Category: HUB Opinion

What is happening to Red Bank? Our small town is turning into a congested mini-city. On Dec. 11 the Red Bank Zoning Board, in a decision of 4-2, approved the application from Building and Land Technology to build a 29-unit, expensive housing development on Red Bank’s west side on Monmouth, West and Oakland streets. This…

Helen V. Hill Obituaries Helen V. Hill Miss Hill, 94, of Red Bank died Dec. 6 at Bayside Manor Assisted Living, Keansburg. Born in Jersey City, she resided there for 77 years prior to moving to Shadow Lake Village, Red Bank, in 1986. She was an executive secretary at American Export Lines Inc., New York…

(An open letter to Gov. James E. McGreevey) (An open letter to Gov. James E. McGreevey) As we hope you are aware, residents along the Garden State Parkway are discriminated against (compared to residents in other parts of the state) in that their major highway outlet is via the toll-laden and plaza-hazardous parkway. This problem…

You may have heard of us before — we were given the name "parkies." We hang out at Marine Park in Red Bank, and we’re considered the "bad kids." There have been various articles about us in the papers. Most of what’s said is a lie. We aren’t homeless, we aren’t vandals, and we aren’t…

The snowfall this past weekend was both fun and beautiful. A snowstorm during the holiday season is always exciting — well not to every one. Our third-generation business is now nearly one-year-removed from the retail business. When I woke up early Saturday morning to check out the storm and the weather forecast, the prospects of…

The McGreevey administration recommends a hunt to reduce the alleged overpopulation of New Jersey’s black bears, so the developers can then come in and replace the alleged overpopulation of a few hundred or — as the case may be — a few thousand bears over an expansive home range with wall-to-wall people everywhere. Apparently the…

So, Gov. James E. McGreevey has decided it is time to address the property tax problem. Unfortunately, he has decided to try to bluff his way through with a non-solution. Instead of attacking the problem straight on, he has tried to put the blame on there being too many school districts. The idea is that…

Ermine J. "Minnie" Cannizzaro Johnson Obituaries Ermine J. "Minnie" Cannizzaro Johnson Mrs. Johnson, 83, of Holmdel died Nov. 24 at home. Born in Keyport, she resided there prior to moving to Holmdel two years ago. She was a manager at Westrieches, Keyport, where she was employed for 42 years before her retirement. She was a…

BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — There is no marked difference in the number of suspensions handed out to students this October compared to a year ago, School Superintendent/Principal Leonard G. Schnappauf reported to the Shore Regional High School Board of Education. In response to a request from…