Category: HUB News

  • Monmouth County cleanup areas

    Aberdeen – Fisherman’s Parking Lot at Cliffwood Beach Asbury Park – Convention Hall at the Boardwalk – Site sponsored by Monmouth County Association of Realtors Atlantic Highlands – Harbor parking lot on First Ave. Avon – Pavilion at Norwood & Ocean Aves. Belmar – (2 Sites) 1. Belmar Fishing Club, First Ave.; 2. 16th Avenue…

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    Members of the Red Bank Regional High School Harp Ensemble perform a piece at Red Bank Regional High School on Friday. The performance was part of the Inter-District Orchestra Festival, featuring Red Bank, Shrewsbury and Little Silver borough schools. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Councilman proposes tax on Red Bank’s nonprofits

    DuPont: Tax-exempt entities a hardship in light of state aid cuts BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer ARed Bank councilman contends that it’s time nonprofits stepped up and contributed something toward the services they receive. Councilman Michael DuPont recently wrote to Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) to advocate for ways that would tax the borough’s not-for…

  • S.B. mayor advocates for tighter budget

    Fernandes seeks to mitigate effects of probable hike in school taxes BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Mayor Maria Fernandes wants to see a “zero increase for taxpayers” in the 2010-11 municipal budget introduced during the Sea Bright Borough Council’s meeting April 6. Last Thursday, Fernandes, a Democrat, said she wants to see the $5.16 million…

  • Meridian team lends expertise in caring for injured in Haiti

    Volunteers remark about the Haitians’ strong spirit BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Meridian Health sent medical equipment, supplies and a full medical team to Haiti on Feb. 26 for a weeklong mission as part of the organization’s continued support for earthquake relief. Above: Forty patients are crowded into a medical tent after the January earthquake…

  • Council opts not to bond for road improvements

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — After a lengthy discussion and public opposition, the Borough Council decided against bonding almost $2 million to improve roads throughout the borough. Of the five council members, only Scott Larkin and Gary Baldwin supported the measure that required four yes votes for approval at the April 6…

  • Battle of the Bands to support cancer center

    EATONTOWN — The Wellness Community, a cancer support center in Eatontown, will host the first Hospitals for Hope – Battle of the Bands on Thursday, April 22. Three local bands — each representing a local area hospital — will compete, and attendees will vote for their favorite. All proceeds from this event will benefit the…

  • in service •••

    Army Spc. Aljerome G. Bailey, a 2001 graduate of Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver, has returned to Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, after being deployed to Afghanistan for one year. The soldier is one of 3,500 members of the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division stationed at Fort Richardson. Airborne combat…

  • College earns recognition for community service

    Brookdale Community College, the county college of Monmouth County, has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. According to a press release, the Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers…