Category: HUB News

  • Little Silver schedules Environmental Day

    The Environmental Commission of Little Silver will sponsor a Little Silver Environmental Day 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 required…

  • Kastning: Land must be preserved as build-out nears

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — At the current pace of development in New Jersey, the Garden State is at risk of being built out within the next 30 years, making land preservation a critical issue for residents, according to a conservation official. “It’s very important to increase the pace of preservation because…

  • Red Bank pay station proposal raises concerns

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer RED BANK — Two Borough Council members joined business owners and residents of the borough’s west side in opposing a plan to install parking pay stations on several streets. An ordinance introduced Feb. 25 would authorize the installation of pay stations on several borough roads, including Monmouth Street and…

  • Reduce your risk for colorectal cancer

    Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in both the United States and Canada. So say the American Cancer Society and the Canadian Cancer Society, who project nearly 60,000 Americans and Canadians will lose their lives to colorectal cancer in 2015 alone. Though many risk factors for colorectal cancer, including age, heredity and…

  • Top 10 things you can do for your heart

    Part Two By Joe Stein Pop Quiz: Last month, I discussed five of the top 10 things you can do to have a healthy heart. Place a check mark next to those recommendations you are currently doing. get a physicalstop smokingget periodontal careeat more fishexercise Did you pass with an 80 percent or better? Even…

  • National Cancer Institute grant enables Rutgers CINJ investigators to explore melanoma metastasis

    The mechanism by which small cellular vesicles promote melanoma metastasis (spread of disease), will be further explored by investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University.A recently awarded $200,000 grant (R21CA185835) from the National Cancer Institute to researchers Suzie Chen, Ph.D., and James S. Goydos,…

  • Congressional caucus to focus on coastal issues

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A bipartisan caucus has been formed in the U.S. House of Representatives to address coastal community issues such as storm protection, tourism and environmental preservation. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) announced the Congressional Coastal Communities Caucus, saying the eight-member group will address national issues related to coastal states. “It is…

  • Greater Media Newspapers win in N.J. Press Association contest

    Members of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertising, editorial, photography and production staffs scooped up 16 awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. “We are blessed with an exceptional and dedicated staff,” Greater Media Newspapers General Manager and Publisher Ben Cannizzaro said. “I am extremely pleased with the well-deserved recognition from the New Jersey…

  • Libraries, book clubs cater to niche interests

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Libraries throughout central New Jersey host book clubs and discussion groups to suit a broad range of patrons’ interests. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR If New Jersey were hit with a zombie apocalypse, the odds for survival would not be great, according to Tyler Rousseau, emergent technologies coordinator at the Monroe…