Category: HUB Opinion
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In the Arts
The “10th Anniversary Over the Rainbow Musical Revue” will run through Sept. 1 at Eatontown Playhouse. Performances will be Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. The revue, with a cast of 30 and more than 25 songs, celebrates the playhouse’s 10 years of presenting live theater. The playhouse is located…
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Watercolors at the seashore
“Shady Characters” An exhibit of watercolors by Monmouth Beach artist Robert J. Stetz is on display at the RSI Bank in Pier Village, Long Branch, during the month of August. Selections include “Out of the Gate,” the watercolor prize winner in the 2006 Long Branch Art in the Park art show and “The Homecoming,” a…
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Photos capture scenic Hook
“Flag Pole” An exhibit of photography by Robert Hillmann is on display at the Lighthouse Keepers Quarters at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. The photographs capture the natural beauty of the coastal area. Hillmann, of Atlantic Highlands, has worked for the federal government for 13 years, 10 as a carpenter with the National Park Service…
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Picture this: a fine art photo focus in Red Bank
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Bob and Liz McKay’s Red Bank gallery is the only exhibit space dedicated to fine art photography in the area. One creative couple putting their heads together can make dreams become reality. The couple in this case is Bob and Liz McKay, a husband-and-wife team with…
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Obituaries
Patsy P. Caprioni Mr. Caprioni, 83, of Freehold, died July 21, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Red Bank, he had resided in Freehold since 1945. Mr. Caprioni was a sheet-metal engineer at Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital from 1948 until his retirement in 1986. He was also an accomplished musician who performed with…
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Donovan’s Reef purchase: Wrong priorities
When Sea Bright property owners open their 2008 tax bills, they may be in for a big surprise. And it won’t be a pleasant one, thanks to the mayor and council’s contested decision to pursue the purchase of Donovan’s Reef (asking price: $4.5 million). If the deal goes through, Sea Bright’s taxpayers can expect their…
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Americans share history of immigration and hope
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda It’s tough to know the exact details, because family legend sometimes takes on certain fictional properties. In other words, the family members (at least in my family) passing the legend along don’t always let facts get in the way of a good story. That said, here – according to family…
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Parents grateful for emergency response
We would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Tinton Falls Police, emergency medical services, paramedics, emergency room staff at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and the skilled 911 operator who answered our initial call for help. On the evening of June 22, our 3-year-old son experienced a febrile seizure. Needless to…
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No ordinary Joe
Linda DeNicola My Take Linda DeNicolaMy Take This is a cautionary tale: blogging may be hazardous to your health. I know this to be true because I recently lost a friend who died while blogging. Now, it wasn’t exactly the act of blogging that killed him. But if he had been more mindful of his…
