Category: HUB Opinion

  • Charitable donors need to regain perspective

    Thank you for your editorial of Oct. 19 ("Traditional charities left empty-handed"). As a cancer victim participating in the testing of a new drug therapy, I was involved with the National Foundation for Cancer Research annual fund-raising concert, scheduled this year for Oct. 13 at the Count Basie Theatre. Sadly, this event had to be…

  • Correction

    In last week’s story on young Rumson filmmaker Zach Cogen we incorrectly reported that Steven Spielberg directed the documentary Shoah. While Spielberg started the Shoah Foundation, the movie which documents the Holocaust was directed by Claude Lanzmann. We regret the error.

  • Foundation director urges voting yes for open space

    With Election Day less than two short weeks away, I would like to take this opportunity to remind the public of the importance of voting yes to an open space referendum. What are the benefits to the residents in voting for open space? The 1 cent per $100 of assessed valuation of a home, which…

  • Re-electing Bennett Nov. 6 is a vote for the environment

    Re-electing Bennett Nov. 6 is a vote for the environment For those of us concerned about our natural resour-ces, traffic and water quality, it is vital we keep state Sen. John O. Bennett (R-12) in office. That is why I am pleased the Vote Environment Committee of the New Jersey Environmental Federation has endorsed his…

  • Traditional charities left empty-handed

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Heather Zaccaro, 8, paints a pumpkin at the Fair Haven Harvest Fest on Saturday. This weekend Red Bank is going to be the site of the latest big event to raise money in support of those who suffered losses in the World Trade Center attack on Sept. 11. No question the cause is…

  • Guest Column Lynn M. Guiser The dark side of special education

    Guest Column Lynn M. Guiser The dark side of special education My husband and I have been attending our local Board of Education meetings for the past six to eight months. This past summer, many special education parents began to attend Board of Education meetings. Some parents expressed outrage at the district for allowing a…

  • Correction

    A caption for a photo that accompanied a story on The Wine Experience, Tinton Falls, in the Oct. 12 business section of the Hub incorrectly identified Sam Zimmerman as a co-owner of the winemaking center. Zimmerman is an amateur vintner who uses the winemaking facility and does not hold an interest in the business. Louis…

  • Thanking those who evacuated thousands of commuters

    Sept. 11 is a date that remains etched in all our minds. The coordinated efforts of those who safely evacuated thousands of commuters, one of whom was my husband, was an effort worthy of praise and thanks. I would like to extend genuine and sincere thanks to the many, many people and agencies involved in…

  • 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. HERBERT F. COFFEY, 74, of the New Monmouth section of Middletown died Sept. 6 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Jersey City, he resided in…