Category: HUB News

Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has completed numerous projects and inspections across its 13-county service area to enhance service reliability. Locally, a 230-kilovolt automatic switching device was installed at a substation in Red Bank to enhance transmission reliability in Monmouth County. “Targeting the completion of significant enhancements, upgrades and repairs each year prior to…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Three proposals have been presented for the site of the deteriorated tennis courts in Marine Park in Red Bank. MICHAEL NUNES/STAFF Competing visions for Marine Park, and specifically the site of its deteriorated red clay tennis courts, received mixed reviews from residents, who agreed that something should be done to…

More than 1,500 people of all ages gathered for the seventh annual Walk4Friends on May 3 at the Vonage Corporate Center in Holmdel. The goal of the walk was to raise funds and awareness for the Friendship Circle, a program that provides friendship for children with special needs, but it accomplished much more than its…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A state ban on the cultivation of oyster beds in the Keyport Harbor would be lifted under a bill working its way through the state Legislature. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Passaic/Bergen), would permit the NY/NJ Baykeeper’s Eastern Oyster Reintroduction Feasibility Study to return to Keyport…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Closed since superstorm Sandy, the borough’s public library is set to reopen in a temporary home in June. The upstairs meeting room in the Sea Bright United Methodist Church, located at 1102 Ocean Ave., will be the temporary space for the library until the proposed beachfront community…

– Youth orchestra will perform at Brookdale The Bravura Youth Orchestra of central New Jersey will hold its year-end concert at 7 p.m. May 17 at the Performing Arts Center of Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The free concert will feature three winners of the 2015 Bravura Youth Young Artists Concerto Competition:…

TOP PICK Spring Lake has been referred to as the Jersey Shore’s Irish Riviera, so those who want to celebrate Irish hospitality can opt to visit the 2015 Spring Lake Irish Festival. The festival takes place noon to 4 p.m. May 1 at Third and Morris avenues. This year, the festival features many family-friendly events,…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Participants make their way over a wall during a Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Several types of mud runs and obstacle course races are held annually at venues around the region. FILE PHOTO At the age of 53, Kevin Cullen is a two-time veteran of…

By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Red Bank Councilwoman Cindy Burnham, left, and boating accident victim David Civile’s family, sister Laura Davies, father Rich Civile and mother Joan Civile hold a new boating safety sign at Maple Cove. COURTESY OF CINDY BURNHAM Three warning signs have been installed at points along the river in Red Bank…