Category: HUB Opinion

  • Youth convocation topic: Making a difference

    On Feb. 27 and 28, the Shore Consortium for Gifted and Talented will hold a Leadership Convocation for seventh- and eighth-grade students from local elementary and middle schools. The topic for the convocation is “Making a Difference in Your Community and the World by Discovering Unique Personal Leadership Style.” The convocation will encourage students to…

  • Battle of the ‘Bots’ coming up March 2-3

    On Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Trenton’s Sovereign Bank Arena will be packed with cheering fans, competing robots and student bands during the New Jersey FIRST Robotics Competition. Sixty regional teams will be judged on design, team spirit, professionalism and ability to overcome obstacles as their robots compete…

  • Grass skirt optional

    The Red Bank Catholic High School PTA will host its annual dinner/gift auction, “Luau in Paradise,” March 23 from 6:30-11 p.m. at the Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune. Ticket price is $45. For reservations and information, contact Sheryl Thompson at (732) 718-1238.

  • One person can make a difference

    As I walked through the warehouse in early October, I wondered how the FoodBank would manage to meet the demand for holiday food requested by so many of the 270 charities served in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. It was a bleak year for many in this area and with rent and fuel costs skyrocketing, the…

  • Coda

    ‘Concerned Citizen’ is still busy writing letters Greg Bean I’ve been getting a lot of letters from Concerned Citizen lately, and I wish he or she would just stop writing and save themselves the postage. In the nearly three decades I’ve been in journalism, Concerned Citizen has written me dozens, maybe hundreds of letters. And…

  • Help with heating bills is available

    As the winter brings bone-chilling temperatures, it’s important to remember that many of us cannot afford the seasonal increases in heating costs. For many families, heating their home is becoming more and more difficult every year. According to an October study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, energy costs are soaring at a…

  • Obituaries

    Ethel Lee Maples Mrs. Maples, 57, of Freehold, died Jan. 15, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, after battling a long illness. She was born in New Brunswick and had lived in Englishtown before moving to Freehold 41 years ago. Prior to retiring a year ago, she was a certified nurse aide at the…

  • Unfunded tax relief is a false program

    After reading the details on the proposed tax relief package, I do not understand how this proposal can be funded. The plan calls for tax relief in the amount of $2,000 for most N.J. residents. Granted the existing rebate of about $350 per household would help partially fund the new $2,000 tax reduction. Applying simple…

  • Audio tour helps visually impaired enjoy art exhibit

    A special audio tour will allow people with low vision or visual impairment to experience the 28th Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) Juried Art Show on exhibit at the Monmouth Museum. Thanks to a donation from the Community Foundation of Monmouth County, The New Jersey Blind Citizen Association, in collaboration with MCAC, has created and…