Category: HUB News

TOP PICK The Monmouth Museum’s Annual Holiday Exhibition is “Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!,” with an opening reception on Nov. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Monmouth Museum model train display will return. The Friends of the Monmouth Museum will present their Annual Holiday Tree, decorated with transportation memorabilia. Art scholars often talk…

This year Holiday Express kicked off its 23rd season on Nov. 9 and will travel to a record-setting 81 locations delivering music, food, gifts, financial support and friendship to those in need. The nonprofit — comprised of more than 1,600 volunteers, including 150 musicians — visits the mentally and physically ill, the homeless, the hungry,…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — Supporters of rebuilding the borough’s red clay tennis courts made their voices heard at the Nov. 9 Borough Council meeting. With the final verdict for the Marine Park request for proposals (RFP) process pending, residents packed the council chambers in a show of support for the proposal…

EDISON — The New Jersey Comic Expo (NJCE) is coming to the township. MAD Event Management will debut its newest comic convention Nov. 21 and 22 at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. The biggest event of its kind to come to the Garden State, according to organizers, the NJCE…

Football rivalries keep tradition alive By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer MATT DENTON The staples of Thanksgiving have always included family, turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and high school football for many across New Jersey. What was once a traditional game for virtually every high school across the state is becoming a rarer occurrence as many of…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer The two-decade dominance of Democrats in Red Bank hinges on a two-vote margin, which will be tested Friday. A recount of all 3,908 votes cast Nov. 3 in the municipal election will take place at 10 a.m. Nov. 20 in the Board of Elections offices in Freehold. All votes —…

Clockwise from top left: Family members take part in an “In Memory” induction ceremony for U.S. Army veteran Patrick Palumbo, who served in Vietnam. Guest speaker Col. Chris McGowan addresses the audience during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel on Nov. 11. Veterans, family members and guests…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club is calling for development of offshore wind energy to move the state toward a clean-energy future following the veto of a proposal for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) port off the coast of Long Branch. “The veto of…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Walk-in health care clinics at pharmacies are booming as customers demand quick service. METRO CREATIVE SERVICES Quick and convenient are two words typically associated with fast foods or ATMS, not health care services. A growing trend is changing that as retail-based clinics (RBC) are popping up in drugstores and supermarkets…