Category: HUB Opinion

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    SCOTT PILLING staff Red Bank Primary School’s Oscar Romero measures the distance a plastic plate was thrown during the Metric Math Olympics, held March 31 at the school.

  • Obituaries

    Barnetta Benoist Higginson Keuper Mrs. Keuper, 101, of Tinton Falls, died March 5 in Tinton Falls. Born in New York City, she resided in Asbury Park, and the West End section of Long Branch, prior to moving to Tinton Falls seven years ago. She was the former owner, with her first husband, and president of…

  • Letters

    Campaign targets alcohol abuse among youth On March 28, approximately 100 concerned parents, teens, educators, law enforcement and community members came together to discuss an issue that has had a place on our local front pages all too often – all these concerned people came together to seriously discuss underage drinking. In an effort to…

  • Oceanport school budget would rise by 6 percent

    $7.8M budget calls for no cuts in staff or programs BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEANPORT – The borough Board of Education will ask voters to approve a tax levy of $6,654,658 at the polls on April 18. The $7.8 million spending plan was approved by the school board at the…

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    SCOTT PILLING staff Danielle Holmes carries the torch during the opening ceremony for the Metric Math Olympics held at the Red Bank Primary School on March 31.

  • Obituaries

    Timothy T. Raymond Mr. Raymond, 51, of Monmouth Beach, died March 23 in New Brunswick. Born in Red Bank, he resided in Rumson, prior to relocating to Monmouth Beach in 1995. He was the president of Insure Solutions, Aberdeen. Prior to that, he served as president of Freetex Management Services Inc., New York City, and…

  • Letters

    Contributors to Norma Todd Day recognized Lunch Break extends a heartfelt thank you to those who attended the third annual Norma Todd Day Celebration on March 10 at The Galleria in Red Bank. We’re especially grateful to the local restaurants, caterers and vendors that donated delicacies to the event. Their generosity enabled Lunch Break to…

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    John Cross sings “I Believe I Can Fly” during the “African-American History – More Than a Month” presentation at Red Bank Middle School on March 23.

  • Coyote was just taking a nice walk in the park

    Coda Greg Bean I was listening to the folks on National Public Radio last Wednesday morning, talking about the poor coyote that authorities were chasing around New York’s Central Park with helicopters, tranquilizer darts and the like, and I wondered why they just didn’t let the critter be. There’s no telling how the misguided animal…