Category: HUB News

  • Public opinion sought on county’s direction

    Development of a strategic plan for Monmouth County has begun, and the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will be relying heavily on input from residents to help develop a plan aimed at improving county services and identifying efficiencies that can be implemented. According to a press release from the county, later this year county residents…

  • Stranded whale found along city oceanfront

    THE MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING CENTER A whale washed ashore on the Long Branch oceanfront. LONG BRANCH – Authorities are saying that the cause of death of an endangered fin whale that washed ashore in Long Branch over the weekend is a collision with a ship. The 48-foot-7-inch-long whale was found stranded on the beach at…

  • Career Day gives students inside look at work world

    RBR sophomores Sha’niya Thompson (l-r), Blair Wikoff and Eugene Vaios share their job-shadowing experiences on Red Bank Rotary Club Career Day. LITTLE SILVER – The Rotary Club of Red Bank hosted some 40 Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) sophomores on June 25 for a morning of job shadowing at various area businesses to provide…

  • Freeholders want updated numbers used in rail study

    Monmouth panel passes resolution in pursuit of favorable outcome The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders remains staunchly behind a proposal to build a passenger train line that would run through the western part of the county. The Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line is the name used to describe several possible passenger rail lines…

  • Changes in FDA labeling law for gluten-free items begin in August

    Use of label voluntary; does not include meat, fish, poultry, some oils The Kogan Celiac Center of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System reminds the public of changes in labeling regulations from the FDA due out this August. These labeling changes are intended to help individuals with celiac disease, who must eat gluten-free products. Celiac…

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff A brilliant display of fireworks over the Navesink River in Red Bank awed the more than 150,000 spectators who viewed the borough’s annual KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink Independence Day celebration July 3.

  • Three-vehicle crash under investigation

    SEA BRIGHT – A car accident involving three vehicles shut down traffic on Ocean Avenue for about an hour on June 26, according to Sea Bright Police Chief William S. Moore. The accident occurred at 7:57 p.m. on Ocean Avenue near Tradewinds Lane and began when a Dodge pickup driven by Sean G. Dickinson, 23,…

  • Local towns poised to join COAH lawsuit

    NJLM asks towns to support litigation challenging new regs BY JENNA O’DONNELL & JAMIE ROMM Staff Writers The New Jersey League of Municipalities (NJLM), with the support of local towns, is gearing up for legal action challenging new affordable housing quotas set by the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). Tinton Falls, Sea Bright and…

  • Amanda’s Easel expands to help kids in more ways

    $450K grant funds renovations, new therapy programs BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer JAMIE ROMM Renovated quarters and new therapy programs will allow Amanda’s Easel, a program of 180 Turning Lives Around, to help more children affected by domestic violence or sexual abuse. HAZLET – Winnie the Pooh, Superman, Santa Claus and a Tyrannosaurus rex are…