Category: HUB Opinion

  • JCC’s Festival of Books, Culture and the Arts

    Author Harry Shearer For the eighth year, the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center of Greater Monmouth County in Deal will present a showcase of current authors whose works cover a wide array of topics during the annual Festival of Books, Culture and the Arts. + Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m., Ron Blomberg, former New York…

  • Music of Invention returns for third season

    The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch will host the third season of the Music of Invention concert series. Each performance crosses stylistic boundaries to create pieces that cannot be labeled in one specific genre. Nov. 9, Monica McIntyre and Friends. Cellist McIntyre draws heavily from roots blues, pop music, sophisticated jazz,…

  • Coda

    Red Bank’s Menna can’t blame falsehoods on his hired guns Greg Bean They say you can’t believe everything you read, and that’s especially true when it comes to political advertising during the campaign season. Although there are fewer races to contend with this year than in other years, there are bitter battles going on in…

  • Support sought for open-space funding mechanism

    We have a chance to strike a positive blow for our county park system. A referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot would authorize a steady source of funds for preserving open space. If approved, we will continue enjoying the finest county park system in the country. Currently, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders takes a…

  • Favorite restaurant will be missed

    Losing your favorite restaurant is like losing a family member. That’s the way I felt when I discovered that Villa Eduardo on West Front Street in Red Bank had closed its doors after 14 years. Our town is the restaurant capital of Monmouth County. However, only a select few are above average. The Villa was…

  • Multi-artist exhibit marks eighth anniversary

    “Mahogany Boat” by Laury Egan An exhibition of works by artists who have exhibited at the Frederick Gallery will open Oct. 24 at the gallery’s locations in Allenhurst and Spring Lake. The exhibit marks the Frederick Gallery’s eighth anniversary and will run through Dec. 30. An opening reception will be held Friday, Oct. 27, 7-9…

  • Brookdale Community College to host Foreign Film Series

    The International Center of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft has announced the listing of Fall Foreign Film Series movies to be held in the MAN building, Room 105 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The community is invited to the screening of three international films, all of which will be followed by a brief discussion.…

  • Obituaries

    Roy J. Parrella Mr. Parrella, 71, of Red Bank, died Oct. 14 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided there prior to moving to Red Bank 15 months ago. He was a member of Local No. 79, Construction Laborers Union, New York City, retiring in 1994. He served with the U.S. Army from 1958-60.…

  • Dems’ flier misleads

    They’re sorry. It was a mistake. “Somebody screwed up.”That’s the gist of a conversation we had with Pasquale “Pat” Menna on Monday after some Red Bank residents received a spurious campaign flier in the mail that used this newspaper to attack a political opponent. We’re all too used to negative, mud-slinging rhetoric at election time.…