Category: HUB News

  • Tea and decision-making sip well together

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Kirsten Kristensen (l) sells high-quality teas through a Web-based tea business. Above, Kristensen and members of a group she founded at Brookdale Community College to raise funds in support of a humanitarian program. Success, it can be said, is part inspiration and part preparation. Add to…

  • County donates $25,000 to state’s WWII memorial

    FREEHOLD – Recognizing the sacrifices made by World War II veterans, particularly those who lost their lives to preserve freedom, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has donated $25,000 toward the fund-raising effort to build a memorial in New Jersey. “We have a Vietnam veterans memorial and a Korean War memorial, but New Jersey still…

  • Host towns seek fort land for open space

    O’port, Eatontown, Tinton Falls ask gov’t for 350 acres BY CHRISTINE VARNO, LAYLI WHYTE & LINDA DENICOLA Staff Writers BY CHRISTINE VARNO, LAYLI WHYTE & LINDA DENICOLAStaff Writers The three boroughs that host Fort Monmouth have joined forces to advocate for preserving open space and recreational areas at the fort when it closes. Oceanport, Eatontown…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff A few stalwarts lead the charge into the ocean as the annual Polar Bear Plunge gets under way Jan. 1 at Donovan’s Reef in Sea Bright.

  • Red Bank reorganizes under new mayor

    Overflow crowd attends Menna’s swearing in BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer PHOTOS BY LAYLI WHYTE Above, Pasquale “Pat” Menna (l) presides over his first council meeting as mayor of Red Bank. Although Edward J. McKenna Jr. has ended his 16-year run as mayor of Red Bank, there is still a McKenna…

  • The Hub’s top news stories of 2006

    Pat Menna Politics dominated the headlines in 2006 with several mayoral seats up for grabs, including Red Bank, whose longtime mayor stepped down, touching off a heated political race. While advocates stepped up for beach access and historic bridges, the county began a study of storm evacuation routes and future development. 1. Close races for…

  • NJ Future seeks Smart Growth nominations

    TRENTON – – A statewide group is seeking innovative projects, plans or initiatives that incorporate “smart growth” ideals. New Jersey Future is calling for nominations for its 2007 Smart Growth Awards. Town officials, developers, contractors, architects and corporations with the vision to approve or build projects that resist status quo growth patterns can be nominated;…

  • New Year’s dip

    CHRIS KELLY staff Hardy people of all ages continued a New Year’s Day tradition by diving into the ocean at Sea Bright during the annual Polar Bear Plunge sponsored by the Sons of Ireland.

  • Maintain open spaces, survey respondents say

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Tinton Falls TINTON FALLS – Pro-tecting farmlands, wetlands and wildlife are priorities checked off by residents on an Open Space Survey distributed in September. Dedicating more bike paths was also high on the list. Councilman James Patrick Allen, who also chairs the Open Space Committee, said…