Category: HUB News

  • The house that Habitat and faith built

    Habitat for Humanity helps Red Bank family stay in borough BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Above: Bob Leibenow, of Holmdel, member of the United Christian Church, volunteers for Habitat for Humanity as he works on the roof of Toni Brown’s house in Red Bank. Below: Habitat volunteer Jason Fernandez, 12, of…

  • Boro: Get state to change decision on cell tower site

    Residents protest council’s choice of site on Fisk Street BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent FAIR HAVEN – If residents are unhappy with the borough’s choice of a site for the controversial cell tower, they should appeal to a higher power – in this case the state. That’s what the Fair Haven Borough Council…

  • When it comes to fees, what goes up stays up

    Officials say boro to revise fees charged for permits BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – Fees for plenary liquor licenses will be raised if an ordinance introduced at the Sept. 5 meeting is approved at the Oct. 3 hearing. The move is the first of many fee increases that…

  • Photos of N.J. doorways wanted

    The New Jersey Historic Preservation Office is seeking images of New Jersey’s doors and doorways in celebration of the 40th anniversaries of the National Historic Preservation Act (1966,) the New Jersey Historic Trust (1967) and the New Jersey Historic Sites Council (1967.) Selected images will be published on a poster to be produced for the…

  • Renovation at Globe approved

    Neighboring owner cites parking deficiency BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK – The Borough Planning Board approved an application this week to renovate the second floor of the Globe Hotel on East Front Street for use as a private party room. Despite a parking shortfall, the board voted 7-1 to…

  • Lunch break pasta dinner set for Sept. 16

    Red Bank – Lunch Break, a nonprofit that feeds hungry children, families and seniors, will host a pasta dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 4-7 p.m. For $10 per person, diners will enjoy a complete meal of spaghetti, meatballs, vegetables and garlic bread. Take-out service is available, and dinners can be preordered. On a…

  • Mayor: Flooding, beach erosion result of storm

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent SEA BRIGHT – Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams has asked representatives of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Army Corps of Engineers to visit the borough to look at the damage that was done last weekend by Tropical Storm Ernesto as it swept up the coast. “I…

  • Fort panel will meet in host towns

    Chairman accepts offer to set up Web site for free BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer OCEANPORT – The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority is taking its monthly show on the road. The first stop last Thursday night was Oceanport Borough Hall, site of the public-private partnerships’ Aug. 30 meeting. The…

  • Vets health-care plan at fort clinic to continue

    Military doctors to be added to staff of Patterson clinic BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer OCEANPORT – Military veterans serviced by TRICARE-Plus, a health-care provider, will still be able to see physicians at Fort Monmouth’s Patterson Army Health Clinic, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Army last week.…