Category: HUB Opinion
-

In the Arts
Join the Seven Sisters as they travel back to the old South in the days of slavery in a riotous showentitled “A Stitch in Time” featuring song, dance, history, stories, skits and a display of quilts, as they depict the joys of sisterhood, the trials of slave life, and how quilting helped themcope. Based on…
-

A Process of Intention
‘AProcess of Intention: Artists and the Methods to their Creation,” currently at Frederick Galleries inAllenhurst, is an exhibition of works by nine artists working with recurring themes and diverse materials. “Bayside Illusion” by Jennie Meares The conventional elements of ground and the material qualities of oil, watercolor, wax, pastel, acrylic, ink, film, graphite and emulsions…
-

Architects redefining ‘architecture’
Mirai Morita The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in LongBranch is kicking off the newyear with an exhibition that brings together an impressive ensemble of architectural talentswho are redefining their field. “Architects without Architecture” will run through Feb. 22 at SICA, 20 ThirdAve. Noting that the recent output of many architects today is growing…
-

Make voices heard on health care at polls
For most Americans, an active and healthy retirement backed by adequate financial stability is a major concern. When you have Alzheimer’s disease, that stability and, most importantly, your health are in jeopardy. One of the most frightening prospects facing millions of baby boomers fast approaching retirement age is developing Alzheimer’s disease, losing control of their…
-

Corzine must take up the gauntlet at his feet
(Open letter to Gov. Jon Corzine) In my 77 years I do not think I have been more troubled than I am now with the world of politics but especially the depressed and immoral stature of our own New Jersey disgrace. There is not a day that the front pages of the local newspaper do…
-

Rosemary Ann Arace
Mrs. Arace, 82, of Tinton Falls, died Feb. 4, 2008, at home following a lengthy illness. She resided in Brick Township prior to relocating to Tinton Falls. She was a retired receptionist at OCEAN Inc., Toms River. She was predeceased by her husband, Michael F. Arace Sr.; a brother, John J. Allen; and a daughter,…
-

Funding will help keep state’s beaches clean
New Jersey’s 127 miles of white sandy beaches are a source of pride and enjoyment for thousands of residents and visitors alike each year. They are a recreational resource which contributes greatly to the tourism economy. These beaches and waterways need to be maintained and replenished so that they may be enjoyed for generations to…
-

Raymond Chester Smith
Mr. Smith, 87, of Oceanport died Jan. 14, 2008. Born in Hoboken, he resided in Cliffside Park and Rumson before relocating to Oceanport. He was a real estate developer and broker in the area, and his developments included restoration of the Geraldine Thompson estate, Lincroft section of Middletown. Mr. Smith also owned the River House,…
-

‘Sport’ a gruesome aftermath for ducks of Navesink River
Gunning on the Navesink River has ended for the year. It has been 10 days since the last shots were fired. One would think that in the ensuing silence all would be peaceful … and yet as I stepped out the door yesterday, curled up in the middle of the lawn was a tiny black…
