Category: HUB Opinion
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Early misstep by parking task force
Early misstep by parking task force It didn’t take long for Red Bank’s parking task force to make a bad decision. Last week the chairman of the appointed public body told Mayor Edward J. McKenna Jr. and the Borough Council that the panel had voted to close its meetings to the public. Considering that the…
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Guest Column Joe and Heather Monica Write Congress to battle DBA
Guest Column Joe and Heather Monica Write Congress to battle DBA In June, friends, family and strangers came together to help raise funds for our daughter, Kylie Jae Monica, who is battling a very rare genetic bone marrow failure disorder. The response was tremendous, and thanks to these efforts Kylie has received carte blanche all…
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Guest Column Jennifer Therrien Answers sought on permitting building in wetlands
Guest Column Jennifer Therrien Answers sought on permitting building in wetlands The following is a letter sent to officials of the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Borough of Little Silver. Re: Block 66, Lots 22, 23, 24 Dear Mr. Kalb: This letter is regarding the children’s concerns about all the construction of buildings…
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Correction
In the Aug. 24 issue of The Hub, the page 14 story "R.R. crossing project set; traffic woes expected" stated the construction project slated for the grade crossing at Route 35 and Broad Street and Newman Springs Road would be done in two daily shifts, 7-11 a.m. and 3-7 p.m. The project will actually be…
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New Red Bank principal ready for role
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Karen Leoncavallo RED BANK — This week, the approximately 500 students arriving at the district’s primary school, will not be the only ones a little anxious about new classes, new teachers and the new challenges that greet them. Although she’s been on the job for a few weeks, the school’s…
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Red Bank councilman disputes tax increase amount
I write in response to the letter of Marian Rhodes ("Candidate Outraged…," Aug. 10). Rhodes complains about her 34-percent tax increase. Let me remind her that municipal taxes in New Jersey are apportioned according to property values. If her house is assessed to have the same market value as mine, we pay the same municipal…
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Red Bank Borough Public Schools 01-02 Schedule September 5 Schools open 27 Schools closed – Yom Kippur October 8 Schools closed – Staff in-service November 7 Schools closed – Staff in-service 8-9 Schools closed – NJEA Convention 21 Early
Red Bank Borough Public Schools 01-02 Schedule September 5 Schools open 27 Schools closed – Yom Kippur October 8 Schools closed – Staff in-service November 7 Schools closed – Staff in-service 8-9 Schools closed – NJEA Convention 21 Early dismissal 22-23 Schools closed – Thanksgiving December 21 Early dismissal 24-31 Schools closed – Winter recess…
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Red Bank Regional High School 01-02 Schedule September 5 School opens 18 School closed – Rosh Hashanah 27 School closed – Yom Kippur October 8 School closed – Staff in-service November 8-9 School closed – NJEA Convention 22-23 School clo
May 27 School closed – Memorial DayJune 26 Last day of school Red Bank Regional High School 01-02 Schedule September 5 School opens 18 School closed – Rosh Hashanah 27 School closed – Yom Kippur October 8 School closed – Staff in-service November 8-9 School closed – NJEA Convention 22-23 School closed – Thanksgiving December…
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All-day kindergarten more than a dream for Shrewsbury
Staff Writer By SHERRY CONOHAN SHREWSBURY — With the addition and renovations proposed for the Shrewsbury school, Superintendent Lawrence Ambrosino would have room to realize his dream of an all-day kindergarten. Ambrosino cited studies that showed one year of preschool increases a child’s chance to succeed in school by 50 percent. He said he sees…
