Category: HUB Opinion

  • Principal welcomes challenge of new post

    BY MARIANNE KLIGMAN Correspondent River Plaza’s new principal, Linda Pesce, is pictured with fifth-grade students Alyssa Torre (l-r), Rachel Treglia and Lance Van Glahn. MIDDLETOWN – Linda Pesce took the helm at River Plaza School last September when the previous principal, Marie Hartnett, was promoted to district director of curriculum and instruction for mathematics/ science…

  • Red State/Blue State

    Can we do a better chant? Yes, we can! Yes, we can! 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 GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: In…

  • ‘K.C.’ was one of a kind

    Just wanted to thank The Hub/Greater Media for writing such a nice story on the passing of Katherine “K.C.” Couslar. She was one of those unsung heroes here in Red Bank taking care of and helping to feed our town’s less fortunate through all her great work at Lunch Break. A fine woman whose exemplary…

  • Students use a new tool to learn Spanish

    Blog helps eighth-graders learn about culture of araguay BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Eighth-grade Spanish students at Maple Place School, Oceanport, and their teacher, Christine Brody, who corresponded with Gina Nappi in Paraguay OCEANPORT- What began as a homework assignment for Christine Brody’s eighth-grade Spanish class at Maple Place Middle School has evolved into a…

  • CVA gallery: Making their marks

    Fifty artists create works for exhibit showcasing drawings BY MARIE MABER Correspondent As county residents well know, Brookdale is a community college. It stands to reason that the art gallery located at the front of the art building, the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA), is a center for teaching and learning. Exhibitions that draw…

  • Toll avoidance scheme wouldn’t work

    Aletter on Feb. 14 suggests that tolls on the turnpike and parkway can be avoided if drivers traveling in opposite directions exchange E-ZPass transponders at a point between each of their entry and exit points. Aside from whether the scheme is legal, the scheme will not work given the way the turnpike and parkway are…

  • IN THE ARTS

    “Love Is in the Air” and on the walls and shelves at Cel-ebration! Gallery in Red Bank this month. A special grouping of production cels, drawings, limited editions and sculptures featuring romantic themes is currently on display through Feb 23. Art from Disney Classic feature films will be featured along with more current films. Cel-ebration!…

  • Real reform, not flimflam tactics, needed in N.J.

    We need real solutions to our financial problems in this state, not smoke and mirrors. The governor’s idea of borrowing money against our toll roads and developing two corporations run by cronies receiving huge salaries and perks is not a solution but a get-rich-quick scheme for some where the taxpayers of this state are the…

  • Special Eyes on the Environment

    The Monmouth Museum will host for the second year an exhibition of environmental photography by students with special needs attending CPC Behavioral Healthcare’s High Point School located in Morganville. “Sheep” by Jhanea of High Point School The gala opening ceremony will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 10. The exhibit will run through…