Category: HUB News

  • Observing bay life one catch at a time

    Families try seine fishing at park system program BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Sam Skinner and Kristin Taddei hauled their catch onto the sand, where the crowd of children and parents quickly descended on it. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Youngsters help pull a seine from the Raritan Bay during a Monmouth County Park System…

  • T.F. postpones budget adoption

    Finance director: Revenue decline may force tax hike BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The borough’s finance director again advised the Borough Council last week not to adopt the proposed budget but to consider raising taxes to offset revenue losses. At the July 7 council meeting, Tinton Falls Director of Finance Stephen Pfeffer…

  • River Rangers will explore the Navesink

    RED BANK — The Navesink Maritime Heritage Association is sponsoring the fourth annual River Rangers Summer Program during July and August. Sessions of the weeklong summer camp program will run from July 13 through Aug. 21. Guided by certified experienced teachers, groups of 20 students ages 11-14 learn canoeing and team-building skills while exploring the…

  • ‘Summer Shorts’ at B’nai Israel in Rumson

    The Congregation B’nai Israel Library Committee will host “Summer Shorts,” a series of award-winning short films on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. Screenings will include: • “In Search of the Bene Israel.” The story of the filmmaker’s journey to reconnect with her maternal grandmother’s Bene Israel community of Western India, The film follows a…

  • ‘Island Nights’ will benefit Aslan Youth Ministries

    RED BANK — Aslan Youth Ministries, a Red Bank-based nonprofit that provides leadership programs for disadvantaged youth in Asbury Park, Long Branch, and Red Bank, will host its largest fundraiser of the year on Saturday, July 18. The fundraiser, “Island Nights: Mont Saint-Michel,” will be held at the Van Winkle family home at 41 Breezy…

  • L. S. businesses hold sidewalk sale

    LITTLE SILVER — The Little Silver Business and Professional Association (LSBPA) will hold its annual three-day sidewalk sale July 16, 17 and 18. This year’s event will include a pet photo contest for the first time sponsored by the LSBPA. On Friday, July 16, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. outside…

  • Sea Bright gauges impact of losing school district

    Concern over tax impact of funding formula BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials discussed the ramifications of the state’s decision to eliminate the Sea Bright School District at the July 7 council meeting. State Education Commissioner Lucille E. Davy announced on July 1 that the state has eliminated 13 school districts,…

  • Shrewsbury approves $8.6M budget

    Murphy cites decline in revenues, interest earned BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — The Borough Council unanimously voted in favor of an $8,651,863 municipal budget. The 2009 spending plan represents a 1.76 percent increase over last year’s $8,501,948 budget. The council approved the spending plan at the June 15 meeting. Borough Administrator Thomas X.…

  • Assault by auto charge follows accident in O’port

    OCEANPORT — A 58-year-old Long Branch man was arrested and charged with assault by auto after a two-car motor vehicle accident last week. The accident occurred at 2:15 p.m. on July 6, Oceanport police said. Quintin Gomez was charged with assault by auto while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated and received additional motor vehicle summonses. Police…