Category: HUB Opinion

  • Return Red Bank to best interests of the people

    I was disgusted by the most recent show of political shenanigans put on by the Red Bank Town Council. Removing John Curley as chair of the finance committee because of the failure of the chief financial officer is ridiculous. If anyone is made responsible for the actions of the chief financial officer, it should be…

  • A woman’s place is in the arts

    ‘Outside the Box Women’s Arts Festival’ runs through Sept. 21 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Performances by cellist Monica McIntyre (top left) and singer Dafna-Naphtali (above) and an artwalk of galleries displaying art by women artists will be among the events at the Women’s Arts Festival. Singers and songwriters, actors and…

  • Not just sock monkeys

    “Rebel Girls Labeled Display 3” by Bethany Jean Fancher The fall art season has kicked off at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) in Long Branch, where “Stuff It!” has opened. The exhibit, which runs through Oct. 6, provides a sampling of works by artists who use the stuffed object in their work.…

  • Basie supporters, stand up and take a bow

    The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has designated the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank as a Major Presenting Organization in the state of New Jersey for Fiscal Year 2007-08. The honor recognizes the theater’s “solid history of artistic excellence, substantial programming and broad public service” the agency said in a letter to…

  • In the Arts

    Alternative Latin band DeSoL will bring its fusion of rock/pop and Latin rock music to The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, Friday, Sept. 22 at 10 p.m. The seven-piece band mixes melodic rock hooks with fiery Latin rhythms sung in English and Spanish and is known for its vibrant and energetic live show that has…

  • Beach cats star in Sea Bright exhibit

    “Cavel” David Tanen’s foray into photographing the beach cats of Sea Bright came about by chance. “Sea Bright is my local beach,” explained the Little Silver photographer. “I just happened upon them and thought, ‘They’re so pretty.’ The variety is what fed my interest and that they’re so fancy. So I started taking pictures.” An…

  • Joint exhibit documents towers before, post 9/11

    Veronica Yankowski “9/11” Brookdale Community College is hosting a pre- and post-9/11 photographic tribute by award-winning photographers Gary Gellman, of Howell, and Veronica L. Yankowski, of Bloomfield. The special exhibit will be on display at the Western Monmouth Branch campus, 3680 Route 9 south, Freehold, through Sept. 20. Monday through Thursday viewing hours are 10…

  • Battle of the Bands Sept. 17

    SHREWSBURY – Seven area bands will compete at the inaugural Battle of the Bands concert on Sept. 17, 2-6 p.m. The concert will be held at the gazebo on the grounds of Shrewsbury Borough Hall on the corner of Sycamore Avenue and Route 35. Sponsored by the Shrewsbury Foundation for the Arts, the free outdoor…

  • Obituaries

    Andrew DePonti Sr. Mr. DePonti, 90, of Red Bank, died Aug. 25 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a supervisor at the Red Bank Water Department and Public Works, retiring in 1978. Mr. DePonti served with the U.S. National Guard. He was a former chief of the Red Bank Fire Department, captain of…