Category: HUB News

  • What’s in a name?

    Roadways and bridges are named for the famous BY KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writer You’re stuck in traffic again and you turn on the traffic report. You hear the names of bridges and roads over and over, but who are these people, and why do they have their own bridge? Spanning the Raritan River, the…

  • NOTES

    Residents at Kensington Court, Tinton Falls, partnered with cadets from the United States Military Academy Preparatory School at Fort Monmouth to supply toys for families in need. The cadets not only picked up the toys but also took time out to visit with Kensington Court residents and make the holiday a special one for them.…

  • Why do these people have a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike?

    • Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and a nurse in the Civil War, was a teacher and founded the first public school in New Jersey (1821-1912). Rest area is in Oldmans Township. • Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, was born in Caldwell (1837-1908). Rest area is in…

  • Birth of a town

    BY KATHY CHANG & KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writers Ever wonder how a place, a township, a borough, a school, a park, a lake, a river, a bridge or a street got its name? The Murray House in Poricy Park in Middletown. Greater Media Newspapers recently delved into this topic to find answers to questions…

  • R.B. to swear in new police chief

    McCarthy will take oath at Jan. 11 council meeting BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Police Commissioner and Councilman Arthur V. Murphy III announced that Capt. Steven McCarthy will be named the borough’s new chief of police. Murphy said in a press release that McCarthy’s swearing-in would take place during the borough’s first…

  • Nominees sought for Red Cross honor

    Do you know an “ordinary” person from your local community who has accomplished something “extraordinary” that has made the world a safer, healthier and better place to live? The Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter will be hosting its inaugural Hometown Heroes event in March 2010 and is in need of assistance. Nominate a teacher, police…

  • Legislators call for bill on international child abduction

    Local reps urge Congress to act BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th District), who became an active advocate for reuniting Sean Goldman with his father, David Goldman, of Tinton Falls, introduced a bill in the House last June that would give support to families whose children have been abducted. David Goldman and…

  • R.B. council approves pay raises

    Resident asks for taxpayer summit BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Red Bank’s nonunion employees got an early Christmas present last week when the Borough Council unanimously approved an annualized 3 percent salary increase at the Dec. 22 meeting. Mayor Pasquale Menna explained that the increase reflects a 1.5 percent raise because it’s retroactive to July…

  • Assistance available for new moms in need

    While many women feel a sense of elation throughout their pregnancy, for some women, the periods before, during and after pregnancy are anything but happy. According to a press release from the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, most new mothers – up to 80 percent – experience at least a brief episode…