Category: HUB Opinion
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And now, we return to our regularly scheduled program
Coda Coda • GREG BEAN I figure there’ll be a lot of upsides to getting this never-ending election over with — and one of the best things will be getting my History Channel back. Longtime readers will remember the outrage I felt (an outrage shared by many) when Comcast took my History Channel away…
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Challenging times, but we look ahead
In the News • MARK ROSMAN You may have read recent reports about the struggles the newspaper business is facing these days. Going back to the time before the present recession hit the United States, newspapers were facing a changing climate — one in which advertisers and readers were migrating to other types of media…
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William “Bill” Brennan
Mr. Brennan, 80, of Little Silver, died Oct. 29, 2008. He was employed at Fedders Air Conditioning for 40 years, retiring as vice president and chief financial officer. He was also a financial consultant and arbitrator at the American Arbitration Association and the New York Stock Exchange. He is survived by his wife of 60…
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Harry E. Wild
Mr. Wild, 94, of Little Silver, died Oct. 14, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a retired manufacturer representative at Alexander Sawyer Inc., Newark. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dorothy; a son and daughter-in-law, Roger W. and Maria of Carmel, N.Y.; and a granddaughter. Arrangements were by Thompson…
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Lorraine Killeen
Mrs. Killeen, of Red Bank, died Oct. 29, 2008, at home. She resided in Fair Haven from 1970 to 1994 before relocating to Red Bank. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert C.; five daughters, Taryn Rivers of Great Falls, Va., Tracy Connor of Gladstone, Robin Jones of Richmond, Va., Leslie Curran…
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Save Fort Hancock for people, not for the dump
When will the torture stop? Congressman Frank Pallone’s trumpet call to rally the state government and local nonprofits to restore and reuse the historic buildings of Fort Hancock is an ill-disguised, cynical effort to do an end run around the appellate court decision that affirmed the legality of the National Park Service (NPS) lease with…
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Mudslingers throw annual art show
“Hand built large leaf bowl” by Lauren Bellero The annual Mudslingers Pottery Art Show & Sale Open House will take place Sunday, Nov. 9, 1-6 p.m. Unique wheel thrown and hand built functional and decorative stoneware pottery by Red Bank artist Lauren Bellero, and fine art photography by Jersey shore photographer David L. Brown will…
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Dominic Reale
Mr. Reale, 83, of Long Branch, died Oct. 29, 2008, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. He was a jeweler and clockmaker for several years in Newark. He also owned Nick Reale Clock Repair Co. from 1954 to 1970, when he retired. He was predeceased by his wife, Irene, in 2006.…
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IN THE ARTS
“Now You Shall Deal With Me” by Mike Kupka John Padovano will appear at Mister C’s Beach Bistro, 1 Allen Ave. in Allenhurst, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. The Fair Haven vocalist will be performing songs from his albums “Innocent Waters,” “Novelette Diner in B-Flat” and “The Dusty Road Session.” The Spotlight Players will…
