Category: HUB Opinion

  • Help with understanding school report cards

    Report card season has arrived for New Jersey’s education standards. Depending upon who you ask, the state’s grades range from above average to well below. New Jersey United for Higher School Standards believes that while the opinions of experts at national research groups are valuable, more important is that the students, parents, teachers, administrators and…

  • Obituaries

    Anthony J. Di Chiara Mr. Di Chiara, 71, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Jan. 31 at home. Born in Newark, he resided there prior to moving to Belford 26 years ago. He was a salesman at Hobart, Manasquan, retiring four years ago. He enjoyed spending time with his family. He was predeceased by…

  • New year, challenges for school construction

    A new year is always a time to look ahead to new possibilities. A new year is also a time to look back at the progress and accomplishments of previous years. At the New Jersey Schools Construction Corp. (SCC), we are looking ahead to a new year full of possibilities. Thousands of New Jersey schoolchildren…

  • State should consider takeover of utility

    The sight of Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) employees picketing for weeks in the cold is disturbing. At least they have a union (for now, anyway). Years of corporate attacks leave only 7.9 percent of employees in private industry in unions in the United States. Why is it that employees of a supposedly regulated…

  • Cancellation of ‘Forever Fit’ disappoints resident

    Open letter to Timothy Hogan, president, Riverview Medical Center: I am taking this opportunity to add my formal voice to those who have contacted you, and the board of Riverview, in connection with what is considered in the community to be a very unfortunate turn of events within your community relations and senior services department.…

  • Realtor extends thanks to public for toy drive

    We wish to express our sincere appreciation for the many gifts donated to the 26th annual Weichert, Realtors toy drive to benefit needy children. The kind-hearted generosity of the public this year helped us brighten the holiday season for many underprivileged children and made this year’s toy drive the most successful ever. More than 35,000…

  • Obituaries

    Paul H. Rafferty Mr. Rafferty, 77, of Long Branch, died Jan. 4 at home. He was born in Long Branch. He was an electronic engineer at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown for 30 years, retiring in 1986. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a parishioner of Star of the Sea Roman…

  • ‘Power and ego’ are driving force behind board

    I am the parent of a student enrolled at the Red Bank Charter school. This letter emanates from my growing sense of frustration with a distracting conflict that has been developing there as of late. As most people in the community know by now, there is a rift within the body which governs the Charter…