Category: HUB Opinion

  • Development decisions affect neighboring towns

    News that the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority has imposed a two-year ban on new sewer connections for some types of development in 12 local towns should serve as a wake-up call for local and county officials. Up to this point, decisions on development applications have been decided by the planning or zoning boards of…

  • In the Arts

    “Doctors That Paint Nudes & Other Stuff,” an exhibit by David Segall and J. Bosniak, will be at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank through Aug. 8. An opening reception will take place Saturday, July 21, 6-8 p.m. The gallery is located at 33 Monmouth St. Call (732) 747-2484 or e-mail to:…

  • Youthful folly is fleeting, but the Internet is forever

    Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda Every now and then, I get a call from someone who has gotten caught doing something illegal and doesn’t want his or her name in the paper. Usually, the caller is a normally upright citizen who has gotten stopped for driving under the influence or another similar infraction. They’re not…

  • A gallery ‘Off the Hook’

    “Follow the Sun” by Jennie A. Meares Four local artists have joined forces for a collaborative exhibit that uses its seashore gallery space as a jumping-off point. “Just Off the Hook!” features works by Vicky Culver, photo collagist, Howell, and photographers Robert Grunke, Peter Lopez and Jennie A. Meares, all Matawan, The exhibit at the…

  • Obituaries

    Helen M. Koehler Rayner Mrs. Rayner, 92, of the Belford section of Middletown, died July 16, 2007, at home. Born in West New York, she resided there prior to relocating to Belford in 1956. She was a salesperson for Avon Products for 47 years. She was a member of and elder at Middletown Reformed Church…

  • A template for the new woman

    Playwright celebrates two extraordinary friends in ‘Bookends’ BY TOM CHESEK Correspondent BY TOM CHESEKCorrespondent Katharine Houghton Katharine Houghton has had the honor of knowing some extraordinary women in her time, many of them no further away than her own formidable family tree. For instance, her grandmother, the ardent suffragist and philanthropist Katharine Houghton Hepburn, was…

  • Writer travels a new road with ‘Highwaymen’

    Aberdeen man lands deal with DC Comics to pen first series BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: Marc Bernardin, Aberdeen, signed copies of his new comic book, “The Highwaymen,” at MC Comics in Old Bridge on July 5. Above: The first issue of “The Highwaymen”…

  • Menna: Schools key to thriving community

    Mayor says boro should invest time in schools, students BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent BY LAYLI WHYTECorrespondent Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna talks with students at the Red Bank Primary School. RED BANK – – Since taking office in January, Mayor Pasquale “Pat” Menna has taken a keen interest in the borough’s public schools, which is…

  • Program addresses transportation barrier

    For over five years, MonmouthCares has been helping Monmouth County children and their families build child and family teams to help families achieve their vision of an improved future. A committed team made up of natural supports can remain in the life of a child or family long after formal services have ended. We have…