Category: HUB News

  • Honoring heroes

    U.S. Army WWII veteran Allan Ostar listens as the names of 85 New Jersey soldiers who lost their lives in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are read during a flag-raising ceremony held at Seabrook Village in Tinton Falls Sept. 12. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • ‘Local heroes’ have their moment in the spotlight

    Book by Swedish authors pays tribute to Sound of Asbury Park BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Abook written by two Swedish authors about the Jersey Shore music scene captures the fabric of the Asbury Park area in the 1960s and pays homage to the musicians who rode that wave. “Local Heroes: The Asbury Park…

  • Future of shared services in doubt

    F.H. and Rumson vote to form joint committee BY J.J. SULLIVAN III Correspondent The proposals of the Two River Regional Police Study Group were met with guarded skepticism by officials in Rumson and Fair Haven last week, with both municipalities expressing serious doubts about the feasibility of consolidating their police departments. The study’s recommendation to…

  • Remembering a hero

    Family and friends mourn the loss of Coleman Bean, 25 BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer FILE PHOTO Coleman Bean plays with the family’s dog at home in East Brunswick in March 2004, shortly after returning from his first tour of duty with the U.S. Army in Iraq. Coleman Bean was a lot of things to…

  • A new ‘voice’ to speak for local waters

    Debbie Mans is the new head at NY/NJ Baykeeper BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Baykeeper Debbie Mans The quiet motion of the Raritan Bay mesmerized people sitting on the benches at the borough promenade as Debbie Mans looked out over the waters that she now has stewardship over. As the newly appointed baykeeper at…

  • September: A perfectly edited garden vision

    What expectations do you have of your garden? Your goal should be to create a cohesive and vigorously flourishing plant picture — a doable creation with plants that know their place and don’t roam uncontrollably throughout the space allocated. The plants you choose to adopt say a lot about you. Some “safe” gardeners rely mostly…

  • Plastic bag ordinance is recycled … again

    Public hearing on proposed ban set for Sept. 22 BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — The proposed ban on plastic bags in the borough of Red Bank went through another round of debate at the Sept. 9 council meeting, as business representatives voiced their objections and council members discussed possible alterations to the…

  • Boro will seek funds for upgrades to Fair Haven Fields

    More fields, walking paths, drainage in plans BY J.J. SULLIVAN III Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The borough will seek funding from the state and county for improvements at the 77-acre park known as Fair Haven Fields. At the Sept. 8 Borough Council meeting, borough officials said they will submit two grant applications to support the…

  • Boro to seek grants for turf at Count Basie field

    Council approves applications to county, state BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — The borough will seek two grants to subsidize the installation cost of field turf at Count Basie Park, following a unanimous vote at the Sept. 9 Borough Council meeting. With the approval, the borough will apply for a $280,000 grant from…