Category: HUB Opinion
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East Asian film series at BCC
The International Center at Brookdale Community College will host an East Asian Film Series. Screenings are free and will be held Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the MAN building, room 105, at the Lincroft main campus. Parking is most convenient in lots 6, 7 and 1. The schedule is: Tuesday, Feb. 20 –…
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Info session for school registration Feb. 12
RED BANK – – Red Bank Primary School is hosting an information session and scheduling registration appointments on Monday, Feb. 12, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. at 222 River St. To register for prekindergarten, your child must be 4 years old by Oct. 1; and to register for kindergarten, your child must be 5 years…
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Driver finds no fair haven
A few months ago, returning from dinner, we were stopped on River Road in Fair Haven for exceeding the speed limit. After producing the license and registration, my wife was asked to exit the car and walk on the sidewalk (shoeless) while a flashlight was pointed inches from her face. After she zipped through the…
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Online data helps track needs of students
R.B. School District will use new access to data to predict test scores BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK – Advances in technology now allow teachers and administrators at the Red Bank Public School District to better track the progress of their students. At a Board of Education meeting last…
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Cost of new town hall near original estimates
The Tinton Falls council’s reaction to the so-called cost overruns for the new municipal building is interesting. Apparently people are surprised (some council members were shocked) that the project has “ballooned” to $9.6 million, a 7.6 percent increase over the GC bid. This new number is curiously similar to the bids that were discarded by…
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In the Arts
Lorraine Niemela, local artist and teacher, presents a Visual Thinking Workshop Sunday at the Monmouth Museum on the Brookdale Community College campus in Lincroft. The workshop, held each year during the Monmouth County Arts Council’s Annual Juried Art Show and Sale, facilitates a lively dialogue in response to the works in the exhibition.
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Can Smart Growth help control taxes?
Everyone in New Jersey agrees that property taxes are too high, but what most people don’t realize is that the damage goes far beyond our wallets. Skyrocketing real estate prices, never-ending traffic, an escalating loss of open space to more and more strip malls, pollution – nearly everything that makes it difficult to live in…
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MCAC Juried Art Show winners
“Black Bird Fossil” by Stephen Fredericks More than 400 entries from a broad spectrum of local, regional and national artists were received for the 28th Annual Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) Juried Art Show & Sale. Ninety-one works in a variety of mediums including paintings, works on paper, 3-D works, mixed-media and photography, were culled…
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Obituaries
William Raleigh Smith Mr. Smith, 77, of Red Bank, died Jan. 29, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was a chief petty officer, retired, U.S. Navy. He began his career in the Navy in 1946 stationed at the U.S. Naval Lighter, Lakehurst, assigned to hauling blimps that…
