Category: HUB News

  • Hearing on West Side Lofts moved to Oct. 6

    MW Red Bank wants public to hear details of applications BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — To avoid sending the wrong message to the public, the applicant for the West Side Lofts project asked that the hearing on the mixed use development be rescheduled for next month. At last…

  • Art that pushes the limits of studio walls

    “Robot with Alligators” by Toby Buonagurio Ceramic with diverse surfaces The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) in Long Branch is presenting “Over the Top-Under the Rug,” an exhibition that examines the myriad creations that can find form in the solitude of the artist’s studio. The exhibition showcases works by almost 70 artists whose…

  • Visioning under way for S.B. downtown

    $50K state grant helps pay for planning, meetings BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer SEA BRIGHT — For members of three subgroups of a task force made up of residents and entrepreneurs, meetings at members’ homes and a local doughnut shop are on this fall’s calendar. Over coffee and doughnuts,…

  • Future uncertain for Ft. Monmouth workers

    Employees whose jobs are transferred likely to be offered spots BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer With Fort Monmouth at the beginning of the long closing process, more than 5,000 employees are wondering what their next step will be. Most of the fort’s operation is expected to be moved to Aberdeen (Md.)…

  • In the Arts

    Metrovation will host the opening of an exhibit of impressionistic works by Linda Gayoso at its 17 E. Front St. space on Thursday, Sept. 8, 7:30-10 p.m. Works by emerging artist Candice Ross will also be featured. Live entertainment and wine and cheese will be provided. New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, a nonprofit preprofessional ballet…

  • Hot line set up to report suspicious gas sales

    FREEHOLD — Amid skyrocketing gasoline prices, the county has established a telephone number for residents to call if they suspect they have been ripped off at the pumps. In addition, the county’s Department of Weights and Measures has been directed to step up its traditional summer enforcement effort to make sure gasoline stations are not…

  • At the Firemen’s Fair

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from top left — The Ferris wheel lights up the sky at the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair on Aug. 27. Toni Clark, Tinton Falls, pours batter to make funnel cakes. Katie Jones, Fair Haven, swirls cotton candy. Visitors wait to ride the “Zipper.” Derek Amheiter, 9, Little Silver, has…

  • West Nile virus detected in towns

    Mosquito Commission advises residents to take precautions BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Mosquito samples from Keyport and the Port Monmouth section of Middletown have tested positive for West Nile virus. The Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Commission announced the finding Aug. 24. “Our mosquito surveillance shows that West Nile virus…

  • Photo

    Above, Chris Morrissy entertains people who are waiting to donate blood for the Central Jersey Blood Center’s “Rock and Roll Up Your Sleeve” blood drive at the Two River Theater, Red Bank, Aug. 27. Below, Little Silver’s Rita Labrecque relaxes as she donates blood. PHOTOSBY CHRIS KELLY staff