• Leaders need to eliminate RCAs, level playing fields

    We agree with state Sen. Jennifer Beck that New Jersey needs more housing people can afford (Your Turn guest column, The Hub, Feb. 12). However, Sen. Beck does not propose to do anything new or different that will help build these homes or create jobs. Instead, she proposes that New Jersey return to failed and…

  • Little changes can make an environmental difference

    Irecently attended the celebratory reception for the son of some good friends. The reception was very enjoyable and not over the top. Toward the end of the evening, as is common at bar mitzvahs, communions, Sweet 16’s, weddings, etc., the DJ gave out inflatable guitars, a variety of hats, and bracelets with colorful strobe lights…

  • Senator says points made in her column were accurate

    Iwould like to briefly set the record straight in response to (New Jersey Department of Community Affairs) Commissioner Joseph Doria’s allegations related to my opinion editorial of the new affordable housing law and regulations that appeared in the Feb. 26 issue. All of the information I put forth in that piece was checked for accuracy…

  • Open forts to housing for homeless veterans

    (Open letter to U.S. congressmen) There are about 20 million U.S. military veterans ages 20-90 in the U.S.A. About 500,000 of them are homeless, and who knows how many are unemployed. Congress should consider making surplus government housing available to homeless veterans. Places like Governors Island, Fort Hancock and Fort Monmouth have thousands of housing…

  • A good deed is its own reward

    There’s nothing like a snowstorm to bring out the best in folks. On the most bitter, wintry day of the year, my heart is warmed by the goodwill of some Fair Haven boys. This morning, my 16-year-old neighbor insisted on helping us dig out from the biggest snow dumping of the season. The snow was…

  • Sky Blue FC ready to play some soccer

    Three women make the cut at tryouts for Women’s Professional Soccer BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer After two days of tryouts, 26 players sat silently in a semicircle, waiting to hear if they had made the cut. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Sky Blue FC Soccer, a new Women’s Professional Soccer league, held tryouts at…

  • Auto industry column struck positive chord with readers

    Coda • GREG BEAN Iget a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. Once in a while, though, I write something that strikes a positive chord with readers, and I hear about that, too. That was the case…

  • George H. Moss Jr.: a retrospect

    Your Turn Guest Column • Ken Howitt The phone rang at 8:15 a.m. Feb. 25 and I found out that George had died at 4 a.m. George H. Moss Jr., the historian for Rumson and Monmouth County, had passed into history, and I smiled, because to George, history always lived and breathed, sometimes more than…

  • Herbertsville First Aid Squad needs members

    The Herbertsville First Aid Squad urgently needs new members. Volunteer to save a life and help a neighbor. All training is provided at no cost. For information, call 732-840-9116 or visit www.herbertsville.org.

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