Category: HUB Opinion

  • Taking the gift of human kindness on the road

    SCOTT PILLING staff Beth Ann Clayton of Holiday Express performs at the Cliffwood VFW in Old Bridge. In the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, Holiday Express delivers music, food, gifts, financial support and friendship to those with the greatest need for human kindness. This year, the traveling “party” made 51 visits. In preparation for…

  • New swings for Kortney’s Playground

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT –– In memory of 9-year-old Kortney Rose Gillette, the playground at Wolf Hill School in Oceanport will be named in her honor next month. Kortney lost her battle with brainstem glioma on April 27, just four months after receiving the diagnosis, her mother, Kristen Gillette,…

  • In the Arts

    “Give a Gift of Art” holiday exhibit and sale is at The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury through Jan. 3. The show presents works of art that will make great gifts for family and friends. The Guild of Creative Art is located at 620 Broad St. (Route 35), Shrewsbury, where hours are Monday through…

  • Middle school puzzle: Why the high water use?

    Red Bank district searching for source of tripled water bills BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — What accounts for a triple-fold increase in water usage at the Red Bank Middle School remains a mystery, according to district Business Administrator Anne Darrow. Darrow said recently that although members of the…

  • Paintings, mixed media at Trattoria

    “Lolo Lulu” A collection of original paintings, mixed media, large vibrant oils and small intimate dog portraits by local artist Lisa Marie Hodder is on exhibit at the Front Street Trattoria in Red Bank through Jan. 2. For information, call (908) 309-5989 or e-mail [email protected]. “Mix” “Oranges”

  • Revitalizing the fort for life

    Because Fort Monmouth is a valuable asset, you will hear all kinds of reasoning put forth for various agendas of those who want to control, at least, a part of this unexpectedly available piece of real estate. But the citizens who paid for it are being limited to three minutes — a big 180 seconds…

  • In the Arts

    Phoenix Productions will hold open auditions for its March production of “Camelot” 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 3 and 4, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Phoenix Rehearsal Center, Monmouth Street at Pearl in Red Bank. Rehearsals will begin on Jan. 13. Interested performers should prepare 16 bars of a ballad and…

  • Family program had the support of many

    Prevention First would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those individuals and local businesses that contributed to our 2006 Strengthening Families program. Carmine’s of Asbury Park, Jimmy’s Restaurant, The Harrison Restaurant, Papa John’s Pizza of Neptune and Super Foodtown of Ocean have all played an integral part in providing a warm meal…

  • In the Arts

    On Dec. 2, teachers and students from nine Monmouth County high schools attended a “Performing Shakespeare Workshop” at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver. The daylong event was sponsored by the Monmouth County English-Speaking Union in cooperation with RBR’s Performing Arts Department. Mini-workshops were given by teachers who had studied at the International…