Category: HUB Opinion

  • Letters

    Time to I read with much chagrin your recent articles about replacing the Oceanic Bridge. The studies purportedly showing a decline in real estate values in other similar situations do not necessarily apply here. A 20-foot increase in the height of the bridge would not adversely affect anyone’s views and might actually increase real estate…

  • Schools get an F in teaching literacy

    Coda Greg Bean The newspaper business is facing the biggest challenge in its entire history, as publications across the country struggle to find ways to appeal to the next generations of readers. But for all our collective soul-searching in the industry — for all our attempts to make our publications more attractive, more colorful, more…

  • Property tax is no longer a just tax

    Your Turn John C. Hendrickson Guest Column Every year many school districts have to work out a new contract with the teachers’ union. Many local taxpayers attend the board meetings so as to closely monitor progress with teacher contract negotiations. Their hope is that by doing so they might help rein in property tax increases.…

  • Letters

    Love your heart. By loving your heart, you can save it. That’s the message the American Heart Association is delivering to women across the country during February, American Heart Month, and especially Feb. 3, National Wear Red Day for Women. Heart disease — the No. 1 killer of women in this country — can be…

  • Fort, Sandy Hook on developers’ wish lists

    Your Turn George Moffatt Guest Column George Moffatt Guest Column If anyone thinks developers aren’t running New Jersey, they must be living on Mars. I was fleetingly impressed when Gov. James McGreevey limited development in the northwestern Highlands area to protect water supplies. I should have known better. At the same time, he was quietly…

  • Obituaries

    Doris Marie Gallagher Mrs. Gallagher, 83, of Brick, died Jan. 16 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Hoboken, she was formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., and had resided in Brick for 27 years. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a medical assistant for Dr. Murray Krone in Brooklyn for 20 years. She was…

  • Will the real addicts please stand up?

    Coda Greg Bean It’s certainly nice to see the entire New Jersey Legislature is not made up of hypocrites. Recently, when then-acting Gov. Richard J. Codey signed a smoking ban into law making it illegal, as of April 15, to smoke in restaurants, bars and most indoor public buildings, the bill was like a beautiful…

  • Letters

    Affordable housing good for community We’ve all seen large housing developments with a small number of affordable homes. And we’ve probably been told that the development was necessary to meet the town’s Mount Laurel obligation. But it wasn’t. Creative towns all over New Jersey are meeting their affordable housing obligations without large-scale development. Former schools…

  • Obituaries

    Jeffrey Paul Pascarella Mr. Pascarella, 46, of Lakewood, died Jan. 2 at home. Born in Lakewood, he had resided in Jackson for most of his life before moving to Lakewood two years ago. A graduate of Howell High School, he earned a bachelor of arts degree from Stockton State College (now The Richard Stockton College…