Category: HUB News

  • DuPont wants welcome mat out for businesses

    New committee would look at expediting process for new businesses BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer A potential new council committee would aim to foster communication between the governing body and local businesses, as proposed by Red Bank Councilman Michael DuPont. “There’s a common complaint among some of the businesses that we’re not business friendly,” DuPont…

  • Monmouth Regional H.S. introduces $24M budget

    Eatontown, Tinton Falls, Shrewsbury Twp. would raise $18.7M tax levy BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer The Monmouth Regional High School Board of Education is seeking public support for its proposed $24.2 million 2011-12 spending plan. Introduced by board Business Administrator Maria Parry at the board’s March 22 meeting, the budget calls for a reduction in…

  • New logo reaffirms mission of The Arc of Monmouth

    Focus remains on support for people with disabilities and their families BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Top: Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, R-12th District, (far left) and The Arc of Monmouth Board President Neil Fleischman (far right) get help unveiling the new logo at the nonprofit’s Tinton Falls headquarters March 24. More than 100 people were on…

  • Magic on the court

    From top: A member of the Harlem Globetrotters performs during the “Magicians of Basketball” world tour performance at Brookdale Community College on March 16. Globetrotters’ Scooter Christensen and Firefly Fisher perform at Brookdale’s Collins Arena. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Night at the museum

    Johnny Sniffen (l) and Ian Smith, fourth-graders at Wolf Hill School in Oceanport, portray President Abraham Lincoln and Scottish knight William Wallace for the interactive Wolf Hill Wax Museum on March 17. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Sea Bright introduces $5.2M spending plan

    Budget calls for tax increase despite spending cuts BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer SEABRIGHT — The Borough Council has introduced a $5.2 million spending plan that includes a $158,000 increase in municipal property taxes, despite cuts in spending. Unveiled at the council’s March 15 meeting, the 2011 budget calls for residents to raise approximately $3.8…

  • Advocates urge adoption of bicycle/pedestrian plan

    Menna: Parts of plan are not practical for Red Bank BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Members of Red Bank Safe Routes want to see recommendations from a study of safety improvements to protect bicyclists and pedestrians, integrated into the borough’s master plan. The local advocacy group, whose mission is to encourage walking and cycling throughout…

  • Frank Talk to host panel on autistic spectrum disorder

    RED BANK — Frank Talk Art Bistro and Books on Shrewsbury Avenue will host a panel discussion about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 3 p.m. April 9. The panel will be followed by a book signing with author Rasheedah Saleem-Muhammad, whose book “Pedro Visits the Aquarium” focuses on an issue that is affecting many families.…

  • Tax appeals, snow generate tax increase in Red Bank

    Public hearing on 2011 plan scheduled for April 26 BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The borough introduced a preliminary budget at the Red Bank Borough Council meeting March 16 with a $542,434 tax levy increase. According to Borough Administrator Stanley Sickels, this equates to a 2.6-cent increase in the tax rate to 51 cents per…