Category: HUB News

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Felicia Keklak of Rumson follows the lead of instructor Sharon Chessman of Sea Bright during a morning session of Yoga on the Beach held July 22 on the public beach in Sea Bright.

  • B.B. King crowns area guitar player

    Matt O’Ree wins national competition; named best unsigned blues guitarist BY JESSICA SMITH Correspondent BY JESSICA SMITHCorrespondent Matt O’Ree HOLMDEL – Matt O’Ree is no stranger to the blues. The Holmdel native, who has been playing guitar since the age of 13, was recently crowned Guitar Center’s Guitarmageddon King of the Blues by B.B. King…

  • Auditor: CFO’s errors added to budget hike

    Kaplan says mistakes cost 4 cents per $100 BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Mistakes made by the borough’s former chief financial officer have added 4 cents per $100 of assessed property value to this year’s tax rate in Red Bank, according to Borough Auditor David Kaplan. At Monday’s Borough Council meeting,…

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    For the past 20 years, the volunteer quilters of CPC Behavioral Healthcare have been creating an annual handmade quilt to be raffled off to benefit CPC Behavioral Healthcare’s specialized counseling programs for children. CPC’s quilters premiered their “All in Bloom” queen-size quilt that will be raffled off Oct. 23 at CPC’s Culinary Adventure at the…

  • ‘Keep Red Bank Clean!’

    Downtown alliance, environmental commission sponsor poster contest HARRIET COOK Posters created by students for an environmental contest are on display in the window at 80 Broad St. in Red Bank. RED BANK – Red Bank RiverCenter, a downtown alliance, and the borough’s Environmental Commission have collaborated with the middle and primary schools to get the…

  • Freeholders urged to deny Marpal expansion

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD – A local garbage transfer station has already ruined the neighborhood, according to residents, and now they want to make it worse. About 40 people, mainly from Tinton Falls and the Lincroft section of Middletown, attended the Monmouth County Freeholders meeting last Thursday…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Dan Markovitch and Michael Patrick of the Suburban Hillbillies entertain the audience at the Little Silver Summer Concert Series held at the Markham Place gazebo on July 14. See story, page 17.

  • West side residents ask for more police presence

    Problems related to liquor store continue, they tell police chief BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK – Borough residents want an increased police presence on the west side, including more police walking their beats and a police substation. West side residents voiced their concerns at a recent meeting of the…

  • Developer to appeal Bank Street denial

    Board denies appl. to raze 3 houses, build 15 townhomes BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer The developer seeking to build 15 townhouses on Bank Street, on the west side of Red Bank, will appeal the borough Planning Board’s decision to deny the application, according to the attorney for RW@Rivers Edge. Kevin…