Category: HUB Opinion

  • Tinton Falls referendum has many unanswered questions

    The Tinton Falls Board of Education recently mailed a newsletter to the borough residents promoting its $6.7 million referendum on the ballot on Oct. 10. Although the newsletter appears to be filled with much information, many questions are left unanswered. Why do we need so many additional classrooms when we have a declining enrollment and…

  • Shrewsbury residents say thanks for warm welcome

    In the summer of 1998, we purchased a house in Shrewsbury, on a large lot at the corner of Broad Street and Silverbrook Road. We have dedicated these last two years to interior renovations, and extensively landscaping and fencing the property. We have done all the work ourselves and have future plans for several additional…

  • Try living, not roadside, memorials for lost loved ones

    Making roadside memorials where a beloved’s life has been lost is becoming more and more frequent. I understand how this helps the grieving process and may serve as a reminder to others how dangerous speeding or [road] terrain may be. However, the other side of the coin is that it may serve as a distraction…

  • Asbestos problem closes middle school for a day

    Staff Writer By john Burton RED BANK — The borough’s Upper Elementary/Middle School students received an unexpected day off last Friday when the school was closed because asbestos was discovered. During routine custodial operations the previous day after school dismissal, a floor tile containing asbestos was inadvertently removed, according to Frances Finkelstein, the school district’s…

  • Superintendent suffers heart attack

    RED BANK — The Red Bank superintendent of schools was hospitalized last week, according to the district’s business administrator. Dr. J. Michael Rush suffered what Frances Finkelstein labeled a "mild heart attack" last Friday after work. Board of Education President Rosemarie Kopka said Rush had a complete medical examination recently and no problems had been…

  • Education foundation, PTO deliver for schools

    Staff Writer By Darlene Diebold LITTLE SILVER — Last week’s Little Silver Board of Education workshop meeting brought forth two generous donations that netted the school district $62,000. The two donations came from the Little Silver Education Foundation and the Parent Teacher Organization. Donna France and Debra Bowler, president and secretary, respectively, of the foundation,…

  • Scout stance on homosexuality a late addition to handbook

    I have been interestedly listening to the dialogue in The Hub about Dale v. Boy Scouts. Someone referred to the Bible as being a governing principle here, yet the Boy Scouts do not represent themselves as a religious institution. Having been a scoutmaster in the ’50s and a Scout in the ’40s who doesn’t know…

  • East meets west on garbage pickup issue in Red Bank

    I am writing in response to the editorial published in the Sept. 1 edition of the hub titled "The Appearance of a Problem." According to the editorial, missing garbage pickups twice on the west side and not at all on the east side supports the perception that the two parts of Red Bank are served…

  • Thank you from the Fair Haven Fire Department

    On behalf of the Fair Haven Fire Company, I would like to say thank you to all those who volunteered their time to make this year’s Firemen’s Fair a success. It was very gratifying to see how the community and the members of our neighboring fire departments and first aid squads "pitched in" to help…