Category: HUB News

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Steve Renn of Rumson makes the final preparations on the Battle of Black Point float prior to the start of Rumson’s Centennial Founders Day Parade and Picnic held June 9. More photos on page 26.

  • Consolidating school districts on the table

    Legislation sets timetable for districts to go K-12 BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent BY LAYLI WHYTECorrespondent After many years as merely a talking point, consolidation of school districts is finally taking shape as a way to cut property taxes in the state. According to Richard Vespucci, spokesman for the state Department of Education (DOE), new legislation,…

  • Write-ins sweep O’port GOP primary

    Two council seats, mayor’s office up for re-election in Nov. BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Joseph Irace A last-minute write-in campaign by borough Republicans cost Oceanport Councilman Hugh P. Sharkey a bid at re-election. The incumbent councilman was defeated by a margin of more than 45 votes in the Republican primary…

  • Presbyterian church celebrates 275 years

    Shrewsbury church has long tradition of progressive ideas BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury member Bob Scarborough impersonates a messenger during the Lantern Tour of the Historic Four Corners held in December. SHREWSBURY – – The Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury has a history that predates the Revolutionary War,…

  • How sweet it is!

    Fudge recipe nets kitchen queen top state honors BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Vera Ciavaglia TINTON FALLS – Seabrook Village resident Vera Ciavaglia loves to cook. In fact, she reads cookbooks with the same voracious appetite with which other people read novels. Her passion for cooking may be organic, or it…

  • The world changed and a life changed on 9/11

    Local named to head program for kids who lost parents BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – Tracy C. Burns was teaching a class of preschool students in Old Bridge when the attacks on the World Trade Center took place on Sept. 11, 2001. Burns, along with six of her…

  • Wooden Boat Fest June 9-10

    FAIR HAVEN – The Navesink Maritime Heritage Association will sponsor the ninth annual Wooden Boat Fest June 9 and 10 at the borough firehouse grounds on River Road. This year 10 families and nonprofit organizations will build 10 canoes, starting with a 16-foot sheet of marine plywood and lumber on Saturday morning at 9 a.m.…

  • Volunteer to ‘Be Green’

    Resident organizes river cleanup for June 16 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT – A concerned Oceanport resident is calling on the community to join in an environmental event to clean debris from borough waterways. On Thursday, June 16, Voula Constantarakos will lead volunteers in Oceanport’s first “Be Green: Waterways and…

  • Antiques show and garden tour

    The Two Rivers Antiques Show and Garden Tour kicks off in Red Bank Friday. Featuring more than 30 fine antiques dealers, the show takes place at the Red Bank Armory Ice Complex, 76 Chestnut St. The antiques show includes a Preview Party Friday, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and a Saturday night lecture on lifestyle by Christopher…