Category: HUB Opinion
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Public urged to press for passage of Lyme bill
As president of LymeQuest Support Group & Advocacy Project, I have watched with sadness as Lyme disease has devastated our communities and our state, disabled countless victims, and destroyed lives. Many innocent children suffer and lose their childhood from the ravages of this disease, which can cause cardiac, neurological, musculo-skeletal and psychiatric manifestations. Many adults…
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Red State/Blue State
Guns and Bibles sure aren’t exclusive to flyover country DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: Every now and then, folks out here in the…
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Preserving Monmouth County’s written history
Joint project puts Red Bank Register’s archive online BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent Most people today don’t remember a time when the local newspaper provided the only source of information about what was happening in the community and, to a smaller extent, in the larger world. The first issue of the Register was published June 27,…
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Ocean View
A journey into the labyrinth PATRICIA A. MILLER Patricia Miller is a managing editor with Greater Media Newspapers. Born 8-20-50 Baptism – done Birth weight Present weight – 111.2 pounds approx. Full term – normal delivery No immunizations given as yet Parentage – American of German, English and Slovak ancestry That was all the informationmy…
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District is the Williamsburg of Middletown, county
Iread with much dismay your coverage of the traffic situation threatening the Kings Highway Historic District in Middletown Village. You mention some of the historic structures found within the district; however, I must mention that the Kings Highway area is much more than a collection of old residences and churches. During the 17th century right…
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Voters approve local, regional school budgets
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER – Both the lower school and regional high school budgets were approved by voters last week. The $12 million budget for the Little Silver Public School District and the 2008-2009 spending plan of $23.5 million for Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) in Little Silver both passed by…
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NOTES AROUND TOWN
Rebecca’s Reel Quilters of Poricy Park will hold a handmade quilt raffle Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. to benefit Poricy Park, Middletown. The queen-size quilt is designed, created and donated by the members of the quilters and valued at $1,000.Tickets are $1 each with all proceeds to benefit the park. For more information, call (732)…
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RBR seniors exhibit artwork
Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) commercial art students in the Visual and Performing Arts Academy (VPA) are exhibiting their work at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. Mediums include pencil and charcoal, photography, oils and pastels. “Drowning” by Claudia Martucci The show will be on display through April 30 at the guild, located…
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R.B. BOE budget squeaks by
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – The Red Bank Public School District’s 2008-2009 spending plan of $15.82 million was approved by a slight margin April 15. A total of 338 votes were cast with the budget passing 171 to 167 votes, according to the Monmouth County 2008 school election unofficial results. Red Bank…
