Category: HUB News

  • Chubby’s plans to FIXX its future

    Plans call for upscale club with ’80s, not teen, nights BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Chubby’s Waterside Café closed its doors on Mother’s Day after a 15-year run. The building at 26 W. Front St. is scheduled to undergo an extensive overhaul and will reopen soon as FIXX, according to owner Michael…

  • Tinton Falls budget keeps tax rate flat

    $21.8M spending plan is 4% increase over last year BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council introduced a $21,801,213 spending plan on May 5, with no increase to the tax rate. The budget represents about a 4 percent increase over last year’s $20.9 million budget. The council voted 4-1 to introduce…

  • Ex-Planning Bd. member wants chairman to resign

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — A former Tinton Falls Planning Board member is calling for the resignation of current Planning Board Chairman Joel Davies. Paul Abrams read a lengthy statement during the public discussion portion of the April 22 Planning Board meeting. “It’s time, Mr. Davies, for you to take some responsibility…

  • Save a sato

    CHRIS KELLY staff Victoria Spadavecchia picks out a treat for Sloan, third-place winner for Best Look, during the second annual Save a Sato (street dog) event, a fundraiser to benefit homeless dogs in Puerto Rico held at Monmouth Regional High School on May 9.

  • Maple Place students shine in civics lesson

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Within a 60-minute period, 13 Maple Place Middle School students tackled various issues that the Borough Council has been tackling over the past six months. Mayor Michael Mahon and the Borough Council watched in amazement as the students conducted a mock council meeting on May 7 in council…

  • Annual Red Bank Day May 16

    RED BANK — The borough will host its second annual Red Bank Day on May 16 and will also be offering tours of historic homes in the community the following day. Red Bank marked its 100th year in 2008 with a Centennial Parade that traveled through most of the borough and ended with a community…

  • Celebrating heritage

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Red Bank Primary School student Daniela Ponce, center, dances as students celebrate their Hispanic heritage in music and dance on May 8. Left: Student Bryan Hernandez sings during the program.

  • Celebrating 32 years of open space preservation

    MCF holds annual meeting; continuing campaign for long-term funding BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Securing permanent funding for open space was stressed at the 32nd annual board of trustees meeting of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF). MCF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring, holding, and preserving open space in Monmouth County. Judith Stanley Coleman,…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank Primary School student Isabella Nieves is the color purple as she and schoolmates celebrate Hispanic heritage in a musical program May 8. More photos, page 36.