Category: HUB Opinion
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For the Record
Red Bank Councilwoman Grace Cangemi voted against approval of the borough’s 2007 salary ordinance at the April 9 municipal meeting. An article in the April 19 issue incorrectly reported that Councilman John Curley was the only member of council to vote against the ordinance.
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TRTC names new creative team member
Two River Theater Company in Red Bank has announced that K.J. Sanchez will join the company as associate artistic director in July. “K.J. is a director, playwright, actor and teacher, as well as an expert in collaboratively created theater,” said Aaron Posner, TRTC artistic director. “She is a bold and exciting artist who is comfortable…
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Obituaries
Walter L. Huhn Mr. Huhn, 80, of Tinton Falls, died April 27, 2007, at Laurel Bay Care Center, Keansburg. He resided in Tinton Falls since 1950. He was an elevator mechanic at Westinghouse Elevator Co., Newark. He also co-owned a ceramic studio, Serendipity Shop, based in their home. He was a founding member of Northside…
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Tri City Jazz reunion concert
Tri City Jazz, a Jersey Shore-based jazz group, will perform in a reunion concert of its original members Saturday, 7:30-10 p.m., at the Reckless Estate, 164 Broad St., Red Bank. Fair Haven resident Chris Andreach leads the group on alto and soprano saxophones. Tri City Jazz was formed in 1990, and over the years has…
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Greetings from Asbury Park
A special edition of NJN’s “State of the Arts” explores Asbury Park, a small city with a big history, which is undergoing yet another transformation “Greetings from Asbury Park,” airing Friday at 8:30 p.m., with a rebroadcast on Wednesday, May 16, at 11:30 p.m., examines the history and culture of Asbury Park from the 1870s…
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Mom’s little wisdoms from a cat’s perspective
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Little Silver pet portraitist Kim Levin has a new book of maternal wisdoms dished up by feline role models. Co-authored with Christine Montaquila, “Caternal Instincts: A Feline Guide to Mastering Motherhood” features savvy cats giving tips for raising the young with confidence. “Caternal Instincts,” published by Stewart, Tabori &…
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In the Arts
Emmy Award winner Jackie Mason, master of pungent political satire, insightful observations on the foibles of modern life and impeccable timing, will be at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Thursday, May 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $100 – $28. The theater is located at 99 Monmouth St. For tickets, call the box office…
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Artists trading places
Sculpture by Rick Tierney Even artists need to break out of the mold every now and then. That explains an exhibit with the tongue-in-cheek title “The Pen; the Brush; the Knife and the Torch,” which has opened at The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. The show features the work of four local artists who…
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Reviving the lost art of good manners
Teaching etiquette in an age of e-mails and texting BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent PHOTOSBY JEFFGRANIT staff Laurajane Wikoff, founder of the Etiquette School of the Northeast, demonstrates proper use of a napkin. At left, Sammy Haigh practices his napkin technique under Wikoff’s watchful eye. For etiquette expert Laurajane Wikoff, good manners are…
