Category: HUB Opinion
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Elementary school one of 22 in state to win award
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — To drive by the Mahala F. Atchison School is to see the marquee that boasts the school’s having won the Governor’s Schools of Excellence Award. But to know exactly what that distinction means to this school in particular is another story.…
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School Spirit
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff A bonfire sends sparks into the crisp autumn air during the annual homecoming pep rally and bonfire at Monmouth University Oct. 29.
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Obituaries
Asher S. Parker Mr. Parker, 84, of Oceanport, died Oct. 20 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Oceanport, he resided in Eatontown and Oceanport most of his life. He was self-employed in the overhead garage door business, retiring in 1981. Mr. Parker served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was…
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Red Bank school board seeks to fill vacant seat
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — The Board of Education has a vacancy and is actively seeking a new member. Board member Tom Schroll resigned from the board, citing other commitments, effective the second week of October, according to Business Administrator Fran Finklestein. Schroll was re-elected to the board…
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The gracefulness of giving
A grateful community bid farewell to Dr. James W. Parker Jr. Saturday. Family, friends, colleagues, and many of those he ministered to, alternately mourned his loss and celebrated the life of a great man who was father, friend, husband, healer, mentor and role model to so many in Red Bank and beyond. “He’s been an…
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Public asked to thank troops on Veterans Day
On Nov. 11, this nation will be honoring our veterans both past and present and up to and including those who are serving on active duty today and keeping this country free. I would like everyone to remember: It is the troops, not the president, who gives us democracy It is the troops, not the…
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‘Set-aside’ program needs to be resurrected
As a woman entrepreneur in New Jersey and the president of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO), I am keeping a close eye on the possible comeback of the state’s “set-aside” program. This program has helped women and minority vendors to win millions of dollars in prime contracts awarded by the state.…
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Reader seeks clarification, retraction of oversight
I was shocked to read in The Hub recently that I, Michael Reeps, had “brought a lawsuit against the Zoning Board and BLT … but earlier this year withdrew the charges.” I am sure this was an editorial oversight, but one in need of clarification and retraction. My neighbors and I did, to no avail,…
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Still waiting for answers
It’s been several weeks since questions surfaced about the Community YMCA of Red Bank’s handling of state funds earmarked for a skateboard park, and still no answers are forthcoming from the Y. In fact, despite repeated attempts to reach its president, Richard Pollock, over the past few weeks, the Y has remained silent. Now, Red…
