Category: HUB Opinion
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Curley will continue tradition of excellence
As a colleague and former running mate of John Curley, I am pleased to know that we can choose to add a voice for good government in Freehold. In Red Bank, John fought hard for open government, responsible spending, and reasonable development. In Freehold, he is sure to do more of the same. In a…
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Count Basie Theatre provides broad spectrum of quality entertainment
October is National Arts and Humanities Month. To borrow a phrase from the National Endowment for the Arts, “A great nation deserves great art,” and each year October has become a nationwide annual celebration of the arts and humanities in our nation. Here in Red Bank, we will join thousands of communities nationwide in recognizing…
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Curley has proved to be a true public servant
John Curley has been a friend and neighbor for 10 years. He is an honest, hard-working and courageous person. He was twice elected to the Red Bank Borough Council, and deservedly so. John Curley gets things done. Over the years, many, many people have called John. They have invariably found that he cares about the…
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Frescos and found objects
“Crow” by Mary Cooper The Paint Place of Asbury Park will be hosting an exhibit of art work by Betsey Regan of Middletown and Mary Cooper of Fair Haven. Regan is known for her paintings of animals. She works in a medium she calls modern fresco, a complex process both ancient and innovative. Regan has…
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IN THE ARTS
“Apple”, a powerful play dealing with love, betrayal and forgiveness, will have its New Jersey premiere Oct. 23 at The New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway in Long Branch, where it will run through Nov. 23. Vern Thiessen’s drama about an extramarital affair that develops more than the usual problems will have regular performances Thursdays…
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No joy in Mudville for Red State conservatives
Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: There’s no joy in Mudville for Red Staters these days, old friend, as even ardent supporters of John McCain predict big trouble come Election Day. I heard James Carville say of McCain the other day, “Stick a fawk in ‘im. He’s done.” Try…
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Here’s the silver cloud in rapid decline of oil prices
Coda • GREG BEAN Last May, I wrote a column bemoaning that my white whale of a Ford 150 pickup had all the resale value of the ubiquitous exercise equipment you see at yard sales. Drive by a yard sale at the end of the day, and chances are the used dishes and pots and…
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George F. Tyner
Mr. Tyner, 78, of Middletown, died Sept. 25, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center Red Bank. He was a self- employed carpenter, and retired building inspector for Middletown Township. He was predeceased by two sons Michael and Stephen Tyner. He is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Patricia and Harry Bossi of Washington, and Kathryn…
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The old gal was a woman who was ahead of her time
Coda • GREG BEAN My grandmother, who was a competent and rational woman in most regards, had what we thought were some very weird notions about credit and banks. Those ideas were forged in the Great Depression, when the family lost everything but its socks because the banks went bust and the people who took…
