Category: HUB Opinion
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Kortney’s Playground to be dedicated Feb. 25
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT – A dedication ceremony for Kortney’s Playground at Wolf Hill Elementary School will be held Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. The playground is named for Kortney Rose Gillette, a 9-year-old former student at the Wolf Hill school. On April 27, 2006, four months after a…
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St. James students score in WordMasters Challenge
From left, Megan Coakley, Alli Villane, Dan Fallon, Matthew Horbacz, Molly McNamara, Nicole Montano, Jessica Gonzalez, Samantha Guastella, Connor McNamara and Ralston Hough. RED BANK – – Four students representing Saint James School recently won highest honors in this year’s WordMasters Challenge, a national language arts competition entered by more than 225,000 students annually, which…
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Reject developer’s deal on Schwenker’s Pond
Developer David Carr’s proposal that Fair Haven accept ownership and all responsibility for curing Schwenker’s Pond’s present problems should be rejected immediately by Fair Haven. This developer’s offer to make a contribution to start the process to obtain a grant to clean up the pond is woefully lacking and totally self-serving. The developer bought this…
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‘Lyrical Paint’ abstract expressionists exhibit
“Stenness” by James Kent The Lyrical Abstract Expressionist group, composed of local artists, will exhibit their work at the Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, from Feb. 3-27. “Lyrical Paint” will feature more than 50 large and small acrylic paintings, some of which incorporate collage elements. The opening reception will be held at…
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Letter to mayor on historic sites
I have been reading with interest the articles about the (Shrewsbury) Historic Preservation Commission. In the Jan. 25 issue of The Hub it quotes you as saying that there are 18 historic sites and structures located in the district but, except for two, the Allen House and the Wardell House, they are not listed individually…
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Little Silver Learning Ability Day
Clockwise from top: Third- and fourth-grade students at Little Silver’s Point Road School participated in activities that were designed to raise their awareness of what living with a disability is like during the school’s Celebrating Differences in Learning Ability Day Jan. 25. Lynne Lehrkinder helps guide Sarah Haddow, 9, as she pushes John Hoffman, 9,…
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O’port schools chief to retire
Search for new superintendent under way OCEANPORT – Borough School Superintendent James H. DiGiovanna will retire from the position he has held for the past five years effective Sept. 1. The borough’s’ Board of Education took formal action on the matter at its Jan. 18 monthly meeting, according to DiGiovanna. DiGiovanna wrote in a letter…
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Obituaries
Warren G. Horré Mr. Horré, 83, of Fair Haven, died Jan. 21, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was born and raised in Elizabeth. He was branch manager at Central Jersey Bank and Trust Co., Sea Bright, retiring in 1988. Prior to that, he was involved in the banking industry in New York…
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Coda
In this parable, let’s all just root for the lions Greg Bean Watching President George W. Bush on television last week reminded me of the story we learned in Bible class about Daniel and the Lions’ Den. I’m kind of working from memory here, but as I recall, Daniel was a high-level bureaucrat in the…
