Category: HUB News

  • Council OKs purchase of tract for affordable housing

    Borough will pay $2.45M for 1.9-acre lot on west side BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK – Despite the reservations of some members, the Borough Council passed an ordinance at Monday’s meeting that authorizes the borough to purchase a 1.9-acre lot slated for affordable housing for $2.45 million. The final…

  • K. Hovnanian still plans to occupy bldg.

    BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK – Despite layoffs and a soft housing market, K. Hovnanian Enterprises will go forward with plans to lease and move some of its offices into a 92,000-square-foot office building across from its recently completed headquarters on West Front Street. According to Hovnanian Executive Vice…

  • Merits of new library task of proposed panel

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – The Borough Council is looking into creating a committee to come up with a feasibility study to determine if residents are really interested in taking on the expense of building a new library. During the workshop portion of the Oct. 3 meeting, council…

  • Photo

    Above, Paul Boudrea, Middletown, and Bob Sundstrom, Shrewsbury, talk about Sundstrom’s tug-style boat, “Terrapin,” at the fifth annual Antique and Classic Boat Show at the Monmouth Boat Club, Red Bank, on Sept. 30. Below, Little Silver’s Henry Pope and Janet Giersch look over one of the boats on display. PHOTOSBYCHRIS KELLY staff

  • Historic house needs fundraising group

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer The Crawford House TINTON FALLS – Volunteers are needed to help with fundraising efforts for the historic Crawford House. Councilmen Michael Skudera and Brendan Tobin are hoping that volunteers will step forward to help form a nonprofit entity to raise money for the refurbishing of one…

  • Environmental groups laud S.B. beach suit

    Boro officials will try to have town exempted from civil complaint BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Donovan’s Reef in Sea Bright is one of the private beach clubs targeted in a suit brought by the state Attorney General’s Office and the state Department of Environmental Protection. SEA BRIGHT…

  • Boro to seek grant for restrooms at sports fields

    County open space funds would pay half of estimated $500K cost BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – Everyone was rather flabbergasted during the Borough Council meeting Sept. 19 at the projected cost of constructing public restrooms at the West Park Avenue sports complex. The discussion came up when Bryan…

  • Save Sandy Hook seeks to continue suit

    Developer secures financing for first phase of project BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Save Sandy Hook (SSH) is scrambling to find an attorney to continue its fight to block commercial development on Sandy Hook. James Coleman, a trustee of the grassroots group, said Monday he has asked the U. S. District Court for…

  • Cell tower: It’s not if, but where and what

    TINTON FALLS – As a way of getting easy money, putting up a cell tower and inviting carriers to rent space may be a fine option. Even churches are getting on line, constructing cell tower spaces in the steeples. Last week, the Borough Council listened to a presentation on constructing a cell tower on municipal…