Category: HUB News

  • Oceanport stalled on budget vote

    Special budget meeting May 3; public hearing set for May 24 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT – The Borough Council failed to approve the municipal budget last week after no members of council seconded a motion to adopt the $6.2 million spending plan. An amended budget is expected to be…

  • Arborist: Trees removed due to safety concerns

    Boro to receive Tree City status on Arbor Day BY SARAH KLEPNER Staff Writer BY SARAH KLEPNERStaff Writer RED BANK – There was an unusual exhibit at the Borough Council meeting April 23. Three large tree segments, the remains of nine trees that were removed on White Street earlier in the day, were on display.…

  • Borough eyes purchase of Donovan’s Reef

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Donovan’s Reef SEA BRIGHT – The borough is moving forward with plans to purchase the landmark Donovan’s Reef on Ocean Avenue. With one dissenting vote, the Borough Council at its meeting last week approved the expenditure of $2,500 to obtain an appraisal of the oceanfront bar just south…

  • Photo

    COURTESY OF EQUI-PHOTO Early arrivals thoroughbred Motown (l) and stable pony Cool and Blue compare notes in their barn at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport last week.

  • Shrewsbury budget increase less than ’06

    Public hearing on $7.9M budget set for May 21 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Shrewsbury SHREWSBURY – Last week the Borough Council introduced its 2007 municipal spending plan, which calls for an increase of 3.5 cents in the tax rate, somewhat less than last year. Thomas X. Seaman, the borough’s chief…

  • Rumson church hosts benefit for Guatemalan kids

    RUMSON – – Several local artists are working together on a benefit concert and photo event to raise awareness of the plight of Guatemala’s children living on the edge of Guatemala City’s largest garbage dump. The benefit, sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church in Rumson, focuses on the remarkable work and seven-year journey of Hanley…

  • On Campus

    Katherine M. Krueger, Fair Haven, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the College of New Jersey, Ewing, where she is a triple major in deaf education, elementary education and history. A 2005 graduate of Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School, Rumson, she is the daughter of Kathleen P. and…

  • Community invited to Paint the Town Pink

    Breast cancer awareness program kicks off Sunday RED BANK – Red Bank is turning into “Pink Bank” for one week. The name change is part of “Paint the Town Pink,” a community-wide initiative to bring heightened awareness of the importance of breast cancer prevention, detection and treatment. The event is being presented by Riverview Medical…

  • In the Service

    Peter M. Daigle has received an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) college scholarship offer to attend a selected college or university. Daigle was selected to receive the scholarship certificate on the basis of comprehensive tests, high school scholastic achievement, and extra-curricular activities. Following graduation and completion of the ROTC program, he will be…