Category: HUB News

  • 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…

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    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,…

  • No leads on pilfered piping plover eggs

    Evidence indicates eggs were taken by a human BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer An investigation has been launched after someone removed two incubating piping plover eggs from a nest on Sandy Hook and damaged fencing that protects several other beach area nests. Piping plovers make their nests on the beach in depressions in the…

  • Swimathon inspired by Love4Lilly

    Classmates support dream of better hospital stays for tweens BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Members of the swim team at Seashore Day Camp and School held a fundraiser Sunday to help make hospital stays more pleasant for children who are being treated for cancer. Lilly Daneman (far right) helps Charlotte Morris, Sea Bright, Jackie Nagle,…

  • Amended Tinton Falls budget calls for tax hike

    Council will vote on budget at Aug. 4 meeting BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Borough Council followed the advice of the borough’s finance director and introduced an amendment to the 2009 budget that would both cut some expenses and raise taxes. The council adopted a resolution at the July 21 meeting by a 3-2…

  • Grant will fund study of incinerator site

    Boro seeks additional funds for demolition, remediation BY KIMBERLY SEINBERG Staff Writer The former incinerator on Sunset Avenue RED BANK — The borough has received grant funding to assess conditions at the former incinerator site on Sunset Avenue and is applying for another grant that would pay for the incinerator’s demolition and the remediation required…

  • Planners approve Galleria expansion

    Project will include three-level parking deck BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — The Galleria will undergo a major expansion now that the borough Planning Board approved modified plans for the Galleria Park office building and parking deck project in a final resolution last week. The applicant, ET Galleria LLC, whose principals are members…

  • Friends of Clearwater Festival set for Aug. 15

    The 34th annual New Jersey Friends of Clearwater Festival will be held 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Sunset Park, corner of Sunset Avenue and Main Street, Asbury Park. The theme of this year’s free, one-day festival is “Clean Ocean Zone: Fight for Clear Water!” The New York/New Jersey Bight, that portion…