Category: HUB News

  • R.B. Library presents Sept. programs for families

    Music, book, ESL programs will resume RED BANK — Family harmony and safety are the themes of programs that will be offered at the Red Bank Public Library in September. Jonathan Caspi, professor in the Department of Family and Child Studies at Montclair State University, will present “Oh Brother! Stopping Sibling Quarreling and Having Happy…

  • Stars at Monmouth Park: This time they’re not horses

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — It’s not every day that Hollywood celebrities come to one’s hometown. On Aug. 18, movie and TV star Jennifer Aniston, best known as Rachel in the television show “Friends,” and Gerard Butler, who played the Phantom in the 2004 film version of “The Phantom of the Opera” and…

  • Borough restaurants offer Taste of Red Bank

    RED BANK — The Red Bank RestaurantAssociation and Red Bank RiverCenter have teamed with St. James School on a new event, “Taste of Red Bank,” noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20. By purchasing a pay-one-price passport ticket, attendees are able to stroll through town and sample signature dishes from each of the approximately…

  • Science Camp

    Right: Ryan Mojares, of Tinton Falls, uses a sponge to soak up water as he makes paper during Science Camp held on the grounds of Tinton Falls Borough Hall on Aug. 14. Below: Ryan Perduto (center), Tinton Falls, also tries his hand at making paper during the camp, a summer activity sponsored by the Tinton…

  • Crab Cake Festival

    ERIC SUCAR staff Chefs Eric Magaziner (l), of Manahawkin, and Brian Hogan, of Barnegat, from Mud City Crab Cake Co. in Forked River, prepare crab cakes during the third annual Shore Chef Cook-Off & Jersey Shore Crab Cake Festival held at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, Aug. 22. Chefs and restaurants from throughout New Jersey competed in…

  • Count the Children

    ERIC SUCAR staff Makayla Dawson-Daily (l) and Jason Rose, both of Red Bank, play some hoops during Count the Children Family Day held at Count Basie Park in Red Bank on Aug. 22. The event included food, rides, and a tribute to the Rev. Dr. Donald D. Warner.

  • NOTES

    CHRIS KELLY staff Christina Arnold (r) and Kayla Bevacqua work on making their own “Candy Landfill” during the Tinton Falls Recreation-sponsored Science Camp held on Aug. 14. Phoenix Productions will hold open auditions from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 30 and 6-9 p.m. Sept. 3 for the November presentation of “Miss Saigon” at the 1,500-seat…

  • Adult students mark an ending … and a beginning

    Brookdale’s Adult Basic Education students graduate BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer With praise from their instructors and friends and families looking on with pride, more than 200 students marked the completion of Brookdale Community College’s Adult Basic Education (ABE) program recently. Kevin Dohorty (white jacket) stands with other graduates during Brookdale’s Adult Basic Education graduation…

  • NOTES

    Jasmin Lorraine Jackson of Red Bank has been appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. by U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Newark. U.S. Senators nominate 10 candidates annually to each of the four military academies, the Naval Academy, the Merchant Marines, the Air Force, and the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. This…