Category: HUB Opinion
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Your Turn
Letters contain distortions, untruths John Curley Guest Column John CurleyGuest Column I was deeply disturbed by the distortions, untruths and character assassinations in letters to the editor by Mayor Edward McKenna and Councilman Pasquale Menna. McKenna and Menna have stated that Councilwoman Kaye Ernst and I voted against affordable housing in Red Bank. This is…
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Your Turn
Ouster of finance chair an affront to boro voters Tom Beck Guest Column Tom BeckGuest Column I read with great interest recent stories in local papers on the frustrating travails of John Curley and Kaye Ernst, in attempting to function as duly elected Council members in a very hostile Democrat City Hall. Consequently, as a…
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Vultures circling Fort Monmouth
If you like eminent domain abuse, privatization and corporate takeovers of the arts center and Sandy Hook, you will love the proposed invasion and occupation of Fort Monmouth by real estate speculators and corporate war profiteers. I attended the last two meetings of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority and saw the vultures salivating and…
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Political attacks intensify
Ah yes, it’s that time of year when we begin to see, in print, each political side firing their salvos into the bows of their opponents. Rest assured these attacks will increase in frequency and intensity as November draws near. Whatever your take on the political battles that are fought through the editorial pages, careful…
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Needed: Partners for anti-tobacco program
Did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing nearly 440,000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $75 billion in direct medical costs? More than 8.6 million people in the United…
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Navesink Garden Club blossoms over 60 years
RED BANK – The Navesink Garden Club of Red Bank will mark 60 years of fine floral design, horticultural expertise and civic beautification with a standard flower show. “A Sixty Carat Sparkler” will take place Wednesday, Sept. 13, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Church Parish House at 65 W. Front St.…
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Photos celebrate the Big Apple
“Avenue of the Americas” by Bob McKay McKay Imaging Studio and Gallery in Red Bank is hosting its first group exhibit “New York City” includes the best work from 23 New York area photographers. The exhibit opens Sept. 8 and runs through Oct. 15. An opening reception will be held Friday, Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m.…
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Using art to express 9/11 feelings
The public is encouraged to participate in an evening of creative expression and discussion in observance of the fifth anniversary of 9/11. Catholic Charities, in collaboration with Amanda’s Easel, will provide opportunities for creative expression through art on Sept. 11 from 4-8 p.m. in the art gallery of the CVA building at Brookdale Community College…
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In the Arts
Les Petits Chanteurs The Art Society of Monmouth County will hold the first monthly meeting of its new season on Sept. 20, at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave. Everyone interested in art is welcome. A social half-hour with refreshments begins at 10:30 a.m. At 11 a.m., a presentation on oil painting will…
