Category: HUB Opinion

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • From the White House to the schoolhouse

    Former pol runs popular current events class at Seabrook Village BY LARRY RAPPOPORT Correspondent BY LARRY RAPPOPORTCorrespondent Gary Engelstad, resident life director at Seabrook, hosts a popular current events class that draws a crowd of up to 200 residents. When Gary Engelstad gives a class on current events, people take notice. No wonder. A former…

  • Winners announced at senior citizen art show

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MONMOUTH COUNTY Dorothy Lawrence of Marlboro and Monmouth County Freeholder Robert D. Clifton stand in front of Lawrence’s painting “Evening Shadows,” which won Best in Show among 100 entrants in the 2006 Monmouth County Senior Citizen Juried Art Contest and Exhibition. MANALAPAN – Winners were announced on July 13 in the 2006…

  • Artistic director named at Two River Theater

    Aaron Posner RED BANK – Aaron Posner has been named artistic director at the Two River Theater Company, one of the state’s leading regional theaters. Posner, co-founder of the Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia, will assume the new post Nov. 1. He succeeds Jonathan Fox, who had been artistic director since the theater company’s founding…

  • O’port district proposes $2.1M school referendum

    With state aid, voters would pick up $1.3M of cost of renovations BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT — The borough Board of Education is asking taxpayers to approve a $2.1 million referendum in September for renovations to both district schools. On Friday, school officials said the district has been notified…