Category: HUB News

  • Adopt a Pet

    Cookie Name Breed collie shepherd mix Color brown & black Age 2 years female Sex Description high energy; needs some obedience training; friendly; loves long walks and being brushed Adoption fees: Adult dogs – $100; puppies up to 4 months – $140; adult cats – $60, or two for $90; kittens up to 4 months…

  • Homeless youth charged as adult

    BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – A homeless male suspect in a string of minor burglaries in the borough misrepresented that he was a 16-year-old juvenile when police apprehended him Oct. 29, according to the Red Bank Police Department. Red Bank police obtained a copy of Ismael Rojas-Vela’s birth certificate from Mexico and…

  • Police say burglaries target Hispanic homes

    Burglary victim says owner-occupied homes are most vulnerable BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – The homes of Hispanic residents on the borough’s west side have been the recent targets of a string of daytime burglaries, the fifth of which occurred Dec. 10, according to the Red Bank Police Department. Red Bank police responded…

  • Exxon Mobil to seek LNG facility off Jersey coast

    COA opposes offshore gas terminal BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT – After Exxon Mobil Corp. announced plans to seek regulatory approval for a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal off the coast of New Jersey Dec. 11, state officials and local activists are speaking out against the plan. In a Dec. 12…

  • Panel remands builder’s suit against Oceanport

    Appellate judges rule lower court decision was premature BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer OCEANPORT – A six-level housing complex may become a reality on River Street after an appellate panel sent a builder’s remedy lawsuit filed against the borough back to the lower court. The suit was filed in 2005 by Oceanport Holdings LLC of…

  • A Christmas wish

    CHRIS KELLY staff Evan Schade, 3, Tinton Falls, discusses his Christmas list with Santa Claus during a visit to historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel Park on Dec. 15.

  • SICA calls for photos for book, exhibit

    The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch is announcing a two-part call to artists for photographic submissions for two projects. “Jurassic Bark” by Nathan Smith The first is a planned publication titled “Roadside Sculptures and Topiary Delights [as created by the Utility Companies].” Photographs are also being accepted for inclusion in the…

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff Sheryl Kurtanick (r) holds the reins as Kylie (l) and Maggie Looney make friends with Alvin before taking an old-fashioned carriage ride through historic downtown Red Bank Dec. 15.

  • Firehouses kept off historic inventory

    Officials ask for delay pending talks on future of houses BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The 19 sites the Red Bank Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) proposed to add to the borough’s historic inventory were approved Dec. 5 by the Borough Council, with the exception of four firehouses, which were left off the 2006 list. Engine…