorium in Little Silver on April 6. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Red Bank parks newly seeded

    RED BANK — Borough officials are asking park users to keep off newly seeded areas. Councilman Edward Zipprich, who serves as liaison to the Public Works Department, and Councilwoman Juanita Lewis, who serves as liaison to the Parks and Recreation Department, said that the recent warm weather offered the opportunity for the borough’s parks to…

  • Young teacher mourned by family and friends

    Wanamassa resident Tara Hansen, 29, formerly lived in Red Bank BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Tara Hansen Sometimes, the unthinkable happens and death comes to one who has only just begun to etch her footprints on the earth; yet, in her 29-year life’s journey, Tara Hansen left an indelible mark on the hearts of…