Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Art in the Park

    Left: Lynn Beedle, Highlands, paints at the 10th annual Long Branch Art in the Park event May 25 at West End Park. Above: Long Branch’s Mo O’Donnell works on another piece. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Attorney sets record straight on Strollo’s issue

    Iwrite in response to the letter to the editor (Atlanticville, June 5) submitted by Mr. Robert Allison regarding the May 27 meeting of the Long Branch City Council. Kindly permit me to set the record straight. I note that Mr. Allison is apparently an objector to the application pending before the Long Branch Planning Board…

  • Boro calls for $190K in cuts to school budget

    Council approves $18.9M tax levy for Monmouth Regional BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN – The Borough Council is calling for $190,000 to be trimmed from the defeated Monmouth Regional High School District budget. The council voted unanimously 5-0 at its May 14 meeting to approve a resolution that calls for the Monmouth Regional High…

  • Coda

    The scary sump pump and other tales of dread GREG BEAN   (Editor’s note: Greg Bean is on vacation. This column originally appeared May 9, 2007.)   My home repair motto is: If you can’t fix the problem with a hammer, get a bigger hammer. That says a lot about the kind of do-it-yourself homeowner…

  • Take advantage of library’s summer programs

    With the summer recess from school just a few weeks away, many parents are thinking of ways to keep their children’s minds and bodies active after those first weeks of euphoric freedom erode to boredom. Let me suggest that before you become frazzled, your local library may offer a solution. For the past six years,…

  • Public wants answers about mayor’s real estate deal

    On May 27, a group of residents from Long Branch presented a number of pointed ethical questions to Mayor Adam Schneider and the City Council, looking for simple answers. The mayor was asked about his involvement in a $2.4 million real estate deal transacted in February 2007, and financed by Central Jersey Bank. The mayor…

  • State will be desert town without Fort Monmouth

    It is a shame that they are letting Fort Monmouth go. It is unfair to make New Jersey suffer with all the people that need the fort. A lot of retired military are living in Monmouth County that need medical, commissary, craft center and other services offered by Fort Monmouth. Lots of men need the…

  • Mark Bendon

    Mark Bendon, 77, died May 29, 2008. He lived in the town of Matawan for over 30 years, before making his permanent residence in Atlantic Highlands. He was a retired school teacher and served in the Marine Corp. and the Korean War. He was very active with the sailing community.  He was a member of…

  • Students urge public to stop ocean pollution

    Student Ocean Advocates present exhibit to highlight efforts BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer DANIEL HOWLEY High school students from Monmouth County participate in the Student Ocean Advocates program at the Eatontown Community Center on May 21. EATONTOWN – A group of Monmouth County students gathered last week to highlight their ongoing efforts to educate the…