Category: HUB News

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Thomas Conrad, Red Bank, and Gene Spillane, Pompton Plains, members of the Monmouth Boat Club, Red Bank, compete on the Navesink July 12.

  • Fun Day at Monmouth Park

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Antonia Polvere, Edison, plays one of the games for children at Monmouth Park’s Family Fun Day July 5 at the Oceanport racetrack. Above: Sara Asiel, Woodbridge, rides Thunder with the help of Ashley Grabert, Jackson.

  • Halfacre kicks off run for Congress

    Fair Haven mayor seeks seat held by Rep. Rush Holt BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Fair Haven Mayor Michael I. Halfacre announced his 2010 congressional bid July 7 at a press conference held on the lawn of borough hall. KIM STEINBERG Fair Haven Mayor Michael Halfacre is surrounded by local officials as he announces his…

  • Eatontown, Oceanport slam plan for Old Orchard

    Developer proposes mixed use for former golf course BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Aproposal to construct a mixed-use development with as many as 704 residential units and more than 500,000 square feet of retail space at the site of the Old Orchard Golf Course was panned by local residents and officials when it was presented…

  • 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…

  • O’port residents may need flood insurance due to map changes

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Modifications made to federal flood zone maps may require some property owners who are currently not in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) to obtain flood insurance. “There have been some minor changes in our mapping, and it’s imperative that residentsmake themselves aware of their present and future…

  • Federal stimulus money will fund county projects

    Monmouth County stands to receive nearly $11.7 million in federal stimulus money for a variety of road and bridge projects throughout the county. According to a press release from the county, the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 follows news that the county is eligible to receive $4.2 million in stimulus…