Category: HUB News

  • Copa Latino 2007

    Copa Latino USA, the largest adult soccer tournament in New Jersey, took place Sept. 2 and 3 in Long Branch. This year the tournament involved 28 teams with more than 480 soccer players. With the goal of bringing together the local Brazilian community, Gio Simes organized the first Copa Latino in 1996 with just eight…

  • Tinton Falls to acquire parcel for open space

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent TINTON FALLS – The Borough Council is moving toward the acquisition of a 6-acre parcel that would enhance the trail system in town and ensure additional open space. Guy Buck, a member of the Open Space Committee and the point man on the possible acquisition, made a presentation to the council…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff The glow of rides and attractions adds to the festive ambiance at the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair Aug. 27. More photos, page 32.

  • Rush Holt advocates equal pay for equal work

    House passes bill that counters recent Supreme Court ruling BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent U.S. Rep. Rush Holt U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, recently expressed his support for women in the workplace by his sponsorship of H.R. 2831, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of…

  • Red Bank adopts $20.2M ’07 budget

    DuPont proposes council contribute to health benefits BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Before adopting a $20.2 million municipal budget Monday, the Red Bank Borough Council amended the budget to include $31,704 in grants received. The municipal tax rate will be approximately 38 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, according to Frank Mason, the borough’s chief…

  • Upgrades to rail crossings will improve safety

    Signals, gates, will improve pedestrian safety and traffic flow BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) started work on a $700,000 safety improvement project at the intersections of Route 35 and NJ Transit’s North Jersey Coast Line railroad crossings in Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury Aug. 20. The project…

  • R.B. superintendent to appeal NCLB rating

    State says middle school missed mark for second year BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The Red Bank Public Schools Superintendent said Friday she will appeal the Department of Education (DOE) finding that the borough’s middle school has not met No Child Left Behind (NCLB) benchmarks for the second year. Schools Superintendent Laura Morana said the…

  • Tinton Falls Day

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top: Matthew Alfano, 4, catches some air as he bounces down a giant inflatable slide during Tinton Falls Community Day held at the Sycamore Avenue Soccer Complex Aug. 25. Below: A member of the Wayside Fire Department provides a cool spray on a hot summer day for a group of…

  • Traffic change under way for Tower Hill Ave.

    RED BANK – – Traffic changes are in the works for drivers heading to Tower Hill Avenue. According to Borough Police Chief Mark Fitzgerald, the borough police department has received approval from the state to go forward with exploratory talks about prohibiting left turns onto Tower Hill Avenue for drivers heading west on Harding Road.…