Category: HUB News

  • Teachers union pickets local legislative offices

    NJEA targets supporters of pension bills BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer ‘Hey, Beck, what the heck,” chanted demonstrators outside the District 12 legislator’s office on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. ERIC SUCAR staff About 50 Monmouth County teachers and members of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) hold a demonstration outside of state Sen. Jennifer…

  • R.B. restaurant owner convicted in drug ring

    Owner of Teak restaurant faces life sentence RED BANK – A borough restaurant owner was convicted June 4 on charges of conspiring to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Marc Munson used his profits from the marijuana ring to invest in at least three Thai restaurants including…

  • New Jersey among states hardest hit by Lyme disease

    Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that can cause debilitating symptoms, is caused by the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, according to the New England Journal ofMedicine. Lyme and other tick-borne diseases include anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, bartonella, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. They can cause headaches, cranial neuropathy, lymphocytic meningitis, dementia, nervous system problems and facial…

  • Driver charged with eluding

    FAIR HAVEN – A New York man faces multiple charges after allegedly driving through a police barrier last week. Charles Hermansen II, 46, of Staten Island, was charged with eluding a police officer, aggravated assault and assault by auto, Fair Haven police said. He was also charged with DUI, reckless driving, driving on a revoked…

  • Building hope and homes

    Clockwise from top: Habitat for Humanity volunteers build sections of houses as part of the Building Hope, Building Homes project. The preconstructed sections will be used to build a home for a local family in Keansburg and for homes for three families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The Rittenhouse Kerr Ford dealership in Red Bank hosted…

  • Catch the ‘reading bug’

    RED BANK – “Catch the Reading Bug” is the theme of the public library’s 2008 summer reading program. Children preschool age through sixth grade are invited to visit the library and participate in all of the summer programs. Registration for the club begins June 16 and ends Aug. 15. To join the reading club, children…

  • Boro reaches out to soldiers

    OCEANPORT – Aiming to provide support to residents who serve overseas, council President Ellyn Kahle announced the creation of “Oceanport Overseas” during the June 5 meeting of Borough Council. In light of the impending deployment of at least three Oceanport residents to Iraq, Kahle felt the need to help. “Oceanport Overseas” is a community service…

  • Planning Board gives CECOM plans final OK

    Demolition of former Army military bldg. expected by end of year BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer TINTON FALLS – The former CECOM property off Tinton Ave. is closer to demolition after the borough Planning Board passed a resolution June 11 granting final approval to the redevelopment plans for the site. The redevelopment plan, known as…

  • County plans $21M upgrade of radio system

    Sheriff: Towns can invest in new radios for first responders BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno unveiled plans for a $21 million infrastructure upgrade to the county’s radio system by 2011 at a June 13 Sea Bright Council meeting. Sheriff Kim Guadagno Guadagno said her visit to Sea Bright was part…