Category: HUB News

  • Reilly, Doherty make run for Assembly seats

    Candidates back fight against eminent domain BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer First-time Assembly candidates Jim Reilly and Matt Doherty have an ambitious agenda that includes reducing property taxes, battling political corruption and ending eminent domain abuse. The two Democratic candidates are running for election on Nov. 8 in the 11th District…

  • Corodemus seeks eighth term in 11th District

    His party’s property tax reform agenda, school funding and the environment top the list of issues Assemblyman Steven J. Corodemus is addressing in his run for an eighth term in the state Legislature. Corodemus, Atlantic Highlands, represents the 11th Legislative District which encompasses 25 Monmouth County municipalities including Deal, Eatontown, Long Branch, Monmouth Beach, Ocean,…

  • Kean seeks second term in Assembly

    BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Corruption at all levels of government is not limited to one party, according to Sean Kean, who is seeking a second consecutive term in the state Assembly. If re-elected, Kean says reforming ethics and campaign financing laws will be a priority. “It’s an age-old problem. We…

  • 2 seats up for grabs on freeholder board

    Barham, Burry, Aaronson, McMorrow, Unger seeking positions BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Reform, change and county spending are the main issues impacting five candidates who are seeking election to two three-year seats on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders in the Nov. 8 general election. There is no elected incumbent on…

  • A behind-the-scenes glimpse of carnival life

    Photos capture a carney BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Melanie Heinrich, of Little Silver, is exhibiting photographs of carnival life that she has taken over the years. The exhibit is on display at Monmouth University through Nov. 23. For the past 31 years, Melanie Heinrich has been photographing lively carnival scenes…

  • Colleagues mourn loss of Oceanport mayor

    Maria Gatta Democrats to submit names for successor to Mayor Maria Gatta BY CHRISITNE VARNO Staff Writer The Oceanport Democratic Party will submit to the Borough Council later this month the names of candidates to succeed Mayor Maria Gatta, who died Oct. 27. The Democrats, which was Gatta’s party, will have 15 days to submit…

  • Two River Film Festival set to open on Nov. 4

    BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent The Two River Film Festival is partnering with Monmouth University to present a three-day cinema celebration of movies, symposiums, workshops and interviews with filmmakers. The 2005 festival takes place on Friday, Nov. 4, and Sunday, Nov. 6, at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre in West Long Branch, and on…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Killian Clark, 8, videotapes a dance performed by Tierra Henry (l-r), 12, Stacey Bottom, 13, and Kelsey Easy, 13, during “Light Up the Night,” an annual Halloween event for the community held at the Clark family’s Tinton Falls home.

  • ‘Forsberg/Landis Influences’ exhibit to open

    “Ti Kuan Yin” by M.P. Landis Beauregard Fine Art in Rumson will present a joint exhibition of the works of the late Jim Forsberg and M.P. Landis titled “Forsberg/Landis Influences.” The show will open Friday with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibition runs through Tuesday, Dec. 6. The artists shared a personal,…