Category: HUB Opinion

  • President Bush should withdraw Keroack appointment

    The American public voted overwhelmingly on Nov. 7 for policies and politicians that support women’s health. The Bush Administration continues to push its own agenda. Once again the president is putting ideology before science with the recent appointment of anti-birth control, anti-sex education hardliner Dr. Erik Keroack to run Title X, the nation’s largest birth…

  • Hook superintendent would save his history, not yours

    Ha! I read in your paper that the man who runs Sandy Hook wrote to the public officials responsible for historic preservation to pressure them to demolish the historic Twin Lights Drawbridge. From his letter: “I urge you to look at impacts on the broader human environment and not simply through the narrow lens of…

  • Musician strikes a chord with community

    BY LARRY RAPPOPORT Correspondent BY LARRY RAPPOPORTCorrespondent Eric Ginsberg leads a Songwriters’ Workshop session, one of a growing list of music-related activities sponsored by the Red Bank Music Community, which he founded. Eric Ginsberg may play solo, but he’s never alone. The Red Bank Music Community (RBMC) is behind him. A singer/songwriter/musician, Ginsberg pioneered the…

  • 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…

  • Back to the drawing board

    Red Bank’s Planning and Zoning boards should be commended for their support of the spirit of the state Council on Affordable Housing goal of providing equal housing opportunity for all residents. Both boards have demonstrated, in dealing with recent applications, their insistence that affordable housing units be comparable to market-rate units in the same development.…

  • Basie’s ‘Cool School’ — not just for kids

    The Count Basie Cool School is adding new programs for adults and teens interested in studying different aspects of the world of theater. Initially designed for young students, the Cool School is the educational arm of the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. Its recent “Inside Track Workshop” for aspiring screenwriters geared for mature students…

  • District hopes to ring in new year with music

    Morana: Funding would allow district to purchase instruments BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — The Red Bank School District Board of Education is waiting for a reply from the Red Bank Education and Development Initiative concerning funding for an expanded music program. Schools Superintendent Laura Morana said last week…

  • In the Arts

    The “Godfather of Soul” will appear at the Count Basie Theatre to help top off the holiday season. The man, the myth … the legendary James Brown will be at the Basie Saturday, Dec. 30, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $100-$48. To ring in 2007, spend New Year’s Eve with Southside Johnny & the Asbury…

  • Holy Cross School dedicates new wing

    Addition doubles size of school building, adds media center, gym Top: The Rev. Michael Manning, pastor of Holy Cross Church, discusses the new gym and cafeteria that are part of the Holy Cross School expansion. Above: Holy Cross School Principal Patricia Graham talks to eighth-graders in the new media center during a tour of the…