Category: HUB Opinion

  • Donovan’s … no deal

    Who says Democrats can’t be fiscal conservatives? Recently the Sea Bright Borough Council voted, directly along party lines, to negotiate for the purchase of the Donovan’s property adjacent to borough hall at an asking price of $4.5 million. As a Democratic council member, I voted against this action. Such a deal would put a huge…

  • . Boro should lower Route 36 speed limit

    An overdue comment on the Sea Bright initiative to reduce the summer speed limit on Route 36: Congratulations to the borough of Sea Bright for taking the initiative to attempt to control traffic on state Route 36, reducing the speed limit to 35 mph during the peak summer months. Too bad the borough of Monmouth…

  • Do the job right

    AChinese executive manager in a health industry is shot by the government while another in toy manufacturing commits suicide, all because of their poor job performance, which placed millions of worldwide customers at risk. True, China wants to be No. 1 and replace America as the world economic power. And it will be able to…

  • Repair, don’t demolish Highlands bridge

    The Highlands bridge has been here forever. It is basically a historic landmark. I go over that bridge at least four times a week and I feel perfectly safe. I’ve been under that bridge in a boat and never once did I worry about it collaps ing. Ms. Kupper stated that people were self-centered because…

  • ‘Moobs’ unwelcome sight at beach

    Ispent much of the summer at the beach, and I was distressed and, OK, maybe even a little bit self-conscious, to see that many men now seem to have breasts bigger than my own. I kept picturing that Baywatch ad showing lifeguards running in slow motion, except the men were the ones with the bouncing…

  • Dorothy Sullivan Coscia Mrs. Coscia, 76, of Atlantic Highlands, died Aug. 17, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in New York City, she resided there prior to relocating to Atlantic Highlands in 1969. She was a wardrobe supervisor at Joffrey Ballet Company, New York City, for more than 30 years, retiring 12 years…

  • Exhibit traces history of comic book superheroes

    Montclair Art Museum hosts one-of-a-kind tribute to genre BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The American cultural phenomenon known as the comic book is getting the royal treatment at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, Essex County. Fans of this genre of entertainment will be coming from near and far between now and Jan. 13, 2008, to…

  • IN THE ARTS

    The hills come alive when Phoenix Productions presents the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music” Sept. 7, 8, 9 and 14, 15, 16 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. The musical is the true story of Maria Rainer who proves too high-spirited for the religious life and is sent to care…

  • ‘Newfangled Angles’

    An exhibit of collaborative and individual works showcasing digital photo collages, digital photography and photo collages by artists Vicky Culver and Dian Sirkin will open at the West Long Public Library Sept. 4. York, New Angles, collaborative piece The focus of works in “Newfangled Angles” ranges from the excitement of New York City to the…