Category: HUB Opinion

  • Red State/Blue State

    Who needs Ralph Nader when we’ve got Hillary? DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Apolitical 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. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: So help me, old pal, I’m…

  • John T. Dougherty

    Mr. Dougherty, 88, of Red Bank, diedMarch 19, 2008, at home. He was an engineer for the Department of the Army, Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for 20 years, retiring in 1985. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Irene M. Dougherty; eight children, Frank, Tom, Mike, Margaret, Mary Braendle, Eugene, Peter and John; a…

  • ‘In still life, nothing is static’

    Birds are chirping, flower buds are poking their heads out of the earth, and the first exhibit of the spring season is hanging “Still Life With Jars” at The Laurel Tracey Gallery in Red Bank. “Exploring the Still Life,” featuring paintings by renowned artist Francis Cunningham, opens at the White Street gallery Friday and will…

  • Angie N. Schena

    Mrs. Schena, 81, of Red Bank, died March 20, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was predeceased by a sister, Mary DeConie; and four brothers, Frank, Larry, Anthony and Steven Lucisano. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, John; a son, John J. of Red Bank; a daughter, Debra Winstead of…

  • Students score in Elks Hoop Shoot

    RED BANK – The Red Bank Elks Lodge 233 participated in the Elks National “Hoop Shoot” free-throw Program at Carl Sandburg Middle School in Old Bridge recently. Four out of six of the local Hoop Shoot participants came home with trophies, three as second-place winners and one as a third-place winner. Joyce Wang, of Oak…

  • Budget holds line on taxes without sacrificing county programs

    Guest Column Lillian G. Burry There is no single power of government that directly touches the lives of more people than the power to tax. It is with this fact in mind that I approach each new budget. The process this year was made particularly more difficult by the combination of a slowing national economy,…

  • Coda

    Father of the groom: ‘I’m not responsible!’ GREG BEAN Idon’t mean to sound like I’m whining here, but I think I’ve led a pretty responsible life, and all that responsibility has turned me into a shadow of my former self (a larger shadow, if you’re looking at the shadow of my waistline). I don’t think…

  • Genealogist delves into history of Shore’s murders

    Murders in Monmouth’ documents three decades of crime BY KATHY HALL Correspondent George Joynson’s passion for genealogy led him to write “Murders in Monmouth: Capital Crimes from the Jersey Shore’s Past.” Top right: John Vacchiano, who fled New Jersey after murdering a man he was feuding with, is one of the infamous characters featured in…

  • IN THE ARTS

    Monmouth University Children’s Theatre presents “Treasure Island,” performed by Running Rabbit Family Theatre, Monday, May 12, at 10:30 a.m. at Pollak Theatre, West Long Branch. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children. For reservations and information, call the box office at (732) 263-6889.Adapted from Robert Lewis Stevenson’s thrilling novel with some added twists…