Category: HUB Opinion

  • StreetLife enlivens downtown Red Bank

    RED BANK – The sidewalks of downtown Red Bank will be alive with magicians, jazz, blues, rock, folk, dance, and more on Saturday nights this summer as the StreetLife series of outdoor performances returns for the season. For the past six years, Red Bank RiverCenter has programmed musicians and artists on the sidewalks of the…

  • Obituaries

    Matilda Ryser Borden Mrs. Borden, 97, of Little Silver, died June 4, 2007, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided in Kane, Pa., prior to relocating to Little Silver in 1925. She was employed at Little Silver Mike’s and at W.T. Grant until the company closed. Mrs. Borden was a member…

  • In the Arts

    “Speaking of Art …,” a contemporary speaker series at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) in Long Branch, will present an intaglio printing demonstration Friday by Molly Johnson. Johnson produces primarily print-based and mixed-media works on paper, and has exhibited widely. The discussion begins at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to…

  • Inspired & inspiring young artists

    Abby, 14 An exhibit of artwork by students of Inspired Minds Fine Art School is currently at Starbucks in downtown Red Bank. The second annual Children’s Exhibition is on display for the month of June at Starbucks at the corner of White and Broad streets. “We’re extremely proud of our talented young students,” said Inspired…

  • Community Arts Project launches new gallery

    Ocean Twp. goal: promote cultural arts, support youth BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer An exhibit of watercolors by local artist Margaret Crawford is the first in the Terner House Galleries. Beautiful flowers are blooming on the walls of the Terner House.The Terner House Galleries, a Community Arts Project in Ocean Township,…

  • 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.…

  • Preservation ordinance should be history

    Earlier this year, many Shrewsbury residents attended borough meetings to express their unanimous opposition to a proposed Historical Preservation Ordinance (the HPC). It became clear that this proposal was unnecessary, and in fact, could have a detrimental effect on homeowners. Shrewsbury’s many historical homeowners support preservation and live it every day in the upkeep of…

  • Bridge plan calls for independent review

    Isn’t it amazing that the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would give the go-ahead to destroy the Highlands bridge and build a new one without making the Department of Transportation (DOT) go through a real environmental review? Amy Cradic certainly puts politics above environmental concerns. The conditions that she set are as much of…