Category: HUB Opinion
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County should support performing arts at RBR
There can be little doubt that these are prosperous times we live in. Over the last few weeks the pages of The Hub have carried a number of stories about local programs and agencies receiving grant money from the overflowing coffers of the state treasury. At the same time, the big argument on the national…
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RiverCenter Open House a success, thanks to volunteers
On behalf of RiverCenter’s board of directors and the task force volunteers who planned our recent Open House, thank you to everyone who attended this event. On July 12, more than 350 of you took time out of your busy schedules to stop by the office for our open house. Thanks to you, this event…
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The recent article regarding Shrewsbury’s volunteer services may be just the beginning of what seems to be a huge problem in New Jersey.
The recent article regarding Shrewsbury’s volunteer services may be just the beginning of what seems to be a huge problem in New Jersey. Shrewsbury is now looking at possibly hiring people to provide fire and first aid protection. Too many people take for granted what volunteers do. They simply provide free emergency services to the…
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Salvation Army sponsors summer of john burton The Hub
Salvation Army sponsors summer of john burton The Hub JOHN BURTON Charlene and Jeff Jackson (rear) are surrounded by some of the young participants of the Salvation Army’s summer camp program in Red Bank. It would seem that public service and community activism are genetic predispositions for Jeff Jackson. As the youth program director for…
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RBR contesting county plan for arts program lindsey siegle
RBR contesting county plan for arts program lindsey siegle A proposal under consideration by the county to create a performing arts vocational high school has local officials worried about the impact it could have on Red Bank Regional High School. Red Bank Regional has had a performing arts curriculum, certified as a county vocational program,…
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State support for arts programs up 14 percent County program funding increases slightly more than 1 percent linda denicola The Hub
State support for arts programs up 14 percent County program funding increases slightly more than 1 percent linda denicola The Hub Several New Jersey arts organizations were the recipients of grant money included in Gov. Christine Whitman’s fiscal year budget for 2001. The budget includes $20 million for the state Council on the Arts, up…
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Scouting Controversy
In reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the James Dale v. the Boy Scouts of America case, there have been some Scouts and even scoutmasters who have written in dissent of that decision and what the Scouts believe as a moral code. Admit it or not, they are upset because their particular world…
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Step Out, Save Lives! If a co-worker, friend or family member collapsed in front of you, unresponsive and not breathing, would you know what to do? Would you know to call 911 immediately? Could you perform CPR? Is there an automated external defibrilla
Step Out, Save Lives! If a co-worker, friend or family member collapsed in front of you, unresponsive and not breathing, would you know what to do? Would you know to call 911 immediately? Could you perform CPR? Is there an automated external defibrillator (AED) immediately available? As a Monmouth County business leader and chairman of…
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In reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the James Dale v. the Boy Scouts of America case, there have been some Scouts and even scoutmasters who have written in dissent of that decision and what the Scouts believe as a moral code. Admit it or not
In reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the James Dale v. the Boy Scouts of America case, there have been some Scouts and even scoutmasters who have written in dissent of that decision and what the Scouts believe as a moral code. Admit it or not, they are upset because their particular world…
