Category: HUB Opinion

  • 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…

  • Obituaries

    Florence E. Asman Mrs. Asman, 97, of Red Bank, died Oct. 15 at Navesink House, Red Bank. Before moving to Red Bank in 1991, Mrs. Asman had resided in Little Silver for many years. She was a teacher for the Long Branch and Neptune City Board of Education for 30 years, retiring in 1973. Following…

  • Property tax must be eliminated

    Your Turn John Hendrickson Guest Column ‘Private property is not sacred.” A quote from Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez. He asserts this in response to those protesting his practice of seizing private property for redistribution to others. Americans scoff at that notion. The Fifth Amendment protects us from such. Well, that was until the Kelo v.…

  • For the Record

    The headline over a story on the front page of the Oct. 6 issue of The Hub incorrectly stated that Kim Barrett had regained a seat on the Tinton Falls Borough Council. In fact, Barrett did not previously hold a council seat, and lost her bid for a council seat in the May election. She…

  • Letters

    Helping our neighbors in Monmouth County A month after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, we continue to see images of unimagined devastation. It’s clear that these images will continue for some time. As various groups mounted efforts to help people recover from this disaster, I wondered how successful they would be. I must confess…

  • Obituaries

    Hollis Moore Mr. Moore, 74, of Freehold, died Sept. 20 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Wellborn, Fla., and had lived in Manalapan before moving to Freehold in 1957. Mr. Moore owned and operated Hollis’ Barber Shop, Freehold, for 45 years. He was a former member of the Masonic Lodge. He…

  • Letters

    Plea goes out to mayor to repave Central Avenue (Open letter to Red Bank Mayor Ed McKenna, Borough Administrator Stanley Sickles, Assistant Borough Administrator Gary Watson, Borough Council President Pat Menna, Public Works Department Rep. Robert Bifani, and council members Art Murphy and Sharon Lee) During the past 10 years, I have written numerous letters…

  • Let’s hope his cell mate is another GoodFella

    Coda Greg Bean I don’t know whether to file this one under “A Cautionary Tale” or “Where Are They Now?” If you’re a movie or fiction buff, you certainly remember the 1990 movie “GoodFellas” based on the novel by Nicholas Pileggi, and you likely remember Henry Hill, the mob informer played by Ray Liotta. You…