Category: HUB Opinion

  • Problems with NPS’s care of buildings persist

    The day before the blizzard of ’03 hit New Jersey in February, I counted 16 out of 26 unused buildings at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, with either broken windows, broken window vents, open porch doors, or plywood covers that had been blown away in past storms. These buildings were wide open to the ravages of…

  • Thanks, and a reminder of the cost of freedom

    I would like to thank your staff writer, Sandi Carpello, for her article in your paper dated April 4 covering my son (Capt. James Harris Jr.), Pvt. Greg Wilkinson, and Sgt. Maj. Nathaniel Simmons: "For soldiers’ families, the battle is close to home." Sandi is very compassionate and understands what we are going through as…

  • Our View

    F.H. officials must address differences Our View F.H. officials must address differences If Fair Haven residents were able to ignore it before, they must now face the fact that their governing body has some problems. This week’s heated exchange between Mayor Joseph Szostak and Councilman Garrett Bess put the central conflicts between the borough’s elected…

  • OBITUARIES

    OBITUARIES CAROLINE REAMER, 96, of Red Bank died April 18 at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. She was born in New York City, N.Y., and lived in Keyport most of her life. She was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Benjamin Reamer, in 1967. Surviving are a son, Joseph B. Reamer of Middletown; a…

  • State slashes funding to school districts

    Sudden cut in state aid may put some schooldistricts into deficit By maura dowginStaff Writer Sudden cut in state aid may put some school districts into deficit By maura dowgin Staff Writer School districts throughout the state are expected to lose 5 percent of their total state aid for the 2002-03 school year. Due to…

  • Property tax bill makes myth of ‘American dream’

    The American dream. What is it? One aspect of it is owning one’s own home. Those without one pine over whether they will one day be able to achieve such. Those who begin the process often work two jobs or ungodly hours to afford one. People strive, sweat and sacrifice a huge part of their…

  • Our View

    School districts deservebetter from the state Our View School districts deserve better from the state School districts deserve better from the state Local school districts can’t seem to catch a break. First, the Monmouth County Vocational School District tries to hit them with a first-time, last-minute tuition hike for shared-time students. The new tuition was…

  • Guest Column

    JudithStanley ColemanState Guest Column Judith Stanley Coleman State’s investment in the arts pays big dividends Judith Stanley Coleman State’s investment in the arts pays big dividends The goal with any financial investment, whether large or small, is to gain a high rate of return. The key, however, is to make that investment in the first…

  • OBITUARIES

    OBITUARIES VIRGINIA McKENNA, 84, of Tinton Falls died April 10 at Blythe House, Tinton Falls. Born in Union City, she resided in Hoboken, Matawan, and in Keyport for 20 years before moving to Tinton Falls. She was a retired dining room hostess at Ye Cottage Inn, Keyport, and Buttonwood Manor, Matawan. Prior to that, she…