Category: HUB Opinion
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Theatre Brut Festival
New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch, will present its 3rd Annual Theatre Brut Festival of short plays. This season’s theme is “The Seven Deadly Sins.” The 28 plays selected from more than 500 submissions will be presented Nov. 17 and 18 at 8 p.m., and Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. Each show will…
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Teaching art, nurturing artists
Group exhibit at library showcases work by Graupe-Pillard & students BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer “Joy (at the Savoy)” by Patrick Downey of Red Bank For over 30 years, area artists have been inspired, nurtured and mentored by Grace Graupe-Pillard. In fact, if it is Tuesday, you can count on finding…
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Obituaries
Helen S. Elkins Mrs. Elkins, 91, died Oct. 27, 2006, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Long Branch, she resided in Fair Haven for 52 years. Mrs. Elkins was employed in retail sales at Vogel’s Department Store, Red Bank, for 20 years. She was a communicant of Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven, and…
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For the Record
An article about options under consideration for a new Route 520 bridge that appeared in the Nov. 2 issue of The Hub incorrectly reported that the Oceanic Bridge between Rumson and Middletown would be replaced by a fixed, 70-foot high span. According to the County Engineer’s Office, the final design of the replacement has not…
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Cops can’t tell the real guns from the ‘replicas’
Greg Bean Coda Instead of messing around with things like keeping trans fats away from our french fries, I have a suggestion for our local representatives in the state Assembly that might save some young lives now. Last week, cops in Holmdel caught a group of local boys with a replica handgun they planned to…
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Superintendent critical of school consolidation
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LITTLE SILVER – With property taxes on the rise, and the state government trying to find ways to cut costs, Dr. Marjorie Heller, superintendent of the borough Public School District, is concerned about what this could mean for her district. Heller is also the president of…
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Pedestrian overpasses would make bridge safer
I read last week’s article on the local group that’s hoping to save the historic Highlands drawbridge. I think two things are worth pointing out. First, that the article quotes the DOT as saying the DOT hopes to demolish the bridge in spite of the Historic Sites Council’s recommendation “in order to ensure the safety…
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An informed voter makes the best decision at polls
Greg Bean Coda As we count down to the elections, I’ve been taking calls from local politicians and their handlers wondering if they’ll get our endorsement before voters go to the polls. I always tell them no. Fact is, we stopped making editorial endorsements of candidates several years ago for a variety of reasons. In…
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PDAs, not protractors, rule in today’s math class
Students demonstrate use of new technology in mathematics studies BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK – In its third year, the state math and technology grant received by the borough Public School District has proven a boon for students in the Red Bank Middle School. Oct. 10, eighth-grade middle school…
