Category: HUB Opinion
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School board joins public school advocacy group Coalition aids districts in funding battles with charter schools
Staff Writer By john burton School board joins public school advocacy group Coalition aids districts in funding battles with charter schools RED BANK — The Board of Education is continuing to contest the borough’s Charter School expansion plan and continues to enlist allies in the battle. Last week the board took another step in that…
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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. RALPH CHESTER ANDERSEN, 82, of Red Bank died Feb. 17 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Staten Island, N.Y., prior…
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Issue regarding ’Tree of Fifty-Two Peoples’ clarified
It has come to our attention that some confusion surrounds the placement of "The Tree of Fifty-Two Peoples" in the soon-to-be-renovated Red Bank Middle School. Afridesia’s intention for offering the one-of-a-kind symbol of brotherhood — at no cost to the Red Bank Borough or taxpayers — is made clear in the "Children Come First" mission…
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Proposed Fair Haven tax increase too high
The Fair Haven Borough Council must not accept the 2002 municipal budget introduced Feb. 11. If it does, it will unnecessarily increase our already high tax burden. The proposed budget underestimates potential revenue and overestimates potential cost. The net result is that the municipal tax rate will increase by five times more than it should.…
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Public needs to know about plans for fort
Sandy Hook Partners’ plan for redeveloping Fort Hancock may be the absolutely best proposal submitted to restore the decaying buildings in Gateway National Park. However, we will have to rely on the National Park Service’s word that that is the case. This week Russel Wilson, the park’s superintendent, said Sandy Hook Partners’ proposal and all…
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Correction
In the Feb. 15 edition of The Hub, a story on page 33, titled "Borough Man Found Dead in His Home," contained two errors. James A. Stewart, who was discovered dead by Fair Haven police, was incorrectly identified in one reference as "Steward." Later in the article, Stewart was misidentified as "Smith."
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Red Bank zoners are setting the bar too high
Development decisions are never easy, particularly when they involve non-conforming uses. There is a balancing act required between fairness to a property owner and fairness to the public at large that every board, particularly zoning boards of adjustment, must do for every application they consider. In most cases it is easy to see where the…
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School board getting support in lawsuit
RED BANK — The state’s largest union, representing public school employees, has weighed in on the borough controversy surrounding the Red Bank Charter School’s future plans. The New Jersey Education Association has made a request to the state’s Board of Education to permit the union to file a motion so it can be heard on…
