Category: HUB News

  • Oceanport Boro revaluation to begin in July

    County-ordered reval expected to take six months BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Oceanport OCEANPORT — A revaluation of borough properties for the 2006 tax year will begin in July, residents were told at a special town meeting last week. “[The revaluation process] could take several months,” Steven Rubenstein, a principal with…

  • Fans should hold their bets on night racing

    Authority says twilight meets wouldn BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT — The idea for night racing is off the table for at least the next couple of years at Monmouth Park Racetrack, one official said, but twilight racing may be on the agenda. Dennis Dowd, senior vice president for the…

  • DOT plans to improve two Rt. 71 crossings

    New signal at Wyckoff Rd., widened roads at Oceanport border BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer The state Department of Transportation is proposing changes to improve traffic flow at two intersections along Route 71 in Eatontown and near the border of Oceanport. EATONTOWN — No plans are final yet, but…

  • Painting (quickly) outdoors to capture the fleeting moment

    Exhibit of 41 paintings by Anthony Migliaccio at Guild of Creative Art BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Painting outdoors means Anthony Migliaccio must work quickly on the canvas to keep up with changing light and weather conditions. Below, plein air paintings done in Italy and at Sandy Hook. Like most visual…

  • StreetLife kicks off Saturday in Red Bank

    RED BANK – In its fourth year, StreetLife has been expanded and will present performers at more locations on the sidewalks of the downtown. The summer-long event is presented by Red Bank River Center, which promises that this year’s StreetLife will be bigger and better, more alive and more eclectic. Each Saturday night from June…

  • Hard-rocking Stigmatic loves playing live shows

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Tony Nistico, Jake Metz, Tim Roche and Dave Eric are the members of Stigmatic, which is scheduled to perform on June 15 at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park and on July 1 at The Saint in Asbury Park. The members of the hard rock band…

  • Design, artists chosen for mural at Red Bank park

    Mural on wall of Elks Lodge will border Riverside Gardens Park BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — Three artists will collaborate when work on a mural at Riverside Gardens Park begins this summer. The mural will be painted on the west wall of the Red Bank Elks Lodge No.…

  • Contemporary works at the Eatontown library

    “Three Faces” An exhibit of paintings and silk screen prints by Suzanne Osterweil Weber will be at the Eatontown Public Library throughout the month of June. The exhibition includes photorealistic paintings and enigmatic collages by the noted contemporary artist. An artist and educator, Osterweil has exhibited widely and is the former principal of Monmouth Regional…

  • Larrison recalled for service to Monmouth County

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer No political heavyweight ever had more impact on his county than Republican Harry Larrison Jr., who served as a Monmouth County freeholder for almost 40 years. Larrison, 79, of Ocean Grove, who retired from the Board of Freeholders in December, died on May 29 at Jersey…