Category: HUB Opinion
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Women urged to take charge of their heart health
Did you know that a woman is 10 times as likely to die from heart disease as from breast cancer? Cardiovascular diseases kill more than 505,000 American females every year — more than cancer, chronic lung disease, pneumonia, diabetes, accidents and AIDS combined. As a Monmouth County resident, American Heart Association volunteer and the survivor…
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Respect your neighbors, turn down the lights
A great many people have been moving into Monmouth County for a long time. Some have brought bad behavior with them. I am referring in this case to excessive lighting outside homes. Everyone appreciates the safety and security of an entrance that is lit. There is not such clear rational, however, for the lighting all over a…
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Obituaries
Anna Sarappo Obituaries Anna Sarappo Mrs. Sarappo, 88, of Red Bank died Jan. 14 at Avante at Red Bank. Born in New York City, she resided in Red Bank for most of her life. She was the owner/operator of Park Bar, Rumson, and a distributor for Stanley Home Products. Prior to that, she was a…
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Without rules, council is asking for trouble
Without rules, council is asking for trouble People love to rail against government bureaucracy, but you probably wouldn’t want to see the way our communities would run in the absence of such rules. In general, the regulations created have sound reasoning behind them, and they help eliminate arbitrary and inappropriate decisions. That is something for…
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Your Turn
Mary Lou StrongGuest ColumnDelays at Hook reveal Your Turn Mary Lou Strong Guest Column Delays at Hook reveal ‘negativism at its worst’ Mary Lou Strong Guest Column Delays at Hook reveal ‘negativism at its worst’ Save Sandy Hook’s campaign to discredit the National Park Service (NPS) and Sandy Hook Partners took no time off during…
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This is not your father’s high school. It’s not even your older brother’s. A former Buccaneer who attended Red Bank Regional High School as recently as five years ago would find blocks of cement where they would expect doorways and hallways where memory says there should be none. CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank Regional High…
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Middle School’s new cafetorium nearly ready
All new construction is expected to be completed by June BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Work on the new addition at the Tinton Falls Middle School, Tinton Avenue, came to a slight standstill with the icy cold weather. Still, officials expect the new construction to be…
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Obituaries
Obituaries William T. Schmitt Sr. Mr. Schmitt Sr., 71, of Red Bank died Jan. 10 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Pittsburgh, he resided there prior to moving to Red Bank. Mr. Schmitt worked in the supermarket industry for 43 years prior to his retirement. He served with the U.S. Army during peacetime.…
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Putting protocol first
The "he said, she said" situation that now exists in Red Bank regarding what transpired at a December meeting between David Prown, Councilman Arthur Murphy and Recreation Director Linda Sharkey is sending a terrible message to other residents who might be thinking about volunteering in some capacity for the borough. Prown’s contention that he was…
