Category: HUB News

  • stork •••

    Vanessa and Jeremy Briggs of Tinton Falls announce the birth of their daughter, Samantha Michelle, Oct. 25, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and joins a sister, Breanna, age 6; a brother, Anthony, 5; and a brother, Tyler, 3½. Grandparents are Janet and Wayne Briggs of Atlantic…

  • Area youth studying oil spill recovery in Alaska

    Local sites part of Hands Across the Sand event June 26 protesting offshore drilling BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Jake Calvitti has been lobbying against drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska since the age of 10. After five years of working with the Alaska Wilderness League, the now 15- year-old…

  • in service •••

    Army Spec. Robert N. Chislett, the son of Mary L. Chislett and stepson of Edward Porter of Red Bank, has graduated from the U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga., with authorization to wear the distinctive Ranger Tab. A graduate of the Ranger Course is considered the epitome of the U.S. infantryman. During…

  • Photos

    Scout Victor Davidson (center), of Boy Scout Troop 124, prepares to add a worn U.S. flag to those to be burned during a flag-retirement ceremony held on Flag Day, June 14, at the Village Green Town Square in Tinton Falls. CHRIS KELLY Alex Tobin (l-r), of Boy Scout Troop 124, and Brendan Tobin pause before…

  • With unions on board, boro adopts 2010 budget

    Furloughs for employees scaled back to three days BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The Red Bank Borough Council has reduced unpaid furloughs from 10 days to three days for all municipal employees under an amended $19.22 million spending plan for 2010. The council unanimously adopted the municipal budget at a special meeting on June 18.…

  • Riverfest returns to Red Bank

    After a hiatus, the food and music festival returns June 3-5, 2011 The festival that opens the summer season in Red Bank is going back to its roots. Red Bank restaurateur Danny Murphy and Lynda Rose, president of the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC), plan to revitalize Riverfest as a family-oriented festival centered…

  • Skaters lead charge for Tinton Falls skate park

    Proposed for site of former municipal complex BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Joined by a small army of skateboard enthusiasts, a Tinton Falls man made his case for the Borough Council to pursue the building of a skate park on borough property. Resident Michael Nesci presented the council with a petition with…

  • LunchMusic

    Kati Beddow Brower sings the blues while Bo Pezzullo plays guitar on June 16 during Lunch- Music, a concert series that takes place in Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank from noon to 2 p.m. on summer Wednesdays. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Neighbors oppose senior housing proposal

    Traffic, safety of school children cited as concerns BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The Borough Council and Mayor Michael Halfacre were told loudly and clearly that many of the neighbors of the proposed age-restricted housing in the Hance Road/River Road area are against the plan. Residents who opposed the proposal crowded the Youth…