Category: HUB Opinion
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Pallone thanked for efforts for diabetes program
Nearly 21 million adults and children in the United States have diabetes, one of the nation’s most debilitating and deadly diseases. Each year, it costs the United States more than $174 billion and an estimated $5.8 billion in New Jersey alone. Last year, Rep. Frank Pallone played an important role in enacting a one-year extension…
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Rumson students create mosaic
Clockwise from top: Artist Frank Van Brunt helps Rumson Country Day School students put the finishing touches on a mosaic mural on May 14. The mural was created by students with the help of parent volunteers as part of the school’s art appreciation program. RUMSON – A picture is worth a thousand tiles – or…
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Photographer captures Hall of Fame moments
Latest assignment puts Gary Gellman in midst of famous New Jerseyans BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Gary Gellman, who for years has photographed presidents, corporate leaders and other VIPs, found himself on another big assignment not too long ago. GARY GELLMAN New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (l) congratulates legendary baseball catcher Yogi Berra (c) and…
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Sin tax should exclude healthful fast-food items
If passed, the proposed “sin tax” on fast food – which is intended to help raise money for local hospitals – really should exclude healthy vegetarian items, including the BK veggie burger. Vegetarian foods are far less likely to land people in the hospital with heart disease, strokes, certain cancers, diabetes and other dietrelated diseases.…
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IN THE ARTS
"Postcard Stories" is a new art installation on display now throughout Asbury Park. Seventy-two postcards sent from Asbury Park many years ago were selected for display. Each bears a few intriguing lines penned on the back as well as an Asbury Park postmark. The images were created and hung in Asbury’s unoccupied storefronts. Visitors…
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IN THE ARTS
Put on your Sunday clothes and head out to the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park on Saturday, June 14, at 8 p.m. ReVision Theatre will open its premiere season with a special one-night-only performance of Richard Skipper as Carol Channing in "Hello, Dolly!" For more than a decade, Skipper has been paying tribute to Channing…
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22nd annual R.B. Jazz & Blues Festival ready to roll
RED BANK – One of the region’s largest free music festivals, The Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival, will take placeMay 30 through June 1 in scenic Marine Park on the banks of the beautiful Navesink River in Red Bank. The festival, presented by the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation, offers three full days…
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Library hosts South Asian Film Festival
The Middletown Main Library will screen a series of acclaimed short films produced by the Asian American Filmand Theater Project on two consecutiveMonday evenings in June. Screenings on June 2, 6-8:45 p.m.: “Little Terrorist” (narrative short), India, 15 minutes (Hindi). This award-winning short film tells the story of a 10-year-old Pakistani boy who crosses the…
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Sandy Hook beach concert series
The free summer concert series held weekly during summer months at Sandy Hook has become a local tradition. This year the series will kick off June 18 and run through Aug. 27, with concerts every Wednesday at 6 p.m. (weather permitting) at Beach Area E on Sandy Hook. Each week, local performers draw more than…
