Category: HUB Opinion
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‘All politics is local’
In spite of the lack of media attention, approximately 60 people attended the candidates’ forum held in the headquarters branch of the Monmouth County Library in Manalapan. They could meet the candidates, contrast and compare their qualifications and positions and make informed decisions about who deserves their vote. The moderator, Judith Shachter from Somerset County,…
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Landscapes offer a window into nature
Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank is hosting an exhibition of landscape paintings by nationally acclaimed artist Scott Addis. “A Good Place” Addis was born and raised in a small town outside of Pittsburgh in rural Pennsylvania and grew to love nature from a very young age. His first teacher was his father, who…
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IN THE ARTS
The original “Jersey Boy,” Frankie Valli (right), will perform Friday at 9:30 p.m. at Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, for the Breeders’ Cup Charity Celebration Gala. The event, hosted by Breeders’ Cup Limited, will raise funds for the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Monmouth University and Monmouth Park Charities. The gala will be held…
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Exhibit celebrates thoroughbred racing
This weekend’s Breeders’ Cup has dominated conversation and the local social scene for weeks. The excitement has even spilled over into the art world where “The Breeders’ Cup: An Exhibition in Celebration of Thoroughbred Racing” has opened at the Frederick Galleries in Allenhurst where it will run through Nov. 10. “Monmouth Park Home Stretch” by…
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Theater stars of yore had roots at the Jersey Shore
‘Stars of the New Jersey Shore’ about locals who are part of theater history BY KATHY HALL Correspondent Local historian Karen L. Schnitzspahn’s interest in theatrical history may be genetic. The daughter of a magician and his assistant discovered the appeal of the past by browsing through her grandmother’s copy of Daniel Blum’s “Great Stars…
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Caseys competing
ANDREW MILLER staff The Red Bank Caseys Marching Band performs during the Old Bridge High School Marching Knights Home Show in Old Bridge on Oct. 20.
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Mayor, council act too late on library project
(Open letter to the mayor and council of Red Bank) It was appalling and embarrassing to read the Hub story about our library renovation in the Oct. 18 edition. The bad news is your handling of this project is disgraceful. The good news (for you, at least) is, the voters don’t seem to give a…
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‘Secret’ meeting with gov should have been public
Ijust finished reading the article “Officials discuss future of racetrack with Corzine” (Oct.18). I am appalled and angered as a resident of Oceanport and a Borough Council candidate that our mayor and a councilman would have a secret meeting with the governor and exchange proposals on VLTs (video lottery terminals) at Monmouth Park racetrack without…
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Apology due to Fair Haven governing body
Your Turn Michael Halfacre Guest Column Merriam-Webster defines “hypocrite” as a person who “puts on a false appearance of virtue.” In recent weeks, Assemblyman Mike Panter and his running mate, Amy Mallet, have illustrated this definition by attempting to score cheap political points in questioning the integrity of myself and the Fair Haven Borough Council…
