Category: HUB Opinion

  • When Chris Christie leaves, there’ll be big shoes to fill

    Coda • GREG BEAN For a while there, you couldn’t walk out into the parking lot of nearly any diner or bar in Monmouth County without tripping over the bagmen with sacks of bribe money for local politicians. There was so much bribe and kickback money floating around, in fact, that briber Tony Spalliero had…

  • IN THE ARTS

    Asher Neiman Gallery in Red Bank is hosting an exhibit of new works by contemporary Hudson Valley master painters Christie Scheele and Jenny Nelson. “Autumn Elegance” will run through Dec. 5 at the gallery, located at 16 Monmouth St. in Red Bank. For information, call 732- 530-4003 or visit asherneimangallery.com. The Paper Moon Puppet Theatre,…

  • Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser

    Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: As you know, I’m working hard to be a good loser, telling anyone who will listen that Barack Obama will soon be our president, and we must support him. I’m trying to be a lot nicer than your side was to George W.…

  • William Harold Geer

    Mr. Geer, 86, of Shrewsbury, died Nov. 8, 2008, at Chapin Hill Nursing Home, Red Bank. He was a self-employed landscaper and owner of William H. Geer Contractor, retiring in 1998. He was predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Hellmers. He is survived by his wife, Audrey; a sister, Kay Della Vecchia of the Lincroft section…

  • Ring in a new century for Red Bank

    McKay Imaging Studio and Gallery will open the studio’s latest group exhibition, a visual celebration marking Red Bank’s 100th anniversary titled “The Red Bank Centennial Exhibit,” on Friday. “Count Basie Renovation Montage” by Robert & Elisabeth McKay The curated exhibit of photographs and paintings represents the best work from more than 20 area artists and…

  • Jean F. Boyd

    Mrs. Boyd, 84, of the Shadow Lake section of Middletown, died Nov. 12, 2008, at home. She resided in Fair Haven, and Florida, prior to relocating to Shadow Lake. She was a secretary in the guidance office of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, Rumson. She was predeceased by her husband, Tyra in 1998 and a…

  • Arts grants available for projects and programs

    TRENTON — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has arts grants available for the fiscal year 2010. Through its Organizational Grant Program, the council assists eligible organizations in serving the people of New Jersey through arts programs and projects. T he council has general operating support grants available for New Jerseybased, nonprofit organizations…

  • Commander extends blessings during holidays

    Thanksgiving — a time to give thanks for all God’s bounty bestowed on us. Many of us have a great number of things to be thankful for — family, friends, food on our tables, clothing, gainful employment and an occasional vacation. Though we give thanks throughout the year, Thanksgiving Day is truly a time for…

  • Community asked for information on relative

    Iam looking for any descendants of Robert Luscombe, who was born in 1896 in New Jersey and died in 1971 in Red Bank, New Jersey. His parents were Robert Luscombe, born about 1850 in Devon, England, and Mary A., born about 1875 in New Jersey (her parents were Irish). In the 1900 census, they were…