Category: HUB Opinion
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Red Bank not discriminatory toward seniors
In response to a recent letter on the planned expansion by the Navesink House which suggested "there is some sort of prejudice toward senior citizens in Red Bank," nothing is further from the truth. In a recent article in a local newspaper, Mayor Ed McKenna was quoted as saying, "Red Bank has done its fair…
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Changing times call for changes in hunting rules
The recent story in The Hub about activists protesting the hunting of ducks and other sea birds along the two rivers was well-timed. It reminded me of another news story I read a few months ago about a man named Ket Ket who had come from Cambodia to live in New Jersey. Ket Ket was…
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To our readers
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Coalition concerned with aesthetics, not safety
I have read with a mix of amusement and disgust the advertisements run by the "Coalition to Stop Hunting Now." This "coalition" is attempting to ban hunting in the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers based on its "abhorrence" to "senseless killing," the old reliable "child safety" issue and of course, the noise created by the hunters…
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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. ANTHONY T. MAGARINO, 69, of Ocean Township died Jan. 15 at the Center for Hospice Care, Long Branch. Born in Long Branch, he resided in West Long…
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Foundation warns time is running out for Sandy Hook
We know even less now than we did months ago when the National Park Service first announced its plan to lease 36 of the 180 buildings on Fort Hancock to a private developer. The deal represents the park service’s largest historic lease arrangement on the East Coast, and the little that we know of the…
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Other ideas should be tried before deck
It has been just over a year since the Red Bank Borough Council first proposed a parking garage as a means to address a perceived parking shortfall in the borough’s downtown. At that time, borough officials and business leaders painted a dire picture in which the health of the town’s business district could only be…
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To our readers
To our readers Forms for social announcements are available by calling (732) 358-5200, ext. 8226. If you wish to have a photo returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope; however, we cannot guarantee that pictures will be returned.
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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. MARY E. GESUALDI, 76, of Middletown died Jan. 22 at home. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she resided in Keansburg and Hazlet prior to moving to Middletown…
