Category: HUB Opinion

  • Your Turn

    Dr. Jennifer FrancisGuest ColumnSandy Hook is a treasure, not a developer Your Turn Dr. Jennifer Francis Guest Column Sandy Hook is a treasure, not a developer’s dream Dr. Jennifer Francis Guest Column Sandy Hook is a treasure, not a developer’s dream The controversy surrounding the proposed redevelopment of Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook National Park…

  • Red Bank needs to revive 10-hour parking lot

    As a Red Bank resident for more than 15 years, I think people should get the story straight about the parking problem. We never had a big problem until recently, and it seems to have been created by our administration. There had always been plenty of metered lots — Gold Street, Wallace Street, Mechanic Street,…

  • Obituaries

    Marion E. Cogan Obituaries Marion E. Cogan Miss Cogan, 87, of Little Silver died June 17 at home. Born in Red Bank, she resided in Little Silver most of her life. She was a communicant of St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. Miss Cogan was predeceased by two brothers, Edward J. Cogan and William…

  • Obituaries

    Marion E. Cogan Obituaries Marion E. Cogan Miss Cogan, 87, of Little Silver died June 17 at home. Born in Red Bank, she resided in Little Silver most of her life. She was a communicant of St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. Miss Cogan was predeceased by two brothers, Edward J. Cogan and William…

  • Freeholders only paying lip service to public input on issue of hunting in county parks

    I attended the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders meeting May 27 and was appalled by the manner in which this meeting was conducted by Theodore Narozanick. It is quite apparent the purpose of this and other meetings on the proposed deer hunt is to simply fulfill legal obligations to hold public meetings — not to…

  • State needs to get off fence on cell phone ban

    State needs to get off fence on cell phone ban A statewide ban on the use of hand-held cell phones by the operators of motor vehicles went into effect in New Jersey on July 1 and replaces the laws enacted by officials in several municipalities that have heretofore addressed the issue. With Marlboro leading the…

  • ‘Dad’ inspires letter writer to voice opinion

    My thoughts about redevelopment in Long Branch are now public. For those who think I enjoy having such a letter to the editor published, you are dead wrong. It is embarrassing at best, and brings retaliation at worse. Like most people, I would much rather hide in the anonymity of my personal life. Yet on…

  • Obituaries

    John H. Wellman Obituaries John H. Wellman Mr. Wellman, 58, of Long Branch died June 17 at home. He resided in Rumson before moving to Long Branch 20 years ago. He was employed at West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp., Eatontown, for several years. Mr. Wellman was employed with Teamsters Local No. 815, Englewood Cliffs. He was a…

  • Sheehan race should return to its roots, Asbury Park (open letter to Mayor Edward McKenna and the Red Bank Borough Council)

    Sheehan race should return to its roots, Asbury Park (open letter to Mayor Edward McKenna and the Red Bank Borough Council) Last Saturday, June 19, at 8:45 a.m., it took me 30 minutes to get out of Red Bank from my home on Elm Place. The reasons were: street closures due to the George Sheehan…