Category: HUB Opinion
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Your Turn
Carole BalmerGuest ColumnStanley Coleman Your Turn Carole Balmer Guest Column Stanley Coleman ‘sensibly prudent,’ says mayor Carole Balmer Guest Column Stanley Coleman ‘sensibly prudent,’ says mayor Does anyone really know what will be the real fate for the Fort Hancock structures and the precious natural resources that are unique to Sandy Hook? In the four…
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Assemblyman supports restoration
Fair Haven Borough recently applied for a New Jersey Historic Trust grant for $200,000 to help complete the restoration of Bicentennial Hall, also known as Historic Fisk Chapel. I strongly support this grant, and hope the borough will receive the help it needs. Having grown up in Fair Haven, I fully understand how important this…
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Letters
Niemann Letters Niemann’s reform ‘same as the old boss’ Frederick Niemann has successfully led a campaign to replace the leadership of the Monmouth County Republican Party. One of the arguments for needing to do so was desire to get rid of all the backroom politics and control — it was time to renew the party…
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Ad about fort wrong in more ways than one
Ad about fort wrong in more ways than one Last week, four supporters of the National Park Service’s plan to lease buildings at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook to a private concern paid for a half-page advertisement in the Asbury Park Press to attack those who oppose the plan and restate their own reasons for…
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Time is now to ‘end little town chiefdoms’
The future of education at Shore Regional High School doesn’t look too encouraging. The voters have defeated the budget in three of the last five years. Many other school systems across the nation are also experiencing the same thing. The effect of budget cuts, federal underfunding, and anti-tax crusaders have left public schools facing the…
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Grads urged to pursue career in health care
With graduation season upon us, there’s some good news for people pursuing careers in the health care arena. The nationwide shortage of nurses and other health care professionals — such as occupational, physical and speech therapists — continually challenges many health care facilities to recruit talented, dedicated and trained clinical professionals and support staff. For…
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Summer means time to hit the beach with a great book
The last "Sopranos" episode of the season has aired, people have planned their vacations and a great deal of us are facing long, hot days on the beach. For many of us, it’s time to catch up on our neglected pile of books — the ones we’ve been too busy to read. I cannot think…
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Obituaries
John M. Weber Obituaries John M. Weber Mr. Weber, 74, of Middletown died June 13 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Newark, he resided in Middletown the past 45 years. He was a lawyer at Antonio and Flynn P.C. before his retirement. He also worked at several other law firms. He was active…
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Obituaries
Helen L. Boyington Obituaries Helen L. Boyington Mrs. Boyington, 81, of Oceanport died May 15 at home. She resided in Long Branch prior to moving to Oceanport in 1952. Mrs. Boyington was a telephone operator at New Jersey Bell, AT&T, and Bell Atlantic, retiring in 1983. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers; Order…
