Category: HUB Opinion
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Eminent domain ruling twists 5th Amendment
Coda Greg Bean The year is 2035, and the town fathers in East Brunswick have just taken 17 single-family homes because the Wawa Corp. wants to build a new mega-convenience store near the mall on Hillsdale Road. The homeowners have fought it as far as they can, but the courts hold that eminent domain is…
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In Red Bank, summer school is for teachers
New workshops aim at improving teaching skills BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — Teachers in the borough’s school district don’t get the summers off. Once again, borough teachers will participate in a variety of workshops over the summer, which will prepare them for upcoming challenges and keep them up-to-date…
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On Campus
Megan Reinertsen, Little Silver, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, where she is a junior. She is the daughter of Marianne and Eric Reinertsen. Arthur Hughes, Rumson, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the College of Arts & Sciences at…
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Obituaries
Mike Alberts Mr. Alberts, 54, of Little Silver, died June 13 at home. Born in Pasadena, Calif., he resided in Little Silver the past 29 years. He was the owner of a medical supplies business the past 10 years. He enjoyed time with his family, coaching his children in various sports, golf, basketball and baseball.…
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Letters
Be the Most of us no longer earn our living from working the soil. But even though we’ve taken “the boy out of the farm,” a quick look around New Jersey’s suburbs will confirm that you can’t take “the farm out of the boy!” We’re still attached to our land, even if it’s just a…
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Big Brother’s eyes won’t be on bookstore purchases
Coda Greg Bean Big Brother’s eyes won’t be on bookstore purchases As a full-time newspaperman and part-time novelist, I’ve had to find the answers to some fairly esoteric questions over the last 30 years. Among the more arcane: + How far will a slug from a .44-caliber Magnum revolver penetrate into the engine block of…
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Class of 2005
Mortarboards get a traditional toss skyward as students and family members celebrate during graduation ceremonies at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School on June 10. PHOTOSBYMIGUELJUAREZ staff Graduates contemplated the future at Red Bank Catholic High School graduation exercises in Collins Arena on the campus of Brookdale Community College on June 7. PHOTOSBYCHRISKELLY staff
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Letters
Tourists outrank residents in Red Bank It’s very reassuring to see, upon approval of another massive, out-of-place apartment/business complex, this time on Wallace Street, that the horrible condition of the street will be addressed. Oh wait, I’m sorry, only up to the building’s property line (or nearby). What a surprise: the street needs to be…
