Category: HUB Opinion
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Your Turn
Brookdale commencement address flawed ARTHUR Z. KAMIN Guest Column Brookdale Community College President Peter F. Burnham lost out on a sterling opportunity when he delivered an ordinary major graduation ethics address several weeks ago that glossed over the trauma and tragedy of the 2005 Monmouth County governmental corruption scandal and failed to disclose why he…
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Coda
Attorney general says: Stealing gas a bad idea GREG BEAN So, N.J. Attorney General Anne Milgram, who grew up in East Brunswick, says her office will file criminal charges against government employees believed to have stolen gasoline from public agencies. Here’s my question: It’s a good idea, but why have they waited so long? Gregory…
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Housing rules penalize New Jersey companies for creating jobs
New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) recently adopted revised rules that went into effect on June 2. While providing for affordable housing is a good cause, these changes will have a devastating impact on economic development efforts in New Jersey and discourage employers from growing jobs. This comes at a time when New Jersey’s…
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Pallone criticized for not addressing Lyme epidemic
Thank you for your thorough article on Congressman Frank Pallone and his refusal to bring H.R. 741 to a vote or hearing (June 5 North and South Brunswick Sentinel). The Lyme and Tickborne Disease Prevention, Education and Research Act is an extreme emergency not only for Frank Pallone’s constituents but for people across the nation.…
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Workshops will teach traditional handcrafts
OCEAN GROVE – The Historical Society of Ocean Grove is offering visitors the opportunity to learn various skills from the Victorian Era this summer. Workshops run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and registration is limited so instructors can work one-on-one with participants. The fee is $15. Workshops will be held on the grounds of…
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Students raise awareness of genocide in Darfur
RBR, Shore Reg’l student groups advocate for victims BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Students of Shore Regional High School rallied together Saturday to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Clockwise from top: Students from Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch participate in the Shorestock 2008 event to…
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Watercolor show in Little Silver
Thomas Wilczewski, Long Branch watercolorist, is exhibiting his watercolors at the Little Silver Borough Hall through June. The public is invited. “Ocean Grove Summer” Among the many paintings that will be on display are local scenes as well as scenes of Upstate NewYork, the Hudson River, Adirondacks, Central Park, landscapes, seascapes as well as florals.…
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Search under way for middle school principal
Red Bank District aims to fill post for school year BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – The search for a middle school principal to replace the former school headwho resigned amid controversy is under way at the Red Bank Middle School on BranchAvenue. The successful candidate should possess administrative experience and a record…
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IN THE ARTS
Compiled by Gloria Stravellli Designed by Eileen Russell Gerber Soar Productions will hold auditions for “The Secret Garden,” a musical based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Auditions for singing and nonsinging roles will be June 21 and 22, 1-5 p.m. at 1110 Union and Morningside avenues, Union Beach, off Route 36. Auditioners should…
