Category: HUB Opinion

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.…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Tasty homemade apple pies tempt visitors attending the 50th Apple Festival sponsored by the Madison Township Historical Society, Old Bridge, on Nov. 8.

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,…

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…

Hallmark Channel Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. This country is going to the dogs with the 5th Annual American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. TV personality, author and animal advocate Beth Stern and television veteran James Denton (Good Witch, Desperate Housewives) will return as cohosts of the program, with celebrities including Derek Hough, Bindi Irwin,…

On Sept. 22, my wife and I were shopping at Boscov’s in the Monmouth Mall. When we got home, I realized I didn’t have my wallet. My wife immediately called Boscov’s and spoke to Bonnie, who works in the department where we shopped. She transferred us to the courtesy desk, and Dottie told me if…