Category: HUB Opinion
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Prosecutors must do more to track predators
Attorney General Anne Milgram needs to go further with her anti-predator/ MySpace investigation. As attorney general, she supervises all 21 counties in the state. She has the authority to require all county prosecutors to do more to protect our children from predators both online and off. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited…
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Subject: Ocean & bay sewage slicks
It is incomprehensible to me that the Bayshore area has to be concerned with improperly treated waste that is allowed to exit sewer plants as reported by the Monmouth County Health Department. Last week’s rainfall caused “sludge cakes” or raw sewage, including syringes and tampons, to wash up on beaches in Middletown and Union Beach…
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Street Fair
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Robin Berardesco of Toms River (r) checks out a hat for sale by Heidi Robak at the Red Bank Street Fair Sept. 9. At left: Aubrey Parasolle of Rocksbury performs with Full Court.
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Benefit for Hook, bridge groups
Two local grassroots groups are cohosting a fundraiser Sept. 23 to support their causes. Save Sandy Hook and Save Our Bridge are sponsoring Jazz on the Navesink II, a benefit cocktail party that will begin at 4 p.m. at the Navesink estate of Judith Stanley Coleman and James Coleman. Music will be provided by Leif…
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Little Silver concert series
The Little Silver Gazebo Concert Series has changed seasons. Formerly presented during the summer, the concert series has been moved to September and early October in the hopes of drawing a larger audience, according to series organizer Peter Roskowinski. The concerts are presented Fridays at 7 p.m. at the Markham Place Gazebo. The series began…
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Artists find welcoming reception at Arc gallery
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Anyone who frequents the Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold Township has noticed there are many new and exciting structural changes going on at the mall. Some of those changes go much deeper than the interior and exterior construction projects and actually touch the people of the community on a different…
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IN THE ARTS
Monmouth University’s Performing Arts Series will present Saving Jane in concert Monday, Sept. 17, at 9 p.m., at Pollak Theatre in West Long Branch. The power pop band fronted by singer/songwriter Marti Dodson attained sudden fame when the single “Girl Next Door” from their debut album of the same name struck a chord among all…
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Bon Jovi concert to benefit Parker Family Health Center
The Parker Family Health Center in Red Bank will host its first benefit concert Friday, Oct. 26, with “The Bon Jovi Concert.” The concert will be the grand opening of Newark’s Prudential Center Arena. Proceeds from the benefit will support the Parker Family Health Center’s mission to provide free medical care to Monmouth County residents…
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“Harp” by Medy Quiroz
A solo exhibit of works by Red Bank artist Medy Quiroz will open this weekend at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave. An opening reception for “Triple Play” will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. A lyrical abstract expressionist painter, Quiroz will also be showing fine art photographs and line art. Hours…
