Category: HUB News

  • Little Silver community mourns loss of principal

    Plans under way for tribute to popular educator BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Grief counselors were dispatched to Markham Place School in Little Silver as well as other district schools last week to help students and teachers cope with the loss of the school’s beloved Principal Don E. Merce. MELISSA KARSH Flowers, sports jerseys and…

  • Fair Haven man pleads, gets one-year probation

    FREEHOLD- WilliamAcker, a former Fair Haven official, was sentencedApril 25 to one year of probation on charges relating to child pornography, according to theMonmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Acker previously pleaded guilty in February to one count of the fourth degree crime of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Acker was employed by the borough of…

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    Dominique Blount, of Eatontown, rows a shell during Navesink River Rowing’s 2008 Open House held in Red Bank on May 10. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Vehicle stop nets handgun

    BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT – During a routine vehicle stop May 11 for an equipment violation, Sea Bright police found the occupants to be in possession of a stolen handgun, according to Sea Bright Police Chief William S. Moore. Patrolman James McCue pulled over the vehicle carrying Ricardo Gonzalez, 18, and Dave…

  • Residential historic district proposed

    Washington Street District homes date to mid-1800s BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Residents came out last week to support a proposal to establish a new historic district in the residential portion of Red Bank. Residents living on Washington, Spring, Wallace, Mechanic and Mount streets may soon be residing in the borough’s second historic district, called…

  • A day to honor service, remember sacrifice

    Vets who served country honored at Vietnam Veterans’Memorial BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Peter Van Rixoort never met his father, but all his life he has known just how special his father’s sacrifice for World War II really was. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Chaplain Joe Formola stands at attention during the Vietnam Veterans’…

  • It’s a doggie dog world

    It’s a doggie dog worrld   Monmouth Regional High School went to the dogs last Saturday. The May 10 Amateur Dog Show fundraiser was held to benefit the stray dogs, or "satos," of Puerto Rico. The event was hosted by two Monmouth Regional clubs, the Animal Friendly Organization and the Spanish Club. Denise Summer, a…

  • Paint the Town Pink

    Clockwise from top: Red Bank artist Pinky draws a portrait of Colette Gagliano,Middletown, during theMay 4 kickoff for Paint the Town Pink, a breast cancer awareness event held in Red Bank.Ashley Stiles, 12, Oakhurst, comes bouncing down an inflatable slide during the celebration, which was spearheaded by Riverview Medical Center. The “pink” theme was carried…

  • Partnership seeks to stem fort brain drain

    State, Army team to keep skilled workers in N.J. BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer TRENTON- According to current estimates, more than half of the 5,000 civilian employees at Fort Monmouth will be looking for jobs after the fort closes in 2011. Projections by the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA) and planners EDAW estimate…