Category: HUB Opinion
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our view
Sea Bright council needs to back off a bad deal our view Sea Bright council needs to back off a bad deal Residents of Sea Bright should be happy about the state’s latest bureaucratic meddling in the borough. Because the state Department of Environmental Protection has stepped in to hold up the deal, the borough…
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Contest gives primary school pupils a place to tell their stories
By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer SANDI CARPELLO Hugo Guerra, (l-r) 6; Allison Haigh, 6; Salvadore Tecalero, 9; Albert Martin, 7; and Akeira Pines, 8, read from Salvadore’s original story, “The Lost Boys.” RED BANK — When Allison Haigh imagines adulthood, she envisions the beguiling life of an award-winning novelist. "When I…
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Council must make decision about Bicentennial Hall
This letter follows the Feb. 24 Fair Haven Borough Council meeting. It was disappointing that making a decision about the future of Bicentennial Hall was not one of the council’s top three long-range planning priorities. Instead council voted to spend yet another thousand dollars on yet another estimate from yet another professional service. There was…
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Coordinator warns against danger of inhalants
March 16-22 is Inhalant Awareness Week. Inhalants are common products found around the home and schools, which include airplane glue, white-out, aerosol cans, gasoline, etc. More than 1,000 products are potentially abusable. Inhalants are the fourth most abused substances, following tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Inhalant use causes long-term physical and psychological damage and, in some…
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our view
State chooses wrong place to ease rules our view State chooses wrong place to ease rules In the next few months it is possible that the citizens of New Jersey will be treated to the most ridiculous regulation since rules were imposed on how you could cook an egg. Unlike that embarrassing episode from our…
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Your Turn
Guest ColumnGeorge MoffattNat Your Turn Guest Column George Moffatt Nat’l Park Service’s conduct shows value it places on fort Guest Column George Moffatt Nat’l Park Service’s conduct shows value it places on fort At least 16 Fort Hancock buildings with broken windows and open doors at Sandy Hook were unnecessarily exposed to the ravages of…
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Reality of war far off for high school students
Fear of losing rights greater than fear ofterrorists for some By sandi carpelloStaff Writer Reality of war far off for high school students Fear of losing rights greater than fear of terrorists for some By sandi carpello Staff Writer RUMSON — Looming war is no excuse to sit home on a Saturday night, according to…
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OBITUARIES
OBITUARIES EVELYN V. KASCH JANECZKO, 89, of Neptune died March 10 at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Hoboken, she resided in Highlands prior to moving to Neptune. Mrs. Janeczko was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter J. Janeczko, in 1974. She is survived by her son, Walter J. Janeczko of…
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Resident finds snow removal an onerous job in Red Bank
As a resident of Red Bank, I am diligent about removing snow from the sidewalk which parallels the street, as well as from my own sidewalk and driveway. Depending upon depth and weight of the snow, this sometimes must be done several times. Snowplows are, of course, making the rounds of borough streets, always in…
