Category: HUB Opinion

  • Pauline Corcione McGovern

    Mrs. McGovern, 84, of Hazlet, died Sept. 16, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was a secretary at Cove Road School, Hazlet, for 29 years, retiring in 1988. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond J. McGovern, in 1996. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Raymond J. and Judy McGovern of Fort…

  • Working in White

    “White Floral #1” ‘ Working in White,” an exhibit of recent paintings by local artist Jon Peters, will be on view in the lobby of the Two River Theater in Red Bank, where an opening reception will be held Saturday at 9:30 p.m. following the opening night performance of the play “Art” by Yasmina Reza.…

  • J. Richard “Dick” Gotti Jr.

    Mr. Gotti, 78, of New Bern, N.C., and formerly of Middletown, died Sept. 29, 2008, in Rumson. He was a pharmaceutical sales representative at Smith Kline and French Laboratories for 30 years, retiring in 1987. He was predeceased by a brother, Robert. Mr. Gotti is survived by his wife of 55 years, Catherine Finn Gotti;…

  • IN THE ARTS

    McKay Gallery in Red Bank is calling for submissions for its third group show, “Red Bank,” to be curated by Bob and Liz McKay. The theme is Red Bank’s centennial and the call is for photos of Red Bank, black and white or color, east side and west side, at land and at sea, daytime…

  • Esther E. Wallace Farrington

    Mrs. Farrington, 97, of Little Silver, died Sept. 27, 2008. She was a retired teacher in the Red Bank, Shrewsbury and Little Silver school districts, where she was employed 30 years. During retirement, she was receptionist at United Methodist Church of Red Bank for 16 years, retiring in 1996. She was predeceased by her first…

  • MAC hosts visual and tactual art exhibit

    Pottery is included in an exhibit of artwork created by and for the blind and visually impaired. The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is hosting “Another View,” an exhibit of artwork created by and for the blind or visually impaired. This multimedia show is a collection of paintings, sculptures, prints and mixed media work with an…

  • For the Record

    A story in the Sept. 16 issue incorrectly reported that the Rumson Borough Council met Sept. 10 and passed a resolution in support of the formation of a Joint Management Committee. The council met on Sept. 9 and did not pass such a resolution.

  • Shrewsbury students don’t walk to school

    The letter from Shrewsbury Mayor Emilia Siciliano printed in the Hub (Sept. 18) is filled with errors and misconceptions regarding the proposed sidewalk program, and leaves a major question to be answered. First, as the mayor knows, Garden Road and Beechwood Drive are not the only safe route to White Street for children from the…

  • Speeding, not sidewalks, an issue in Shrewsbury

    Ihad to laugh at the mayor’s letter regarding children walking to school from Dorchester, Trafalgar, Penbrook Court, West End, Park, East End, etc. Nobody walks to school from those streets. There are parents who live on Beechwood and Garden driving their kids to school! Give us a break. We don’t need to spend money just…