Category: HUB News

  • Two indicted in death of disabled woman

    Caseworker, sponsor charged with neglect BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Intercession by 12th District legislators has led to the indictment of two caregivers of a developmentally disabled woman who died after being severely neglected in a state-licensed sponsor home. The 17-count indictments were announced last week by Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon Jr. and…

  • O’Scanlon, Casagrande re-elected in 12th Assembly District

    Declan O’Scanlon RED BANK — Republican incumbents Declan O’Scanlon and Caroline Casagrande were re-elected to second terms representing the 12th District in the state Assembly on Nov. 3. By a wide margin, the incumbents defeated Democrats Michelle Roth, Manalapan, and John Amberg, Tinton Falls, and Green Party candidate Steven Welzer for the two Assembly seats.…

  • Kitchen lessons: healthful food and helping others

    Lunch Break classes aim to educate children and parents about healthy eating BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Children in a cooking class at Lunch Break are learning how to prepare healthful meals while giving back to their community. Above: Amya Johnson, of Red Bank, washes vegetables during Lunch Break’s “Kids…

  • Sheriff will stay until January

    Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno, who was elected New Jersey’s first lieutenant governor on Nov. 3, has announced that she intends to fulfill her obligations as sheriff until she takes the oath of office as lieutenant governor in January. “It has been my privilege to serve as Monmouth County sheriff since Jan. 1, 2008. I…

  • Voters support cutting open space tax rate

    Referendum vote backs up three on council BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — By a margin of close to 1,000 votes, Tinton Falls voters on Nov. 3 approved cutting the open space tax rate. The yes votes carried a referendum on the ballot that asked residents if they wanted to lower the open…

  • Two O’port Council seats won by GOP

    Incumbent, running mate finish ahead of Dem challenger BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer William Johnson OCEANPORT — Voters in Oceanport elected two Republicans on Nov. 3 to fill two seats that were up for election on the Borough Council. Voters overwhelmingly voted to re-elect incumbentWilliamJohnson to another term and selected his running mate Gerald Bertekap…

  • Mark Twain comedy at Red Bank Regional H.S.

    LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Theatre Company at Red Bank Regional High School will present David Ives’ Tony-nominated comedy adapted from Mark Twain’s long-lost play “Is He Dead?” The play opens Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. with performances on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21, at 7:30 p.m., and a matinee performance…

  • In stride

    CHRIS KELLY staff Dawn Wilcox (552), Little Silver, runs along the Long Branch beachfront Nov. 7 during the Beauty and the Beach Run, a benefit for Aslan Youth Ministries in Red Bank. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Barbershop chorus to present Christmas concert

    RED BANK — “Voices of Christmas” is the seasonal theme this year for a singing showcase by The Red Bank Area Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The society will present a concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, at Ocean Township High School auditorium, West Park Avenue in Oakhurst. The Chorus of the Atlantic,…