Category: HUB Opinion

  • Letters

    Charter school parents rebut Krewer As parents and guardians of current Red Bank Charter School (RBCS) students, we felt the need to respond to the reported comments of out-going Red Bank Borough Schools Superintendent Dr. John Krewer. Dr. Krewer cites the borough’s disbursement of $1.59 million to RBCS, combined with the restrictions imposed on schools…

  • Obituaries

    Norma Jacqueline Lawrence Tully Mrs. Tully, 73, of Red Bank, died Oct. 29 in Red Bank. She resided in Maplewood prior to moving to the Red Bank area in 1969. She was a retired deli clerk at Foodtown, Red Bank, where she was employed from 1990-2004. She was past Fifth District President of the Ladies…

  • Sting gives elections air of unpredictability

    Candidates can talk all they want about taxes, development, traffic and the other usual campaign issues. But the wild card in the 2005 elections is the date Feb. 22, 2005. On that morning, 11 public officials from throughout Monmouth County were rounded up by federal authorities and arrested for accepting bribes in exchange for official…

  • Obituaries

    Maria A. Grilli Gatta Maria A. Grilli Gatta, 59, of Oceanport, died Oct. 27 at home. Born in Long Branch, she resided in Little Silver prior to moving to Oceanport in 1971. She was the first female mayor of Oceanport Borough. She also served as an Oceanport Borough Councilwoman five years, Council president in 2001…

  • Letters

    Homeless veterans must not be left behind As we observe National Homeless Week from Nov. 1-7, it is important for all Americans to reflect on the fact that approximately 200,000 veterans may be homeless on any given night. This is a troubling statistic. These men and women served our nation during its times of need,…

  • Obituaries

    Walter P. Lynch Mr. Lynch, 28, of Jackson, died Oct. 23 from injuries received in a car accident. Born in Red Bank, he had lived most of his life in Middletown before moving to Jackson one year ago. A 1996 graduate of Middletown High School North, Mr. Lynch was a driver for Puglisi Egg Farms,…

  • Raising a troubling issue in 12th District

    Coda Greg Bean Jennifer Beck and Declan O’Scanlon, Republicans running against incumbent Democrats Dr. Robert L. Morgan and Michael J. Panter, have had some trouble gaining traction in their campaign for two Assembly seats in the 12th District. There was a major flub when the pair sent out a press release excoriating the incumbent Democrats…

  • Letters

    Council should oppose legal action by Burnip I encourage the Red Bank Borough Council to fight against Mr. (Neil) Burnip’s suit should it develop. A basic American freedom, echoed at Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park, is the right to criticize within the limits of nonviolence. Indeed, it is the obligation of elected officials like…