Category: HUB Opinion
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Guest Column Dr. Michael P. Weinstein Potential parking problem at Fort Hancock
Guest Column Dr. Michael P. Weinstein Potential parking problem at Fort Hancock March 22 was a cold and blustery Friday, exacerbated by rain and sustained winds exceeding 18 knots. The Atlantic exposure of the Sandy Hook peninsula did not help ameliorate a very chilly walk from the state parking lot (across the street) to building…
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Getting something for nothing more
The taxpayers of Little Silver, Shrewsbury Borough and Red Bank are being offered a good deal. On April 16, voters in those towns are not only being asked to select their representatives to the local school boards; they also are being asked to approve an $8.5 million referendum that will allow the regional high school…
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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. ROBERT M. BROWN, 64, of Keyport died March 28 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Kearny, he resided in Union Beach prior to moving to Keyport…
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Senior voices objection to attempted school closing
Here we go again! The Red Bank Board of Education is attempting to close down the Red Bank Charter School, no matter how much it costs the taxpayers. The board is claiming alleged de facto segregation, racial imbalance, and expansion would drain $720,000 from the school budget ($4,400-per student) for 162 students. The charter school…
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Street and curbs, not trees, are issue in Oceanport
Not all the residents on Wardell Circle are fighting the borough of Oceanport to retain the trees that line the street. Those residents on the street opposed to removing the trees are losing sight of our primary objective. The objective, which is the same objective we petitioned borough officials about last year, is to repair…
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In the end, council makes right move on memorial
There may have been a lack of communication, but there is no missing the lack of respect Councilwoman Florence "Betti" Thompson has shown the family of Patrick Collins. Collins, a longtime borough Department of Public Works employee, died after working a couple of long days shoveling snow for the borough on Jan. 2, 2001. His…
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Superintendent takes to smaller-scale district
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Superintendent takes to smaller-scale district VERONICA YANKOWSKI Leonard Kelpsh is taking on the superintendent’s position in Tinton Falls. TINTON FALLS — He’s got the whole school district in his hands. He’s the borough’s new superintendent, Leonard Kelpsh. Called to the office March 15 on good behavior, Kelpsh started his…
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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. THE REV. STEPHEN H. CONGDON JR., 66, of Monroe Township and formerly Monmouth Beach, died March 20 at John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison. Born in Rumson,…
