Category: HUB Opinion

  • No marked increase in SRHS suspensions

    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…

  • Time should be up for Sandy Hook Partners

    Ye Olde Gas Tax Revolt of 2003 As Rep. Frank Pallone said, it is time for the National Park Service to pull the plug on its attempt to lease buildings at Fort Hancock to Sandy Hook Partners. Two years after James Wassel and his group were selected, and four years after Wassel originally submitted a…

  • Your Turn

    Jim WasselGuest ColumnDeveloper addresses misinformation about fort Your Turn Jim Wassel Guest Column Developer addresses misinformation about fort Jim Wassel Guest Column Developer addresses misinformation about fort I want to address the misinformation regarding the historic rehabilitation of Fort Hancock, and to invite you to a presentation of our plans Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.…

  • Parent expresses dismay with reversal of policy

    The Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission recently reversed its policy of maintaining a "nondiscriminatory open enrollment policy." Children who have attended the program of after-school care are being asked to leave based on medical diagnoses, disabilities or allergic reactions. Some of these children have attended these programs for five years, and their medical condition was never…

  • Stunned over Tradewinds construction

    I am disturbed over the fact the Tradewinds Beach Club resort in Sea Bright is to be demolished for the construction of 20 multi-million-dollar homes. How did this happen? We taxpayers are responsible for the beach being refurbished, but it will not be available because even though the builders have gotten around this by including…

  • A proposal that really puts taxpayers first

    Every resident of Sea Bright should be sure to shake Councilman William Keeler’s hand the next time they meet. Keeler, while not endorsing the concept, has suggested the borough take an honest look at sharing services, including creating a combined police department with the neighboring town of Rumson. It’s an idea both towns would be…

  • Hintelmann’s record of service speaks volumes

    I have been a resident of Red Bank for more than 17 years and have served on the Red Bank Zoning Board of Adjustment for 12 years. After reading Gene Goellner’s letter in the Nov. 14 issue of The Hub, I was compelled to write, as I feel Mr. Goellner’s comments were self-serving, disingenuous and…

  • Graft must be elimi­nated from politics

    Our politicians are incapable of reforming ethics. What we need is reformed politicians with ethics. A panel of three ethical people – who are not lawyers or politicians – should be appointed to set ethics policy and judge its effectiveness. They could be helped by interviewing some of the political reporters who know how the…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries Lucille Ranello Favorito Lucille Ranello Favorito Mrs. Favorito, 64, of Red Bank died Nov. 20 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in New York City, she resided in Middletown prior to moving to Red Bank 10 years ago. She was a debt collector at United Teletech Federal Credit Union, Tinton Falls, the…