Category: HUB News

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A veteran receives a medal recognizing his service to the nation during ceremonies marking Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day on May 7. State military awards were presented to nearly four dozen veterans for their service in World War II and Vietnam. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MICHAEL MCMAHON The afternoon sun beat…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer After operating at a loss in the past, Monmouth Park officials are finally starting to see some financial progress. Dennis Drazin, advisor to the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, which operates Monmouth Park, said during the annual media luncheon on May 5 that after two straight years of increased attendance…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer At the Shrewsbury Garden Club’s annual Gardeners Market held May 9, attendees enjoyed the borough’s Gazebo Garden while shopping for perennials, herbs, fresh vegetables and other outdoor treasures. FRANK GALIPO SHREWSBURY — Spring is in full bloom, and the Shrewsbury Garden Club kicked off the season with the annual…

By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer RED BANK — In Red Bank, wishes may come true. On May 16, students in Red Bank Catholic High School (RBC)’s Make-AWish Club will hold the fourth annual Making Wishes Come True Carnival in the parking lot of Saint James School on Peters Place. All proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish New…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The 2015 municipal budget, which is heavily supported by grant revenues related to superstorm Sandy, carries a tax hike of $291 on the average home. The budget totals $10.3 million and includes $4.1 million in storm debt repayments. Two-and-a-half years after Sandy, the borough is preparing to…

A veteran receives a medal recognizing his service to the nation during ceremonies marking Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day on May 7. State military awards were presented to nearly four dozen veterans for their service in World War II and Vietnam. The ceremony was held on the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War…

By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Lunch Break Development Director Kate McMahon (left) and Executive Assistant Millie Jeter (right) browse groceries at Lunch Break’s new client choice pantry and clothes at Lunch Break’s clothing donation center, Clara’s Closet. JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF RED BANK — As the fourth annual Foodstock community food drive approaches, Lunch Break officials say…

RUMSON — Monmouth County officials announced last week that more extensive repairs are needed to the Oceanic Bridge and will require the bridge to be closed for more than three weeks beginning after Memorial Day. The structural steel and concrete deck repair work completed in April revealed the need for additional significant repair work, county…

RED BANK — “Paint the Town Pink,” a breast cancer awareness initiative, began as a weeklong campaign in Red Bank and has blossomed into a monthlong, two-county effort to raise awareness of the importance of annual mammography. In 2015, 41 towns in Monmouth and Ocean counties will join together to participate in the communitywide event…