Category: HUB News

  • R.B. recreation expands summer programs

    RED BANK – Red Bank Parks and Recreation is now accepting registration for the following programs, some of which have been improved and expanded to meet the needs of parents: Summer Fun Camp, Soccer Camp, Tennis Lessons, Baseball Camp, Preschool Programs, Little Chefs, Wee Arts & Crafts, Little Scientist and Basketball League. Trips are also…

  • Notes Around Town

    The 3rd Marine Division Association will hold its annual family reunion Aug. 16-21 in Arlington, Va., at the Sheraton Hotel. Anyone who has served in, was attached to, or served in support of the 3rd Marine Division at any time since it was formed on Sept. 16, 1942, is eligible and cordially invited to attend.…

  • Two pay-to-play laws pass; one up for adoption

    Third ordinance on Planning/Zoning boards set for April 5 vote BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — As officials see it, three laws limiting pay-to-play practices are better than one. With that in mind, the Borough Council earlier this month passed two local laws to put a stop…

  • Recycled party dresses to fund new band uniforms

    Organizers aim to make dresses, priced at $20 or below, affordable for all BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LAYLI WHYTE Emily Crosby (l-r), Kathleen Schneider and Carl Sceusa, all members of the RBC marching band, sort through the dresses collected for the band’s fund-raiser, Cinderella’s Closet. The band has collected more…

  • Red Bank passes stricter version of pay-to-play

    Campaign contributions by vendors limited to under $400 per year BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — After a lengthy drafting and redrafting process, the Borough Council approved a pay-to-play ordinance at Monday’s meeting. The ordinance now in place in Red Bank is stricter than a previously introduced version because…

  • Video celebrates 35 years of Monmouth Festival of the Arts

    Retrospective video will continuously loop during festival, April 9-13 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Artist Bob Mataranglo created a video using animation, music and clips of past festivals to mark the 35th Monmouth Festival of the Arts. In his studio located above Days Ice Cream Parlor in Ocean…

  • Battle looming on plan for passenger rail line

    Assemblyman believes NJ Transit study points to Matawan alternative BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer More than 100 area residents turned out on March 22 to learn the results of a study that examined the possibility of bringing passenger rail service to interior Monmouth and Ocean counties. NJ Transit officials revealed the…

  • Don’t be alarmed; this is only a test

    FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Health Department, in conjunction with the Office of Emergency Management, county and municipal agencies, hospitals, military bases, utilities and the state Department of Health and Senior Services will be participating in an international exercise known as TOP OFF 3. The exercise will be held the week of April 4. According…

  • Notes

    The Fair Haven PTA will sponsor a house tour, Fair Haven’s First Floors – A Taste of Old and New, which will include a tour of the first floors of 10 Fair Haven homes on May 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The tour will include samples of foods prepared by chefs, decorating tips…