Category: HUB News

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Plans for new borough facilities include a beachfront community center and municipal complex that are in the conceptual design phase. Acting Borough Administrator Joseph Verruni said at a March 18 meeting that much thought went into the design of the buildings, which incorporates “resiliency to future storms…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Volunteers are needed for a dune grass planting in the borough. Heather Bedenko, a member of the dune committee, said crews will be working in the 300 block of Ocean Avenue on March 28. “This is an ongoing effort for dune restoration,” she said of the annual…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer RED BANK — Military veterans transitioning back into civilian life and the workforce are often in need of support services, including a wardrobe suitable for the workplace. Dress Our Vets, a new campaign from the Suiting Warriors Foundation, has been launched in an effort to meet this need and…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Blackberry Bay Park boat ramp is slated to receive muchneeded repairs. The Borough Council voted in favor of awarding a contract for the boat ramp rehabilitation for $317,117 to Marbro Inc. of Long Branch at the regular meeting on March 19. Borough officials had prepared two resolutions…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Officials have opted to create a hazard mitigation plan to inform decisions about borough-specific recovery projects. Sarah Bowen, project manager for engineering and development firm Michael Baker International, presented a 10-month timetable for formulating the borough-specific plan at the March 12 workshop meeting. Borough officials said the…

– Training available for volunteer advocates 180 Turning Lives Around (180), a private, non-profit organization that provides support and advocacy to victims of domestic violence, will conduct a 40-hour mandatory training course for Domesti

The Environmental Commission of Little Silver is sponsoring a Little Silver Environmental Day from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 28 at the Women’s Club of Little Silver at 111 Church St. The event will feature a free compost workshop from 10-10:45 a.m. An Earth Machine composter will be available to purchase for $35, but registration is…

RECREATION 2015 Monmouth County Park System Make the Monmouth County Park System part of your life this summer. With its great parks, memorable summer camps and fantastic golf courses, every day is an adventure.The hardest part about the summer will be deciding what to do first. Park System summer camps are sure to be the…

By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Red Bank Patrolman Stanley Balmer introduces Mayor Pasquale Menna to the Police Department’s newest member, Hunter, a 20-month-old Belgian Malinois. JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF RED BANK — Several members of the Police Department — including one with fur and a tail — were recognized at a recent Borough Council meeting for the…