Category: HUB Opinion
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Make prom time a safe, sober time for kids
Well, it is that time of year again … spring is in the air and we are all counting down the days till summer break. For many parents, this is also the time of year when our children are planning proms and graduation parties. We at Prevention First want to remind you to make this…
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Eliminating property taxes improves health
Did you ever consider that health problems can be caused by the property tax? How so, you ask? Stress, that’s how. It is proven that when people are subject to sustained stress they get sick. So when one is constantly concerned about their financial situation due to the extreme drain property taxes put on their…
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Get ‘Classical at the J’
The Jewish Community Center in Deal will introduce a new series of musical performances. “Classical at the J” will open with a concert by The Metro Lyric Opera Co. on Sunday, June 25, at 4 p.m. The concert will feature Metropolitan Opera soprano April Evans and New York City Opera mezzo soprano Diana Daniels, performing…
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In the Arts
Nearly 200 people attended a special “Festival of Books” event at the Jewish Community Center in Deal on April 25, Holocaust Memorial Day. Author and architect Daniel Libeskind (l), whose design was selected for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, spoke about his book “Breaking Ground.” During the book signing, Libeskind, whose parents were…
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‘Sighting Sardinia’
“Mag” Laurel Tracey Gallery in Red Bank will present “Sighting Sardinia,” an exhibit of paintings by Doug Ohlson. The show will open May 19 and run through June 10. The opening reception will take place on Saturday, May 20, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Ohlson grew up on his family’s…
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Support for guest worker program
As a resident of Red Bank for nearly 25 years, I have seen many changes. From “Dead Bank” two decades ago, it has risen to become one of New Jersey’s most desirable communities. Many have contributed to “Hip Town’s” success. I am dismayed when I hear Latinos maligned by those of the Congressman Sensenbrenner mentality.…
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Two River Theater to host Family Day June 3
Two River Theater Company (TRTC) in Red Bank will present its second annual Family Day with live performances and free events for kids ages 3-13 on Saturday, June 3. The Family Day festivities begin in the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater at 11 a.m. with a performance of “Pinocchio” performed by Running Rabbit Family Theater…
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Monmouth Reg’l Jazz Band swings into spring
Jazz band will play May 16 concert at Borders bookstore BY ANUM AZAM Correspondent BY ANUM AZAMCorrespondent Above, MRHS Jazz Band pianist Ed Innace solos during the Jazz Nite concert held at the high school. Below, Jazz Band vocalist Karen Hauge serenades the audience with a jazz standard during the April 28 fundraiser. TINTON FALLS…
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Your Turn
Budget cuts, ‘fire sales’ threaten open spaces Judith Stanley Coleman Guest Column Judith Stanley ColemanGuest Column Although most Amer-icans want parklands and open spaces, seemingly unrelated events will eliminate or drastically alter many of our parks and public lands that we once thought were safe from development. In Washington, systematic attempts to assault our national…
