Category: HUB News

  • Ekdahl: Work on new boro hall on schedule

    BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff The current borough hall sits to the left of the new building that is currently under construction on East River Road in Rumson. RUMSON — Work on the new borough hall is progressing, and the structure is now closed in, which will allow for interior…

  • New Year’s Plunge

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Hardy participants let out a battle cry before diving into the Atlantic Ocean during the first New Year’s Plunge held behind the Mad Hatter restaurant in Sea Bright on Jan. 1.

  • Middletown balks but passes housing plan

    Three tracts would be sites for mandated affordable units BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Working in tandem, the Middletown Township Committee and Planning Board have formulated a 10- year plan for providing affordable housing that meets state mandates. The township’s amended master plan housing element and fair share plan was approved on Dec. 11, but…

  • Carney tract included in affordable hsg. plan

    Wayside Rd. property will provide 13 units per acre toward COAH obligation BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent TINTON FALLS — Although the Borough Council unanimously passed the fair housing element of the master plan at last week’s meeting, each member expressed reservations and some residents voiced concern about a parcel of property included in the plan.…

  • NOTES

    Elizabeth Bradbury, director, (l) and Sandra Flanagan, primary class teacher, get ready to blow out the candles on a huge chocolate birthday cake that was part of the 40th anniversary celebration for the Vincent S. Mastro Montessori Academy in Little Silver. The academy kicked off its 40th anniversary celebration and scholarship campaign with a Celebrity…

  • Children’s programs at R.B. Library

    RED BANK — Children’s programs at the Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St., in January will include “WinterWonderland Magic” 3-4 p.m. Jan. 3. The program will include a magic penguin, a visit to a magic candy factory, and painting a snowman with magic paint. There will be drop-in paper crafts offered Monday through…

  • Photo

    Chris Kelly A Red Bank holiday tradition, an ice boat is illuminated by holiday lights at the entrance to Riverside Gardens Park on West Front Street.

  • Local teen wins day with Eli Manning

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer West Long Branch resident Stefanos Koursaris, 14, poses for a picture with Super Bowl MVP quarterback Eli Manning at Giants Stadium. When Renee Koursaris went food shopping in October and saw that Oreo cookies were on sale, she decided to purchase the snack and thought she was getting a good…

  • In tune

    From left to right: Esther Hyh (foreground) performed with the Monmouth Regional High School choir during the school’s Winter Concert on Dec. 18. Andrew Lantz performs with the orchestra. The school choir performs during the concert, which also featured performances by the jazz band and orchestra. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff