Category: HUB Opinion

Three cheers for volunteers! Clean Ocean Action (COA) applauds the many community groups, scouts, students, families, individuals and elected officials who joined in the fight against ocean pollution by participating in our 18th annual fall beach sweeps Oct. 25. Volunteers gave New Jersey’s beaches a clean sweep on Make a Difference Day, improving the marine…

Meade Robertson Obituaries Meade Robertson Mr. Robertson, 48, of Green Island, Toms River, died Oct. 13 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. Born in Long Branch, he grew up in Highlands where he attended Henry Hudson Regional High School. Mr. Robertson was a chef at the Brielle Inn for 10 years, and was…

Any step down the road toward regionalization of services is a positive one and it is good to see Red Bank, Shrewsbury and Little Silver considering that step regarding their drug alliance programs. Unfortunately, there seems to be a disagreement about just how the alliance will be run. Through this year Red Bank and Shrewsbury…

The ongoing dispute with the Red Bank Zoning Board, Building and Land Technologies, and local residents on the size and scope of the [proposed townhouse and condominium] project [at corner of Monmouth and West streets] seems to have missed an important and driving force behind these oversized behemoths of residential building. Money! The profit motive…

The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC) is pleased to have learned that Linda Brzustowicz, a Rutgers University scientist, will be working with 150 families in our state to study the genetics of families affected by autism. The $3.7 million funding from the National Institutes of Health may play…

Autumn is a peak time for vehicle collisions with wild animals, resulting in driver and passenger injuries, property damage, and fatal injuries for millions of animals nationwide. The Humane Society of the United States offers the following advice to keep you and your fellow travelers safe this season: • Dwindling daylight hours mean more cars…

Joseph C. Pignataro Obituaries Joseph C. Pignataro Mr. Pignataro, 86, of Shrewsbury died Oct. 25 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Newark, he resided in Shrewsbury for more than 40 years. He worked part time in circulation at the Asbury Park Press, Lakewood. Prior to that, he was vice president of operations at…

Even though it has been back in use for more than a week, Little Silver residents might be forgiven if they haven’t realized the borough’s train station is back in operation. You read that right. The Little Silver train station is open after what seems like an eternity of sitting as a vacant and under-construction…

Public urged to vote yes on public question No. 3 to protect our environment During the last two years, New Jersey has suffered from a drought and severe flooding – events which resulted in spoiled crops, water supply emergencies and damaged property throughout the state. Public question No. 3 will help our state, county and…