Category: HUB Opinion

  • your turn

    Guest ColumnMary Lou StrongPark service bashing must stop your turn Guest Column Mary Lou Strong Park service bashing must stop Guest Column Mary Lou Strong Park service bashing must stop How much longer can we stand this process of bashing the National Park Service and Fort Hancock? Enough is enough. The opposition is repeating itself,…

  • Beck is ‘a conscientious pub­lic servant’ on council

    I was disappointed, but not surprised, to read the quotes attributed to Mayor Edward McKenna regarding the Red Bank budget vote. I have known Ms. Jennifer Beck for some while, and know her to be a sincere and conscientious public servant. And, like her, I know the budget could have been cut more. Why? Because…

  • United Way president urges show of support for Head Start

    Recent articles have highlighted the national debate over leadership for Head Start. Changes that would decrease the involvement of the federal government in Head Start should not be approved. I urge New Jersey residents and lawmakers to oppose these proposed revisions. Funded in part by United Way, Head Start is the most successful early childhood…

  • Our view

    Better facts might help church Our view Better facts might help church’s case If the Rev. Joseph W. Hughes wants to convince his parishioners of his compliant nature and Rumson’s recalcitrance, he needs to do a better job of selecting his facts. In a two-page letter to parishioners, the pastor wrote about settlement talks with…

  • Jewish group urges Israel to pick up ‘Road Map to Peace’

    The Jewish Federation of Greater Monmouth County, the umbrella organization for the organized Jewish community in Monmouth, welcomes the cease-fire agreement brokered by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. We urge him to move quickly to dismantle all terrorist groups as mandated by the "Road Map to Peace." As President George W. Bush and Secretary of State…

  • Passage of bill yet another example of highway robbery

    With his most flagrant disregard yet for the public’s health, safety and welfare, Gov. James McGreevey has signed into law the merger of the New Jersey Highway Authority (parkway) and the Turnpike Authority. The mega-bureaucracy which this will create is a travesty. Fatalities, accidents and choking pollution will continue to be a problem at parkway…

  • Our view

    Facts don Our view Facts don’t support director’s decision There is really nothing surprising about National Park Service Regional Director Marie Rust’s finding of no significant impact related to the development of Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. At the very least, you could say Rust and the rest of the park service really weren’t looking…

  • Clarification

    Clarification The June 28 Fab Faux concert at the Count Basie Theatre benefited the YMCA Family Services Branch, not the Red Bank Development Initiative, as reported in the July 3 issue of The Hub.

  • Your Turn

    Guest ColumnScott A. PatersonGet the facts out on duck hunting Your Turn Guest Column Scott A. Paterson Get the facts out on duck hunting Guest Column Scott A. Paterson Get the facts out on duck hunting I have been reading the anti-hunting advertisements that have been in The Hub and several local papers for some…