Category: HUB News

  • Yoga on the beach

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Yogis reach for the sky as they stretch during a Yoga on the Beach session in Sea Bright on Aug. 16. Below: A beachcomber strolls by as limber Leeann Lavin, of Atlantic Highlands, stretches. Yoga on the Beach sessions are sponsored by Sea Bright Recreation and are held at 8 a.m. on…

  • Let’s put on a show!

    Clockwise from left: Genna Forsman (l) and Ashley Rust practice their dance routine before the start of Tinton Falls Recreation’s talent show Aug. 7. Aaron Pratt polishes up a few jokes before his stand-up comedy routine. Matt Sisco perfects a trick on his scooter before his appearance in the show, which was held at Swimming…

  • Zoners OK expansion at Tower Hill church

    BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer RED BANK — The Zoning Board unanimously approved an application to expand the First Presbyterian Church on Harding Road at the Aug. 7 meeting. The board granted bulk and setback variances to allow the church’s 2,001- foot expansion, which includes making the bathrooms handicap accessible near the sanctuary, and providing…

  • Photo

    Celeste Winters, of Fair Haven, slaps the hand of McGruff the Crime Dog at Fair Haven’s National Night Out Against Crime event held at the borough Youth Center on Aug. 5. See page 34 for more photos. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • FoodBank puts out call for help

    As the economy continues to struggle, the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties is experiencing a 15 percent decline in food donations. To help reverse that trend, Monmouth County Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow has joined the FoodBank in publicizing the need for help. “Throughout Monmouth County, people are choosing between putting gasoline in their cars…

  • Giannell appointed to Red Bank council

    Former GOP chair fills seat left open by resignation BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer Republican James Giannell was appointed to the Red Bank Borough Council on Monday to fill the seat left open by Republican Councilman John Curley’s resignation. Curley resigned July 14 because of a residential move to Middletown Township and to spend more…

  • The long, hot summer

    While you dig the hole to find a home for your latest native plant, you can run the risk of adding another crick to your lower back. Watch how you handle your tools, be aware of your stance when digging, lift properly, and don’t even attempt to move a 100-pound boulder without assistance. And once…

  • Oceanport rejects fort reuse plan

    Some on council urge boro to ‘walk away’ BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Joseph Irace The Oceanport Borough Council rejected the Fort Monmouth reuse plan last week, with some council members calling for the borough to give up its fort property and opt out of plans for the future of the Army base. The council…

  • Bayshore narcotics unit snares 17 in drug busts

    Undercover operations result in arrests in 10 Bayshore towns BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ERIN O. STATTEL Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis Valentin (second from left) listens as Middletown Police Chief Robert Oches speaks during a press conference held last Friday at Aberdeen Town Hall. ABERDEEN — The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced the arrest…