Category: HUB News

  • Red Bank Republicans paint the town red

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer While Republicans are celebrating a return to power in Red Bank, Democrats will seek a recount of the results of the municipal election. Democrats say they will challenge the Nov. 3 election results that have borough Republicans winning two council seats, with one by just a few votes. With provisional…

  • Social media buoys write-in campaign for Oceanport mayor

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer I n less than two months. John F. Coffey II went from being an Oceanport resident to the borough’s mayor-elect, largely by leveraging social media and a groundswell of write-in votes. Coffey, running a last-minute campaign, defeated the two-term Republican Mayor, Michael Mahon, by more than 200 votes in the…

  • “Finding Hope” topic of addiction recovery meeting

    WEST LONG BRANCH – The Family Addiction Network will host a monthly meeting at the West Long Branch Community Center on Nov. 17, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The meeting provides a forum where families and friends can seek support in dealing with addiction in a non-judgmental, compassionate and receptive environment free of charge. The…

  • Peter Pan

    TOP PICK Jack Sweeney (l-r), Michael Friedman, Jennifer Townsend and Jordan Gilbert in Peter Pan. Phoenix Productions will present its revival of the immortal Broadway musical, “Peter Pan,” beginning Nov. 13 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. This musical depicts the adventures of Peter, a mischievous young boy afraid of growing up, as…

  • Activists make last stand for Port Ambrose veto

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth), left, and Clean Ocean Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf discuss why the Liberty Natural Gas proposal for the Port Ambrose Deepwater Port would bring harm to coastal communities and marine life along the New Jersey and New York coasts. KAYLA J. MARSH/STAFF Environmental activists have…

  • Halloween parade

    Mikela Giurlando, of Long Branch, dressed as Cleopatra for the parade, held Oct. 31 along Ocean Avenue. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO A family of penguins marches in the Sea Bright Halloween Parade and Costume Contest.

  • Ceremony marks completion of child advocacy center

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Above, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni describes the services that are provided at the Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center, Freehold Township. At left, guests mingle prior to the ceremony. Children who have been abused now have a refuge in Monmouth County. With the cutting of a ribbon to…

  • Horses doing their part to help veterans recover

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Jennifer Tevlin, the special programs coordinator at the Sunnyside Equestrian Center, Middletown, has been giving a presentation entitled “Equine-Facilitated Mental Health for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” around New Jersey and throughout the nation. Tevlin said she works with the Wounded Warrior Project and said there is a Horses for Heroes…

  • West Park Ave. project to impact three towns

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Motorists stuck in gridlock on West Park Avenue in Ocean Township may get some relief as the county is finalizing plans for changes to the corridor aimed at improving safety and reducing congestion. At a public information meeting on Oct. 28, Ronald Lotrecchio, project engineer, discussed changes planned to West…