Category: HUB News

  • Second man sentenced in jewelry store robbery

    ARed Bank man has been sentenced to a 15-year state prison term in connection with a 2007 jewelry store robbery in Red Bank. Michael L. Livingston, 24, of Red Bank, was sentenced on July 10 following a two-week jury trial presided over by state Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr. in Freehold. The trial…

  • Roller derby bout to support Monmouth County SPCA

    Two local teams from the Jersey Shore Roller Girls will battle it out Saturday, Aug. 22, in Asbury Park Convention Hall. The bout is also a collection point for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where fans can drop off items such as pet food, toys and supplies from 5…

  • NOTES

    St. Thomas AME Zion Church, Pine Brook Road, Tinton Falls, which will celebrate 195 years in Tinton Falls in 2010, will hold its community yard sale fundraiser Aug. 15 beginning at 8 a.m. In addition to the sale, there will also be a display of fire apparatus from the borough fire companies and the grilling…

  • Stranding center: Whale struck by boat

    Carcass washed up on Monmouth Beach BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Onlookers gather to get a glimpse of a dead female humpback whale that washed ashore in Monmouth Beach early last week. MONMOUTH BEACH — The fully intact remains of a 27-foot endangered humpback whale were found along a small stretch of…

  • Volunteers begin cleanup of community center space

    Boys & Girls Club set to open in September BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer One of the volunteers from the Millennium Group works on the interior of the Boys and Girls Club. RED BANK — Restoration of the new Boys & Girls Club space on Drs. James Parker Boulevard was jump-started by a group of…

  • By Special Request

    ERIC SUCAR Staff Frank Banafato (l-r), Darnell Taylor and Ariel Schembry, of Special Request, perform at Jazz in the Park held at Riverside Gardens Park in downtown Red Bank July 30.

  • Monmouth Park receives accreditation

    OCEANPORT — The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced that Monmouth Park in Oceanport has been fully accredited by the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance following a complete review of all racing operations at the facility. The accreditation of Monmouth Park was the culmination of a lengthy certification process that began with the track’s completion…

  • Photo

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jockey Calvin Borel motions to the crowd after riding Rachel Alexandra to a convincing win at the Haskell Invitational race at Monmouth Park on Sunday. For story and more photos, see Sports.

  • Cleanup of contaminated sites at fort raises concerns

    Army defends plan, which locals say is ‘backwards’ BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The remediation of contaminated sites at Fort Monmouth is under fire by local officials, who fear they will be left to pick up the tab when the U.S. Army vacates the installation. The Army has identified 43 Installation Restoration Program (IRP) sites,…