Category: HUB Opinion

  • Demand an end to war

    If truth be said, Gen. David H. Petraeus’ speech was a non-event. It sounded like the same script that previous Pentagon hacks have regurgitated. He advocates a miniscule withdrawal of troops in six months, while the war and occupation, which has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands, and suffering for U.S. troops and Iraqi…

  • Save the trees!

    The Monmouth Museum continues its New Jersey Emerging Artist Series with “Pat Brentano – Drawings.” “600 Year Old Oak” The exhibit by the Westfield artist will run through Oct. 14 at the museum, located on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The third artist in the series, Brentano is exhibiting drawing installations (large…

  • Actors and puppets populate ‘Our Town’

    Two River Theater Company kicks off its 14th season with Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “Our Town.” Combining seven actors with 13 beautiful and imaginative puppets, this bold new interpretation directed by artistic director Aaron Posner opened Sept. 15 and runs through Sept. 30. Set in the tiny town of Grover’s Corners at the turn…

  • IN THE ARTS

    Les Petits Chanteurs (“The Little Singers”), the renowned young people’s choir of Holy Trinity Music School of Portau Prince, Haiti, will perform at Trinity Episcopal Church, Asbury Park Friday at 7:30 p.m. The 40-voice choir will be touring the U.S to raise awareness about the rich musical traditions in Haiti. Choir members range in age…

  • Five-fingered fascination

    ‘The Glove Series’ by Sandy Johanson at McKay Imaging BY MARIE MABER Correspondent ‘Lost and Found,” a curious new exhibition of photographs at McKay Imaging Studio and Gallery in Red Bank, begs explanation. “Found White Street” Intellectually we know that not all art is based on beauty. But when we find ourselves facing an image…

  • A modest proposal for reducing corruption

    GREG BEAN Coda GREG BEAN  Coda Here’s a hint. If you’re trying to hire a hit man to kill your husband and ask a “friend” to help you find one, there’s a big potential pitfall. When you hear from the prospective hit man and he wants to meet you at Denny’s to talk about the…

  • Obituaries

    Evelyn Banta Gammon Mrs. Gammon, 86, of Sarasota, Fla., died Aug. 12, 2007. Prior to moving to Sarasota, she had resided in Rumson. She had been a dance chorus member on Broadway. Mrs. Gammon and her husband were active in the local community and schools, and organized and directed several fundraisers, shows and church fairs.…

  • Animal cruelty can be found here in Monmouth

    Michael Vick, star quarterback of the NFLAtlanta Falcons, has brought international attention to a heinous and cruel “sport” that secretly takes place on a daily basis right here in Monmouth County and across America. As the chief humane law enforcement agency in the county, the Monmouth County SPCA investigates hundreds of animal abuse cases each…

  • It’s not only about animal abuse

    The recent pit bull cases of Michael Vick and DMX are about more than animal abuse. Each and every year in New Jersey, 250,000 pets are dumped at taxpayers’ expense at local shelters. Irresponsible pet owners, pet hoarders and unscrupulous breeders have set off nonstop-pet-population explosions. Shelters are often bursting at the seams with unadoptable…