Category: HUB News

  • In the Service

    Navy Seaman Kymberly A. McLaughlin recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. A 2006 graduate of Collier High School, Wickatunk section of Marlboro, she is the daughter of Barbara A. McLaughlin of Rumson.

  • Advocates ask for more homeless housing on fort

    Mayors of host towns say need should be met countywide BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Advocates for the homeless say plans for the future of Fort Monmouth must include more affordable housing to alleviate the growing homeless population in the county. Entrance to Fort Monmouth The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA) passed a…

  • KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink

    RED BANK – Let the countdown begin. KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink will ignite the skies over both Red Bank and Rumson on July 3. The annual show is Red Bank’s largest event and draws more than 150,000 spectators in a celebration of community and country. The fireworks are scheduled to begin around 9 p.m.…

  • Marine center: Dolphins appear healthy, happy

    Pod, like tourists, enjoying sojourn off Sea Bright BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Dolphins are being observed in the Shrewsbury River. SEA BRIGHT – The pod, or group, of coastal bottlenose dolphins that are attracting much attention from locals and media outlets alike appear healthy and normal, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

  • Wallace Street is now Dorn Way

    ‘Chief’ is honored for his place in boro’s history BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – The Borough Council has renamed Wallace Street as Dorn Way with the installation of a new sign atop the old street post. “I want to thank you, the mayor and council, for proposing to put up a Dorn…

  • Testing shows pollution from track remains high

    Residents say mitigation not stemming runoff BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer OCEANPORT – Water samples taken by county officials continue to show high levels of pollution in Branchport Creek and the Shrewsbury River, despite mitigation measures taken by Monmouth Park, according to county health officials. In a letter dated June 6 sent to the New…

  • Rare breed spotted in Rumson: Democrats

    Candidates say they’re first Dems to run for council in 25 years BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Fred Blumberg (left) and Michael Steinhorn, Democratic candidates for Rumson Borough Council, at the Memorial Day Parade. RUMSON – After a strong showing in the June 3 primary, Rumson’s Democratic candidates are ready to break…

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff Members of Girls Scout Troop 1478 of Fair Haven take a break Saturday, June 28, to cool off during a cleanup of Fair Haven Fields, one of the borough parks the Scouts cleaned as part of their Silver Award Project.

  • Boro Council again blocks renewal of liquor store license

    Judge’s decision pending on Best Liquors license revocation BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – The Borough Council denied the renewal of a west side liquor store’s license on June 23. Best Liquors owner Pankaj “Sunny” Sharma is currently involved in litigation with the borough stemming from a special hearing last summer at which…