Category: HUB Opinion

  • Officials pass the buck on bridge demolition

    That Highlands drawbridge at the foot of the Twin Lights is a special place. Don’t forget that the Twin Lights welcomed the immigrants to New York Harbor. It’s an historic spot. It was once the brightest lighthouse in all of North America, and it sits atop the highest bit of land on the entire eastern…

  • ‘We the people’ no longer matter

    The city of Long Branch serves as a microcosm for our entire nation, government, economy and future. As we watch these small-town politicians being swept away on the wings of greed; not representing their constituents, but only the big money of large corporations, we can be most assured that this is what is happening across…

  • State lacks policy on aging drawbridges

    It’s no wonder the proposed demolition of the Highlands-Sea Bright drawbridge has become such a controversy. That’s what you get when the state Department of Transportation (DOT) doesn’t even have a policy on what to do when the state’s drawbridges get old. The only policy right now seems to be that we all have to…

  • A summer of transitions

    “Down the Beach” by Robert Pillsbury ‘Transitions on Canvas & Paper” is currently at Frederick Galleries in Allenhurst. The show of photography by Gina Bellando, oils and watercolor by Eleanor G Miller and graphite, encaustics and watercolor by Robert W. Pillsbury will run through June 30. Bellando, Elizabeth, is inspired by the philosophy and works…

  • ‘Please Touch’ sculpture exhibit invites contact

    “Three Wildflowers” by Janis Purcell The Sculptors Association of New Jersey is presenting an exhibition of sculpture meant to be touched at The Monmouth Museum. For all the museum-goers who are discouraged by the prevailing “Do Not Touch” signs, here’s a chance to experience art with their fingertips. The exhibit opens June 22 and runs…

  • In the Arts

    Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) Executive Director Mary Eileen Fouratt and council President Peter J. Lyden III proudly display The Thomas H. Kean Partnership in Philanthropy Award for 2007. MCAC received the award at the Partnership in Philanthropy’s annual dinner held recently at NJPAC, Newark. The Kean Award, presented each year to a former client,…

  • See the great work he has witnessed

    Footbath McKay Imaging Photo Studio & Gallery in Red Bank is presenting a special two-day exhibit “Deenbandhu: Relative of the Poor – Photographs by Marc Steiner.” The traveling photography exhibit documents the work of a Catholic priest among the impoverished Adivasi people in India. The exhibit will be at the Red Bank gallery today and…

  • On Campus

    Rowan University, Glassboro, announced the following local students who received degrees at the spring commencement exercises: Regina M. Oliveri, Red Bank, a degree in education and writing arts; David A. Candrea, Fair Haven, a degree in political science; Stephanie M. Zaidinski, Tinton Falls, a degree cum laude in art and education; and Christine H. Marks,…

  • Readers urged to ‘make the safety net strong’

    Kudos to Greg Bean for his insight regarding hunger in America in a recent column. As the director of the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, I am always grateful to anyone who opens the door of hunger awareness a bit further and asks others to help those who suffer from the effects of hunger.…