Category: HUB News

  • Boro man a suspect in robbery

    RED BANK – A 27-year-old Long Branch male was robbed at gunpoint Nov. 5 at 4:59 p.m. in the borough, according to Red Bank police. Red Bank resident Jose E. Perez was later identified as the alleged culprit and was arrested in Aberdeen at the home of a friend on Nov. 6, according to police.…

  • Accident leads to driver’s arrest

    RED BANK – At 3:02 a.m. Sunday Red Bank police responded to a one-car motor vehicle accident on East Front Street just east of Spring Street. Vincent Sedita, 33, of Metuchen, a driver of a Ford pickup, was traveling west on Front Street when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road, according to…

  • Exec. director of nonprofit gets award

    Executive Director Corinne LeBaron of the Ronald McDonald House of Long Branch and New Brunswick was awarded the 2007 ATHENA Award by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Nov. 2. Corinne LeBaron The ATHENA award honors individuals who demonstrate excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession, according to a press…

  • Take the ‘Change a Light’ pledge

    Red Bank and Long Branch are among the New Jersey communities that have taken a leadership role in combating global warming by switching to energy-efficient lighting, according to the NJ Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). NJBPU has recruited communities across the state for the “Change a Light Change the World” campaign to encourage 20,000 New…

  • Residential project will replace nursing home

    Zoning Bd. approves Riverview Terrace on West Front St. BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved the site plan for a condominium development on West Front Street Nov. 1. The application for a 27-unit, fivestory residential development, Riverview Terrace, had been bifurcated, with the bulk and “d”…

  • Local volunteers help Calif. wildfire victims

    American Red Cross members continue work at disaster sites BY CARA SCHULTZ Correspondent Two local volunteers with the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter went to the aid of thousands of wildfire victims in the San Diego, Calif., area last month. Joe Raffetto, a longtime Red Bank resident, received training at the Tinton Falls-based Jersey…

  • Welcome Tiffany & Co.

    CHRIS KELLY staff Just in time for the holiday season, Tiffany & Co. took up residence on Broad Street in Red Bank last week. The iconic Fifth Avenue jeweler opened Nov. 9 in the former Garmany building at 105 Broad.

  • Photos

    ANDREW MILLER staff Jeff Gulley, of the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School at Fort Monmouth, plays a bugle call during the annual Veterans Day ceremony held at the World War II memorial at Greely Field on the fort grounds in Oceanport Nov. 8. ANDREW MILLER staff Kevin O’Loughlin, 22, of the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory…

  • Open space funding approved for 1 more year

    Groups will continue search for long-term funding solutions BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – New Jersey residents voted to borrow $200 million for open space and farmland preservation programs this Election Day. While the initiative’s success was widely hailed by conservation groups across the state, the cash injection was viewed as a stopgap measure…