Category: HUB News

  • Voices will be raised for peace

    The Shrewsbury Chorale, with the Garden State Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, will join singers worldwide in the Song of Peace project when it presents Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass (Mass in Time of War)” at Freehold Presbyterian Church on March 8. The Shrewsbury Chorale is proud to be the first New Jersey choral group to register…

  • Dying officer’s battle for benefits captured on film

    ‘Freeheld’ documentary nominated for an Academy Award BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Chances are, Lt. Laurel Hester never planned to make headlines. Long before she became nationally known as a dying gay woman who wanted to leave her pension benefits to her partner, Laurel Hester was a cop. A good cop. COURTESY OF LIEUTENANT…

  • Pause before you prune: February

    He who would perfect his work, must first sharpen his tools. Confucius, 551-479 BCE Having the right tools always comes first. Don’t start pruning before taking a close look at your equipment. You probably rely on tools that have been inherited or accumulated over several years. It pays to make a fresh start. Focus on…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Red Bank Catholic’s Kevin Boettger competes in the boys 500-yard freestyle during the Shore Conference Swimming Championships held at the Ocean County YMCA in Toms River on Feb. 8.

  • Vets: Back from the war but not home

    Vetwork helps homeless veterans access services BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Twenty years ago, Paul Kozak took a leave from his job to start a program to help fellow Vietnam veterans in Ocean County. GLORIA STRAVELLI Above, Paul Kozak uses the Vetwork van to respond to calls about homeless veterans in need of assistance. At…

  • Boro takes closer look at sale of historic bldg.

    CYMCA puts $2.5M price tag on Children’s Cultural Center BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Ahistoric Monmouth Street building purchased from the borough of Red Bank for $1 is on the market, but the sale may end in litigation for the seller and the borough. Community YMCA Children’s Cultural Center The Community YMCA Children’s Cultural Center,…

  • Bridge replacement project under way

    Historic drawbridge slated for demolition in summer of ’09 BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer HIghlands Bridge SEA BRIGHT- It’s full speed ahead for construction to begin within the week on the Route 36 Highlands Bridge. New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Kris Kolluri announced Feb. 8 that theDOTwill replace the 75-year-old drawbridge that spans…

  • Curley’s hat in ring for freeholder

    Red Bank councilman offers a ‘fresh voice’ on county board BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer John P. Curley RED BANK – Township Councilman John P. Curley hopes to reach constituents on a county level when elections for the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders take place in November. Curley sent a letter of intent declaring…

  • Boro aims to resolve sidewalk billing issue

    Resident faults ‘shock’ tactics in billing for work BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer FAIR HAVEN – The borough’s handling of bills to property owners for sidewalk installation drew criticism at the Feb. 11 meeting. At the meeting, the Borough Council approved a sidewalk ordinance at the meeting that ratifies contracts made with property owners for…