Category: HUB News

  • N.Y. man charged with impersonating an officer

    RED BANK – A 50-year-old male from NewYorkwas chargedwith impersonating a police officer in Red Bank, according to Red Bank police. Richard Braunstein allegedly identified himself as a law enforcement officer to a 24- year old female April 14 at 3:26 a.m., according to a press release from the police department. In addition to the…

  • Town center with retail, library in Tinton Falls’ future

    Mayors of fort’s host towns agree to share services BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Revisions would enhance the town center to include more .. retail and a library in the master plan for Tinton Falls’ portion of .. Fort Monmouth land. FILE PHOTO Planners are working on a master plan for re-use of Fort Monmouth’s…

  • Shore man accused of stealing $6M from clients’ funds

    Five victims of money-laundering scheme live in Monmouth County ALavallette man is facing charges for stealing over $6 million from clients throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties, including some in Long Branch, West Long Branch and Little Silver James Hankins Jr. On March 20, James Hankins Jr., 38, of Lavallette, was arrested by detectives from theMonmouth…

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    Tim Patton, who portrays Gaston, and other cast members rehearse for Red Bank Regional High School’s production of “Beauty and the Beast,” which will run through April 27 at the Little Silver school. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Police warn residents to avoid lottery scam

    OCEANPORT- Borough police are advising residents to be alert for a mailing to individual homes of a letter announcing them as a winner in a Canadian lottery. The letter is accompanied by a check for about $4,980 and will indicate it is to help pay the Non-Resident Government Service Tax. The checkmay say that it’s…

  • County awards historic preservation grants

    Local treasures get ‘bricks & mortar,’ receive matching funds The Monmouth County Historical Commission awarded preservation grants recently for 25 restoration projects in 18 municipalities. The awards totaled $100, 000. Stained glass at Christ Church Local projects awarded grants include window restoration at Christ Church in Shrewsbury and restoration of the barn at Van Mater…

  • Earth Day cleanup

    The Poricy Park Conservancy hosted the second annual Earth Day Cleanup and Celebration on Saturday, April 19. Organized by NJ Community Water Watch, the clean up at Poricy Park involved volunteers with the Brookdale Community College andMonmouth University chapters of NJ CommunityWaterWatch along with members of the Red Bank and Middletown Environmental Commissions. Bottom, Zach…

  • O’port OKs $6.5M budget

    State-aid cuts lead to talk of shared services BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer OCEANPORT – The Borough Council adopted a 2008 spending plan that increases the local tax rate by 3.1 cents per $100 of assessed valuation at the April 17 meeting. The $6.5million total budget calls for an increase of about $358,620 from last…

  • Sea Bright trims budget increase

    Public hearing on municipal budget set for May 20 BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT – The Borough Council introduced a $4.79 million proposed budget April 15 that will increase the municipal portion of the tax rate 2.6 cents per $100 of assessed value. This represents a half-cent decrease in the proposed municipal tax…