Category: HUB Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Loretta Frances Mylott Mrs. Mylott, 86, of Fair Haven, died Dec. 1 at home. Born in Bayonne, she resided in Fair Haven the past 54 years. She was a saleswoman at the former West End Fabric Store for 19 years. She was a communicant of and member of the Altar Rosary Society at Church of…

  • New law is a wake-up call for public school educators

    Avery W. Grant Guest Column S1701 Law, passed by the state Legislature and signed July 1 by Gov. James McGreevey as Public Law 73 of 2004, may be a wake-up call for public school educators at all levels, from the state Board of Education, the New Jersey Department of Education, the local boards of education…

  • Reader dismayed by extension to Fort Hancock developer I read with utter disbelief the report that real estate speculator James Wassel has been granted yet another extension in his quixotic attempt to secure financing for his scheme to commercially develop public land at Sandy Hook’s Fort Hancock. Five years to round up financing, and a…

  • Obituaries

    Joseph T. Grause Mr. Grause, 86, died Jan. 2 in Needham, Mass. Born in Red Bank, he moved to Shrewsbury following his retirement. He was a partner in the law firm of Parsons, Canzona, Blair and Warren, Red Bank. He was secretary of the Riverview Medical Center Board of Trustees, Red Bank, for approximately 35…

  • Donations needed for tsunami relief effort

    The American Red Cross is responding to the large-scale disaster in southern Asia after the earthquake off the west coast of Indonesia struck on Dec. 26 and triggered a number of tsunami waves that caused massive flooding and severe damage in several countries. An American Red Cross volunteer deployed from the United States will join…

  • War does not bring about peace

    Last week you published a letter by Judith Tier, in which she informed us that “peace is not the absence of war. Peace is the result we seek and sometimes it means fighting a war.” I had the opportunity to look up the word peace this week, and found that both the American Heritage and…

  • Christmas mentioned for monetary gain

    I find it strange that all the major department stores ban the display or the spoken word “Christmas” from their stores, but openly advertise after-Christmas sales when the holiday has passed. If “Happy Holidays” is acceptable prior to Christmas, why not carry it throughout the year and not make substitutions based on financial interests. I…

  • Temple collecting aid for tsunami victims

    I spent a day last week at the N.J. Buddhist Vihara (temple) north of Princeton on Route 27 in Franklin. These Buddhists monks and followers originated in Sri Lanka, which was one of the hardest hit areas of the tsunami. I helped sort food, clothing and medical supplies, and box it and load it into…