Category: HUB Opinion
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Letters
Mayor should act on needs study Your article “Council discord on study of Red Bank kids” mentions a survey taken on behalf of the Red Bank Education and Development Initiative. It pointed out problems that face families and children in Red Bank. During a Borough Council meeting, council member John Curley said that he wanted…
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Students get help prepping for SATs
R.B., L.B. students get boost for college entrance exams BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Above, Adjunct Professor Mary Bulvanoski helps local high school students prepare for college-entrance exams during an SAT prep class at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, on March 4. WEST LONG BRANCH – As a matter of choice,…
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Monmouth County will see expanded coverage
Greater Media Newspapers has seen an opportunity in recent years to expand its news coverage and circulation to additional areas of Monmouth County. From a base that included the western and Bayshore regions of the county, our management has brought newspapers online that cover Red Bank, Long Branch, Ocean Township and other communities in eastern…
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If you want good spin, it’s gonna cost you
Coda Greg Bean Sometimes, I think I’m in the wrong end of the publishing business — the wrong end being the end where people aren’t lining up to give me vast amounts of money to say nice things about them. According to a recent article posted on Adweek.com, the Bush administration and other federal agencies…
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Obituaries
Louis Gulfo Mr. Gulfo, 84, of Red Bank, died Feb. 27 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He had been a resident of Red Bank for the past 51 years. Mr. Gulfo was an insurance executive at American Risk Management, Fort Lee, for several years, retiring in 1987. He was also the owner and captain…
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Letters
Seniors should get help with Medicare Part D The process of selecting the best plan for Medicare Part D has been criticized by the vast majority of people as being a confusing mess that no one can accurately traverse. The senior citizen is asked to assemble the documentation from 54 different plans, making sure that…
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Cheney was too slow in accepting the blame
Coda Greg Bean I was 6 years old when I shot my grandfather in the back with an arrow. Ours was a hunting culture, and I’d been along on hunting trips since I was old enough to walk. This, however, was the first time I’d been in the field with anything more deadly than a…
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Obituaries
Brian David Boyer Mr. Boyer, 48, of Rumson, died Feb. 12 at home. He was a lifelong resident of Rumson. He was employed at Risco Inc., Atlantic Highlands. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1978-81. He was 27-year member of Rumson Fire Company, was second lieutenant to the Relief Association of the company,…
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Art students’ projects celebrate black artists
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff To celebrate Black History Month, commercial art students at Red Bank Regional High School are creating works of art based on styles of black American artists. Below, sophomore Sam Betterly works on her piece Friday. LITTLE SILVER — Sophomores in the commercial art…
