Category: HUB News

  • School gym dedicated to beloved principal

    Don Merce Athletic Center honors Markham Place educator BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Above: The gymnasium at Markham Place School was standing room only during the dedication ceremony for the Don Merce Athletic Center on Jan. 23. Below: Student Council President Nolan Mendoza’s emotions show during the dedication for the athletic center,…

  • Red Bank signs on for county services

    Boro can share services, opt into commodity resale BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — Monmouth County is reaching out to municipalities to promote shared services and commodity resale, spurred by the economic downturn. The Red Bank Borough Council unanimously passed two resolutions supporting the municipal assistance/shared service and commodity resale agreements with the…

  • Two named to Red Bank school board

    Terms run until April school board elections BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer SHARON LEFF Toni Brown (l) and Carrie Ludwikowski take their oaths as members of the Red Bank Public School District Board of Education. RED BANK — Carrie Ludwikowski and Toni Brown were appointed and sworn in to the Red Bank Public School District…

  • Shrewsbury Quakers hold ongoing food drive

    SHREWSBURY — As America enters 2009 and the grimmest economic outlook in decades, Quakers at the Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting, Religious Society Friends, have resolved to do what they can to help those in need, and they invite people in the surrounding communities to do the same. The Shrewsbury Quakers have launched an ongoing monthly food…

  • NOAA: Dolphins may have returned to ocean

    BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — A group of dolphins first spotted in June may have left the Shrewsbury River and entered open ocean, according to a statement from the National Oceanic AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA). “In recent days, we’ve spoken with one eyewitness who was with a group of people when he saw multiple…

  • Delivery of library trailer imminent

    Trailer will not expand library space BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent TINTON FALLS — Rosemary Tunnicliffe remains “cautiously optimistic,” even as plans to move a trailer from the site of the municipal complex to the borough’s public library by the end of the month are being discussed. “I am hoping it’ll be done by the end…

  • NOTES

    The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Dance Troupe traveled to the Izod Center in East Rutherford to spend the day with the NJ Nets dance team Dec. 29. In preparation, the troupe learned a two-minute routine to join the NJ Nets Dancers and other school dance teams for a performance. When the troupe arrived at…

  • Hydrants must be accessible

    RED BANK — The borough’s volunteer Fire Department is asking for help from residents to keep fire hydrants easily accessible to firefighters in case of an emergency. Residents who have a fire hydrant near their property are asked to take a moment when maintaining their yards to inspect the hydrant and make sure that Fire…

  • Shrewsbury Hose Co. honors 65-year member

    Monroe Marx (l-r), a 65-year member of Shrewsbury Hose Co. No. 1, was presented with a special badge in recognition of his service by fire company President John Merris. SHREWSBURY — Shrewsbury Hose Company No. 1 honored Monroe “Butch” Marx for 65 years of service to the borough’s volunteer fire department at its annual dinner…