Category: HUB Opinion

  • Mass transit has yet to be considered in county Route 520 plans (Open letter to the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Free-holders)

    Mass transit has yet to be considered in county Route 520 plans (Open letter to the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Free-holders) The Monmouth County League of Women Voters is concerned about the changes proposed for Route 520. The Orth-Rogers study done for the county department of engineering addresses short-term traffic flow problems and engineering…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. SALVATORE S. GENTILE, 82, of Oceanport died Nov. 12 at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. Born in New York City, he resided in Long Branch before moving to…

  • Red Bank renters concerned about proposed housing ordinance

    We are writing about the proposed ordinance to register rental properties in Red Bank. We think it is important to have laws that make landlords take better care of their property, but we are worried about restricting how many people can live in a rented house or apartment. As we told your reporter, rents in…

  • Szostak has earned the right to serve

    Szostak has earned the right to serve There were more winners than losers in local elections last week, thanks primarily to so many candidates running for office without opponents. There was no bigger winner, though, than Joe Szostak who, on Jan. 1, will be sworn in as Fair Haven’s new mayor. Szostak ran as an…

  • Red Bank residents need to check ‘largesse’ at door to save town

    Recently, someone told me I should not say "Mexicans" when referring to the Mexicans living in Red Bank because it was derogatory. Really? Do the Mexicans know that we feel there is something so lesser about their country of origin that we dare not even refer to it by name? How vain of us. And,…

  • OBITUARIES

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. THOMAS J. BRENNAN, 74, of Middletown died Oct. 30 at Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. Born in Sligo, Ireland, he came to the United States in 1949…

  • Vote against Hook distresses Friends of Clearwater

    It is with disappointment that we read about last week’s vote by the Two Rivers Council of Mayors, which is endorsing the massive rehabilitation development plan for Sandy Hook. Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater opposes the current proposal. While we have no objection to their disagreeing with our position, we wish an organization with a…

  • Neighbor of ‘innocent parties’ speaks out against behavior

    In your article "R.B. renters remain critical…," and your editorial "Rental ordinance is the wrong answer," you voice opposition to the ordinance requiring Red Bank landlords to register their properties with the borough, and to comply by ordinances regarding overcrowding and health/safety issues. The former depicts overcrowded conditions as " … common experiences for Hispanics…

  • Early redevelopment decisions bode well

    With its recent decision to create a redevelopment plan for its downtown, and possibly the entire borough, Sea Bright officials have set the town on a promising path. Whether that path ultimately leads to a better borough remains to be seen. The council’s decision to hire Heyer, Gruel and Associates of New Brunswick seems like…