Category: HUB News

  • Former firefighter pleads to driving while drunk

    November crash prompted multitown rescue effort BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RUMSON — Former Fair Haven Fire Company No. 1 Chief Shawn C. Foley pleaded guilty on Feb. 8 to driving while under the influence of alcohol in Rumson Municipal Court before Long Branch Municipal Court Judge George Cieri. In November, Foley crashed his fire…

  • The nation called, and they answered

    Outreach connects veterans with benefits BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Local veterans received some recognition last week and information about benefits they are due, when the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs presented 19 local veterans with honorary medals. Retired Army Col. Stephen G. Abel greets veterans and their family members who attended…

  • Photo

    Aaron Bernstein, of Fair Haven, is one of the many sleigh riders who took advantage of a major snowstorm and queued up for a ride down a hill at Holmdel Park on Feb. 11. More photos at www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Sweet hearts

    Anna Whitaker (l-r) and Luis Tiro pack chocolate strawberries in containers for the “Hearts for Haiti” fundraiser at Red Bank Charter School on Feb. 12. MATT DENTON

  • Red Cross shelters open during blizzard

    TINTON FALLS — The American Red Cross Jersey Coast Region operated shelters during the winter snowstorm that hit the Jersey Shore on Feb. 5. The Jersey Coast Chapter, located in Tinton Falls, is one of 12 disaster hub centers in the country and worked 24 hours a day to ensure those affected by the storm…

  • Job fair to be held Feb. 26 in L. Branch

    LONG BRANCH — More than 70 businesses are expected to participate in a job fair to be held Friday, Feb. 26, at Brookdale Community College’s Long Branch Higher Education Center. Area employers seeking qualified staff will be accepting job applications at the fair, which will take place at the center, located at 213 Broadway. The…

  • Arts and flowers in the greenhouse at Sickles Market

    LITTLE SILVER — Local artists will display their art at Sickles Market’s Annual Artists’ Days on Saturday, Feb. 20, and Sunday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.T he event, at the market at 1 Harrison Ave. off Rumson Road in Little Silver, is free to the public. Artwork is for sale and demonstrations…

  • Winter celebration

    Above: Sandra Paz (l-r), Kansis Calabrese, Evenel Garrido, Asiah Pennington and Brittany Baker and the rest of the Red Bank Middle School Band perform before a packed house at the winter concert held in the middle school auditorium on Jan. 26. The program included musical selections from the school’s orchestra, band, chorus and dance team.…

  • Slipping and sliding

    Louis Franco and Anthony DeRosa, both of Little Silver, take a spill while sledding down a hill at Glenwood Cemetery in West Long Branch on Feb. 6. More photos at www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff