Category: HUB News

  • Swimming River Road closed for utility work

    As ofMarch 10, sections of Swimming River Road in Middletown and Route 520 in Marlboro have been closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, asNew JerseyNatural Gas (NJNG) is installing 20-inch transmission mains. Swimming River Road will be closed between Route 537 and Newman Springs Road, and Route 520 in…

  • Highlands Bridge advocates decry earlier project start date

    DOT claims contractor changed staging schedule BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The timetable for replacement of the Highlands Bridge has changed and the existing bridge may be dismantled as early as June 1, according to a March 12 letter from state Attorney General Anne Milgram. Highlands Bridge The news about construction work starting earlier than…

  • Shannyn celebrates 3rd birthday

    RED BANK – The Red Bank Elks recently hosted a birthday party for their 2007 Poster Child Shannyn Craig, who turned 3 years old. Shortly after birth, Shannyn was diagnosed with a brain malformation and as a result of her condition, she is affected by cerebral palsy and blindness. The Elks presented her with a…

  • Gilding the Irish heritage of the Dublin House

    Renovations, in and out, restore ‘a beautiful Irish bar’ BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Renovations designed to restore the circa-1835 Dublin House, a fixture on Monmouth Street in Red Bank, highlight the pub’s Irish heritage. Below, the outdoor porch at the rear of the pub, dubbed the Temple Bar, recalls…

  • Horsemen not impressed with $90M supplement

    Casino funding expected to do little for future of N.J.’s horse industry BY JANE MEGGITT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers Casinos will bolster New Jersey racetrack purse levels for the next three years but the future of horse racing in the state remains grim without a stable source of funding. Gov. Jon S. Corzine said…

  • Oceanport considers shared-services options

    Council mulls whether local would be lost BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer OCEANPORT – Borough officials are looking into their shared-services options following a discussion at the March 12 council meeting. Mayor Michael Mahon presented several shared-services models to the Borough Council at the meeting, at which council also approved a reuse plan for Oceanport…

  • NOTES

    Anne Eisenberg, a resident at Renaissance Gardens at Seabrook in Tinton Falls, had a very special celebration to mark her 100th birthday on Feb. 28. Mrs. Eisenberg was born in Germany and came to the U.S. when she was 8 years old. She has two sons, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was honored at…

  • Mended Hearts support group to meet March 27

    Mended Hearts support organization of heart patients, families, health professionals and other interested individuals will meet March 27 at noon at Blaisdell auditorium at Riverview Medical Center, 1 Riverview Plaza, Red Bank. The meeting is free, and light lunch will be served. Registration is required and may be done by calling (800) 560-9990.

  • Dems: Party poised to take majority on freeholder bd.

    Mason and Mallet will run in primary for two open seats BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer After over 20 years of Republican domination of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County Democrats think their time has come. Glenn Mason GlennMason andAmyMallet were selected as the Democratic nominees to run for the two open seats on…