Category: HUB Opinion
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Muck Monster’s July arrest worthwhile after all
Last July, a friend and I were at Marine Park, Red Bank, dressed in costumes (Muck Monster and Whitman/ Gore impersonator) and holding a banner that said "Whitman & Gore Dump in the Sea," while waiting for the governor to arrive. We were, and still are, motivated by the fact that our government is allowing…
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District mulling options for student population Grade reconfiguration planned; Earle students figure into equation
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE District mulling options for student population Grade reconfiguration planned; Earle students figure into equation TINTON FALLS — School officials remain at a loss regarding classroom imbalance and accommodating curriculum upgrades. At a meeting conducted by the Board of Education last month, a crowd of parents, teachers and senior citizens…
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RBC senior named ‘Outstanding Participant’
Mark Elliott Red Bank Catholic senior Mark Elliott has been named an "Outstanding Participant" in the 2001 National Achievement Scholarship Program. The program, founded in 1964, was established to honor black American high school students. As an Outstanding Participant, Elliott placed among the top 5 percent of more than 110,000 black Americans in the program.…
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Hoop shoot
Edward Herskowitz, 11, Tinton Falls, launches a shot during the Red Bank Elks’ Hoop Shoot held at Red Bank Regional High School on Sunday. Jerry Wolkowitz
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Fair Haven native new Knollwood principal
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE It may have taken Thomas Famulary quite a few years and an esteemed career, but he ended up right back in the Fair Haven Knollwood School principal’s office. After a months-long search for the perfect person to fill the principal’s position, Fair Haven Superintendent of Schools William N. Presutti…
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‘Consumers’ Voice’ warns of problems with Verizon
As Verizon, formerly Bell Atlantic, seeks to double our phone rates in New Jersey, serious allegations of falsifying records and a massive cover-up are now being lodged against it in New York. Scores of complaints from Verizon customers have simply disappeared, and customers are waiting for problems to be fixed; some have been waiting for…
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Tinton Falls needs sensible open space plan
The Nov. 3 issue of The Hub contained two articles that offered an interesting contrast. On page one was an article that talked about how strongly many residents feel about the overdevelopment of Tinton Falls and how much they want the remaining open space preserved. On page four was an article titled "Southern Tinton Falls…
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Fair Haven critic should get his facts straight Guest Column Thomas Gilmour
Fair Haven critic should get his facts straight Guest Column Thomas Gilmour As a citizen of Fair Haven and one of the candidates in this past week’s election, I was pleased that the tone of the recent campaign for seats on Borough Council was focused on issues rather than personalities and seemed to signal a…
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Parents deserve board’s approval
It’s time for the Rumson Planning Board to do its job. Last spring Arthur and Leslie Parent came before the board with a plan to subdivide what is known as the Tredwell House property. The application presented conformed to the borough’s land use regulations and in most cases would have been approved before the leaves…
