Category: HUB Opinion
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Obituaries
Mary Frances Johannen Mrs. Johannen, 54, of Little Silver, died Feb. 15 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided there before moving to Little Silver. Mrs. Johannen was a registered nurse and in-home practitioner for the Monmouth County Office of the Handicapped. She was also a volunteer counselor.…
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Community YMCA raises funds for youth programs
The Community YMCA has been supporting individuals and families in our area for over 130 years. While times have changed and society has evolved beyond the imaginations of Y founders, The Community YMCA has adapted and continues its mission by providing programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. These programs and…
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Legislator supports higher minimum wage
Monmouth County is one of the most expensive places to live in New Jersey. With an extremely high cost of living and soaring housing costs, most state residents would agree that it is difficult for a person to get by on $5.15 per hour. Although the cost of living has continued to increase annually and…
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Freeholder Barham assures public in regard to federal probe
Each year, the Parks and Recreation Department contracts out construction work for either new or reparation work for our various facilities. In light of the recent ongoing federal probe, as the freeholder liaison to the Monmouth County Park System, I find it necessary to assure all county residents and taxpayers that the Monmouth County Park…
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Proposed legislation will save lives
Nearly 15,000 Americans, including many from New Jersey, die each year from internal bleeding caused by ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). It is estimated that 2.7 million Americans age 60 or older may have this life-threatening condition. AAA is one of the most preventable, yet often neglected vascular conditions. In fact, it is highly treatable…
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Dems need to ‘step up to plate, take responsibility’
With property taxes stretching property owner’s budgets to the brink, Camden school district superintendent Annette D. Knox felt it is the right time for a celebration. Knox took out $5,200 worth of ads to invite several hundred people to a lavish party at the South Jersey Performing Arts Center. While Knox has done a remarkable…
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Proposed bankruptcy bill is anti-family
As an attorney who for the past 31 years has represented families forced to file for bankruptcy, I can tell you that bankruptcy abuses are few and far between. In the next few days, the U.S. Senate will debate S-256, a so-called bankruptcy “reform” bill drafted by the credit card industry that will make it…
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Residents urged to approve referendum
On March 8, the Fair Haven Board of Education will be having a referendum to raise funds to improve our elementary school facilities. From what I have learned at the board’s information meetings, these improvements are necessary, and in no way extravagant. They are improving substandard conditions in our school buildings. There will be two…
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Tinton Falls resident ponders the return of roller derby
Is there any wonder why a sport created in the ’60s is making a big comeback now? Maybe the demise of the NHL has created a void that fans wishing to view bestiality in sports fulfills. Bob Witt Tinton Falls
