Category: HUB News

  • Parishes notified about potential restructuring plans

    Trenton Diocese mulls future of 15 local parishes The Rev. Sam A. Sirianni was part of the study team. TRENTON — After nearly a year of surveys, town meetings and study groups, recommendations have been formulated for the possible restructuring of 15 Monmouth County parishes and offer a glimpse into their future. The Monmouth Central…

  • Bank robbery charges follow joint investigation

    FREEHOLD — A Tinton Falls man was arrested on Aug. 26 and charged with five counts of first-degree armed robbery. The charges against Richard Demott Jr., 56, stem from five bank robberies that were allegedly committed in Monmouth County between May 27 and Aug. 19, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The bank robberies…

  • NOTES

    Twenty-four Boy Scouts with Shrewsbury Troop 50 pose with rangers who led them for part of a 12-day high adventure trip through the mountains of New Mexico in the 215-square-mile Philmont Scout Ranch in August. Backpacking through often inclement weather in elevations ranging from 6,500 to 12,441 feet, the Scouts hiked between 70 and 85…

  • Super-size Safety Fair to provide lifesaving training, information

    Spend a few hours on Sunday, Sept. 21, learning how to protect yourself and your loved ones. Greater Media Newspapers, Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno and the Sheriff ‘s Office are joining forces for a Child/Adult Safety Fair to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ocean Township High School on West Park…

  • Fort panel puts off vote on reuse plan

    COAH data lacking, but mayors fail in bid for 30-day delay BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Held up by unanswered questions about the affordable housing component for the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth, the fort’s reuse authority postponed a vote to approve the reuse plan last week. Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization…

  • Tour de Force 9/11 aids families of fallen officers

    More than 100 police officers from throughout the United States will participate in the 2008 Tour de Force 9/11 Memorial Law Enforcement Bicycle Ride on Sept. 8-11. Some 134 cyclists participated in the 2007 Tour de Force. The ride is held in honor of those murdered in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. About…

  • Hours extended at county 9/11 Memorial

    The eagle sculpture with a beam from one of the fallen World Trade Center towers. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS — Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, on Ocean Boulevard in Atlantic Highlands, will be open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 10,11,12 and 13, to provide additional opportunities for park patrons to visit Monmouth County’s…

  • New principal poised for new school year

    Interim gets top post at Red Bank Middle School BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer Maria Iozzi RED BANK — Just in time for the new school year, Maria Iozzi has been named principal for the Red Bank Middle School. Her appointment was announced at the Aug. 28 Board of Education meeting by Red Bank Public…

  • Two signal interest in vacant council seat

    BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Two borough residents have expressed an interest in filling the Borough Council seat vacated by the resignation of former council President Brendan Tobin two weeks ago. Charles Lomangino and Andrew Mayer have picked up petition packets, the first step toward appearing on the November ballet as a…