Category: HUB Opinion

  • Expansion referendum being readied School board aims

    Expansion referendum being readied School board aims for Dec. 11 as date to vote on improvements By sherry conohan Correspondent LITTLE SILVER — Architectural plans for additions and upgrades at the borough’s two public schools are 95 percent complete, and finished plans should be ready for the Board of Education’s consideration at its next meeting,…

  • Regionalization can benefit all involved

    Regionalization can benefit all involved Approving the plan to regionalize garbage collection in Fair Haven, Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury looks like a no-brainer for every local municipality but Little Silver. Based on the report of the consultant hired to look into the idea of regionalizing garbage collection, each town except for Little Silver…

  • Guest Column Rita Bayrasli Red Bank has an opportunity to lead

    Guest Column Rita Bayrasli Red Bank has an opportunity to lead The Hub’s July 13, 2001 "Our View" column provokes this seasoned free-lance journalist to respond to the issue regarding the question as to whether Red Bank is still a small town. "It may be time for borough officials to take a look at the…

  • Ensuring fun-filled summer Day trips made possible for kids at local child-care center

    Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Ensuring fun-filled summer Day trips made possible for kids at local child-care center RED BANK — A day at the zoo seems like a typical summer outing for most child-care centers. Unfortunately for the Monmouth Daycare Center, the financial burden of such a trip can be off-putting. But thanks to…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI The West Side Community Group held the three-legged race, among other activities, for children during its annual picnic at Count Basie Park in Red Bank on Saturday.

  • Dr. Parker’s ways deserve recognition from Red Bank

    As I remember, it was a bright, warm, spring day. I woke up with that "I’m getting a cold" feeling, but I was well enough to go to work. I reported for duty as a Red Bank police officer. I was on the day shift that week and was assigned to walk post No. 1…

  • Cellular phone ordinance needed for Red Bank

    I think it is fair to say traffic conditions in Red Bank have reached a critical point. With a thriving commercial district and Route 35 traversing the borough, it has been estimated that on a weekday, some 30,000-40,000 cares pass through Red Bank. In my opinion, this has caused a hazardous condition. Add to this…

  • Red Bank ‘police state’ is getting out of hand

    It seems to be that little ol’ Red Bank is becoming a "police state." We, the residents, have to put up with limited space on the sidewalks – re: tables — but the shopkeepers have no right to advertise? Is a freedom being slowly eroded from the little society of this town? Mayor Edward J.…

  • Resident disheartened by treatment at fireworks

    The Fourth of July fireworks in Red Bank are a truly memorable experience. The fireworks have been one of the only annual town events that put all the residents of the two-rivers area on an equal footing for one night. As a member of a three-generation Red Bank family, my fondest memories of the fireworks…