Category: HUB Opinion

According to the American Heart Association, smoking is responsible for killing more than 480,000 Americans annually – including 11,800 New Jerseyans – making it the number one cause of death. It’s no secret smoking results in heart disease, stroke, cancers and many other devastating health issues. Yet smoking remains a crisis in the Garden State,…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Mired in a contract negotiation with the Tinton Falls Board of Education, teachers in Tinton Falls invoked a state law and took Election Day off. Peter Karavites, Tinton Falls School District Board of Education president, said the district was forced to cancel school on Nov. 3 after…

By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK – In a politically charged election, three incumbents retained their seats on the Red Bank School District Board of Education. Carrie Ludwikowski, who drew 873 votes, Ann Roseman, who registered 795 votes, and Frederick J. Stone, who received 630 votes, were re-elected to three-year terms on the board.…

JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF High Point Monument, which stands more than 1,800 feet above sea level, provides views over Sussex and miles beyond as the centerpiece of High Point State Park, Sussex.

As a professor of chemistry at Brookdale Community College, I’d like to reach out to readers about one of our favorite community services — our upcoming annual Chemistry Carnival, which will be held from 12-2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Navesink rooms of the Warner Student Life Center. The event is free although…

Monmouth University’s Center for the Arts, West Long Branch, has opened a new gallery exhibit titled Bruce Springsteen: A Photographic Journey. The exhibit is taking place on the first floor of Rechnitz Hall’s DiMattio Gallery through Dec. 22. The exhibition was curated by the Grammy Museum at L.A. LIVE and features 45 iconic images of…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer When Eric Katz was looking to begin his career as a wheelchair athlete, his first choice was at his home school of Rutgers University. However, Katz, now 32, was forced to enroll at the University of Arizona because Rutgers did not offer an adaptive sports program at the time, a…

Shore Regional High School will host an Honor the Vets Day during the morning of Nov. 10 at 132 Route 36, West Long Branch. The program will involve veterans of every major campaign from World War II through Afghanistan. All branches of the military will be represented, and at least five decorated war veterans will…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Fall foliage takes on many hues.