Category: HUB News

  • Red RibbonWeek Oct. 24

    The Shrewsbury Community Alliance to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Abuse has joined with the elementary school and the police department to designate the week of Oct. 24 Red Ribbon Week. The school week has been dedicated to presentations of a series of community drug abuse awareness programs for and by students. On Monday night, sixth-…

  • Taxes, developmentdominate Candidates Night

    Council hopefuls discuss issues, share vision for boro BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — Heated exchanges about development, taxes and privatization of services took place among candidates for Borough Council at Candidates Night held Oct. 12 at the River Street Commons. The forum was organized and hosted by the…

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    MIGUELJUAREZ staff Two demonstrators show support for American troops in Iraq across the street from the entrance to Fort Monmouth on Oct. 1

  • Sierra Club asks pols’ views on environment

    Candidates urged to speak to Sandy Hook, eminent domain BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — In addition to cleaning up the air and the water, the Sierra Club is also looking to clean up local government. The national environmental advocacy group recently opened an office at 121A Monmouth Street…

  • Town meeting for Arts Plan NJ

    RED BANK — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) will convene a town meeting to provide a public forum to discuss the draft of Arts Plan NJ, a statewide plan for a better New Jersey through the arts. The meeting will run from 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 17 at the Two River…

  • Council election uncontested

    SHREWSBURY — There is no contest for the three expired seats on the five-member Borough Council this year. All three Republican incumbents have decided to retain their council seats. They are: Marlene Hotaling, of North Park Avenue; John McGuire, of Garden Road; and Kevin Murphy, of East End Avenue. Hotaling and McGuire will run for…

  • In the Arts

    “Shadows of Shadow Lawn,” an hourlong documentary on the alleged haunting of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, will debut on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. in Wilson Auditorium. The free screening is open to the public and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Produced by Monmouth University graduate student Tom Hanley and…

  • West Side Lofts would include affordable units

    Hearing on mixed-use project to be continued Dec. 1 BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Red Bank RED BANK — A mixed-use development proposed for the borough’s west side would have to provide affordable housing units under new regulations adopted by the borough. Borough Engineer George Whalen told the borough Zoning Board…

  • Boro tweaks bulkhead law

    SEA BRIGHT — The borough’s pending law regarding the upkeep of bulkheads is on hold for now. A public hearing and the second and third reading of the ordinance, which was originally scheduled for the Borough Council’s Oct. 4 meeting, have been postponed until Borough Attorney Scott Arnette can tweak some of the wording in…