Category: HUB News

  • Green Buildings Open House set for Oct. 6

    The harmful effects of global climate change and the need to help reduce carbon emissions have become widely accepted. The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) invites the public to visit local green buildings in the Northeast to see energy saving in action during the 2007 Green Buildings Open House on Oct. 6. Eleven homes in…

  • Victim killed by train ID’d as Red Bank man

    BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – NJ Transit (NJT) officials identified the adult male who was struck by a North Jersey Coastline (NJCL) train the morning of Sept. 10. Matthew Ramaglia, 21, of Red Bank, was hit by the NJCL train that was bound for Penn Station in New York at about a.m.…

  • 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.

  • Grant helps to maintain public records, archives

    FREEHOLD – In June, the New Jersey State Records Committee voted to award $25,000 to Freehold Borough for strategic, county-wide improvements in public archives and records management. The grant was authorized through the state’s pioneering Public Archives and Records Infrastructure Support (PARIS) program. The PARIS funded initiative in Freehold Borough is a municipal-wide inventorying, purging…