Category: HUB Opinion
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Towns should protect historic drawbridge
I was astounded to read in your paper about the Coalition for Sandy Hook Ferry Service. Before demolishing the Highlands-Sea Bright drawbridge and replacing it with a modern fixed bridge, isn’t the state required to evaluate all the alternatives? Clearly, Sandy Hook bay ferry service is a great alternative for improving Route 36 southbound traffic…
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Sycamore Avenue traffic mess needs solution
When, oh when, will some enlightened public servant rouse himself or herself to rectify a bureaucratic traffic nightmare that plagues Shrewsbury and Little Silver? I refer to the “reverse squeeze obstruction” deliberately placed on Sycamore Avenue west of the intersection of Ayers Lane just before the railroad tracks in Little Silver. Before this idiocy was…
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There’s a place in heaven for local physician
Recently a person departed this earth who was a big part of the health of you and your family. That person was Dr. John B. Movelle. My wife and I were living in Colts Neck in the late 1950s and were going to a Dr. McDonald in Freehold. We were in the process of moving…
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Bringing poetry to life through puppets
Paper Moon Puppet Theatre animates classic fairy tales BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent SCOTT PILLING staff James Racioppi (right), artistic director of Paper Moon Puppet Theatre, demonstrates how to manipulate a marionette while puppeteer Eric Hunt watches. Puppets are more than cloth, strings and wood to James Racioppi, artistic and stage director of…
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In the Arts
Bob Cratchit (Tim Shaheen) and his son, Tiny Tim (Sean Cavanaugh). The familiar tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his discovery of the true meaning of Christmas unfolds in a whole new way in Mar Paller’s “A Christmas Carol,” being presented by First Avenue Playhouse, 123 First Ave., Atlantic Highlands. This version faithfully preserves the story’s…
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Watercolor exhibit at library
Watercolors by Ann Danieli The Oceanic Library in Rumson will host an exhibit of watercolors by Ann Danieli during December. Danieli is a resident of Eatontown and an exhibiting member of the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury, where she has recently exhibited her work. She worked for many years at Fair Haven Books on…
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Car Music Project at SICA
Members of the Car Music Project The Car Music Project, the third event in the Music of Invention series sponsored by the Black Box of Asbury Park, will perform Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch. The instruments played by the Car Music ensemble are literally…
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RBC expansion plans a concern for neighbors
Expansion plans call for 30,000-square-foot student center BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Architect’s rendering of the proposed addition to Red Back Catholic High School. RED BANK – Neighbors of Red Bank Catholic High School are concerned that the school’s application to construct a student center on its campus could exacerbate parking…
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Challenges facing Red Bank can be met
We would like to take the opportunity to express our appreciation to the residents of the Borough of Red Bank who have demonstrated their confidence in us by electing us their representatives. The challenges that lie ahead for Red Bank can only be met if all of us – elected and electors – work together…
