Category: HUB News

  • Parking woes rife in R.B.’s downtown

    Business community wants shorter meter times, roll back in fines BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer Once again, “parking” is the buzz word around Red Bank.Several dozen members of the Red Bank business community attended Monday’s Borough Council meeting and voiced concerns about parking issues in the downtown. On March 25, the council’s newly formed parking…

  • F.H. council approves temporary budget

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer FAIR HAVEN — The Borough Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday night that increased the borough’s temporary budget. The resolution calls for the borough, which is currently operating without a 2005-06 municipal budget, to increase its temporary budget by $1.2 million, Laurie Finger, the borough chief…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Matthew Metlitz, 13, of Little Silver, races to the finish line during the Jersey Shore Running Club’s 16th annual 5K Spring Run honoring the late Officer Patrick King in Long Branch Saturday.

  • Tree removal catches residents off guard

    Red Bank says trees interfere with utility lines, will be replaced BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Forty-nine trees situated throughout Red Bank are marked to be cut down as part of an agreement between JCP&L and the borough. According to a list distributed at the borough Shade Tree Committee meeting, close…

  • Family, faith foundation of a life and a career

    Family reunion marks 45th year of gathering of Garrison clan BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LAYLI WHYTE Jesse Garrison sits in his home among pictures of his family, who got together for a reunion on March 25. Garrison recently retired from the Red Bank Department of Public Works. RED BANK —…

  • Point Road project near completion

    Student tour guides show off new gym, classrooms BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LAYLI WHYTE Ryan Lehrkinder and Nolan Mendoza, both 10, demonstrate how to use the new sliding black boards at Point Road School, while they give tours of the school on March 22. LITTLE SILVER — Two years and…

  • 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…