Category: HUB News

  • RiverCenter welcomes new executive director

    With broad experience in downtowns, Adams sees post as a good match BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer MELISSA KARSH Harriet Cook, director of RiverCenter operations, and Nancy Adams, new executive director. RED BANK – – Political aspirations and downtown revitalization goals are two of the qualifications of Red Bank RiverCenter’s newly named executive director. Nancy…

  • Walk to feed the hungry

    The 27th Crop Hunger Walk in the Red Bank Area will take place Sunday, Oct. 21, starting at Red Bank Regional High School, through Fair Haven, Red Bank and Little Silver, to raise funds for 15 local hunger-fighting partner programs in Monmouth County. The Crop Walk will collect rice, beans and peanut butter for local…

  • Fort Monmouth honors military retirees

    Fort Monmouth will host its annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day Saturday, Oct. 13. Admission is free and military retirees from all services and their families in Monmouth, Middlesex, Union, Morris, Warren, Essex, Hudson, Bergen, Sussex, Hunterdon and Passaic counties are invited and encouraged to attend. The day will begin at 9 a.m. in the Officers’…

  • O’port supports state preservation bond act

    Mayor says boro has sights on 100-acre tract BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer OCEANPORT – The Borough Council endorsed a measure last week urging borough voters to support a New Jersey land preservation initiative on the November ballot. Voters across the state will be asked to approve the “Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres and Historical…

  • Repaving to close parts of Oceanport Ave., Ocean Blvd.

    OCEANPORT – Oceanport Avenue will be closed to traffic on Oct. 4 and 6 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., from Main Street to Port-au-Peck Avenue, for repaving, according to the Monmouth County Division of Highways. Another local road to be closed as part of the county’s 2007 road resurfacing program is Ocean Boulevard in…

  • St. Anthony’s event will aid outreach

    BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – The Social Concerns Committee at St. Anthony’s Church is hosting its first fundraiser to support outreach to women and children in need. St. Anthony’s, Bridge Avenue, often acts as a temporary shelter to women and children who have been displaced from their homes, according to office manager…

  • Boro looks to acquire 6-acre Somers tract

    Property would be part of extensive system of trails BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer TINTON FALLS – The borough moving forward on long-term plans for the acquisition of open space and the expansion of a trail system that would ultimately link sectors of the borough. At the Sept. 18 meeting, the Borough Council authorized the…

  • Turkey Bowl benefit will be held Nov. 24

    The Turkey Bowl and Jason’s Dreams for Kids announced registration is under way for the 2007 annual Thanksgiving Weekend football fundraiser. Scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 24, the event takes place rain or shine at Thompson Middle School in Middletown, running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Turkey Bowl is a 7-vs-7, two-hand touch football…

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    ANDREW MILLER staff Neophyte soccer players engage in a team cheer at the end of a soccer clinic for kindergarten-age youngsters held at Count Basie Park in Red Bank Sept. 22.