Category: HUB Opinion

  • 3-D works a first for art guild

    The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury is holding its first 3-D exhibit. The show features 84 works in a wide range of mediums, including glass, wood, paper, clay, metal, as well as installation art, multimedia and photo collage. The works of some 50 artists vary widely, embracing traditional, nonrepresentational and abstract pieces. Wooden bowl…

  • Signage needed to promote Red Bank’s parking

    Red Bank has a great iceboat symbol logo, it also has available parking; however, the parking message is not easily available to the visitor. On every street corner driving into Red Bank, there should be uniform signage with the ice boat logo — municipal parking — with an arrow directing to either White Street and/or…

  • John D. Brush

    Mr. Brush, 80, of Long Eddy, N.Y., and Zephyrhills, Fla., and formerly Oceanport, died Feb. 13, 2009, at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Center, Dade City, Fla. He was predeceased by his wife, Edna Brush; and a son, Donald Brush. Mr. Brush is survived by a son and daughter-inlaw, Ray and Tricia Brush of West Long Branch;…

  • String suite

    Clockwise from top left: Eldrina Corrales (second from left) plays the violin with the Red Bank Middle School Orchestra during an Intradistrict String Festival on Feb. 6. Red Bank Regional High School student Matt Keppler plays the bass during the festival, held at the Little Silver school. Sandra Paz performs with the Red Bank Middle…

  • Joyce Chiafullo

    Mrs. Chiafullo, 70, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Feb. 14, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was employed at the family-owned Red Bank Pizza for more than 50 years. Mrs. Chiafullo was predeceased by her husband, John J.; a son, Tommy; and two sisters, Barbara Halsey and Patricia Burkhardt. She is…

  • Rescind COAH back to its inception in 1985

    Iappreciate the response of Richard Hall to my previous letter. Our legislators and our New Jersey residents are missing the lesson of history. Free enterprise is the freedom of people and private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation. In the early 1900s, there were no restrictions on where people could live…

  • Elmer “Ace” Godwin

    Mr. Godwin, 88, of Shrewsbury, died Feb. 19, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, following a battle with leukemia. He was an electronics engineer at the U.S. Army Electronics Command Research and Development Laboratories, Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for 35 years, retiring in 1979. During retirement, he was CEO and director of International Wire and…

  • YMCA serves all even in tough economy

    As our nation, state and local region comes to terms with the significant and serious economic downturn, I wanted to again share The Community YMCA’s commitment of serving all regardless of the ability to pay. In particular, we feel it is so important that families have the opportunity of YMCA participation, fellowship and program opportunities,…

  • Constantina Scerbo

    Mrs. Scerbo, 98, of Oceanport, died Feb. 10, 2009, at Liberty Royal Rehabilitation Center, Tinton Falls. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank Scerbo, in 1976; a son, Anthony Scerbo; and a daughter, Phyllis Lagrotteria. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Samuel and Barbara Scerbo of Oceanport; a sister, Lena Lanni of Oradell;…