Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • ‘Festival of Nations’ at LBHS tonight

    Zaida D. Castano, Gaby Amado and Kelly Almeida, all students in the Long Branch Public Schools system, prepare to participate in the 2008 Festival of Nations event tonight. The Long Branch Public Schools system will host the “Festival of Nations Showcase” tonight at 6 p.m. at the high school on Indiana Avenue. The event will…

  • Students show study results

    WEST LONG BRANCH- Students of The Stars Challenge will be presenting their analysis of the Whale Pond Brook, which flows through the Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch, to the Environmental Council of the Monmouth County Planning Board. The Stars Challenge is a science enrichment program for top sixth- through ninth-grade students that is…

  • School district to offerWOWsummer program

    LONG BRANCH- The Long Branch Public Schools systemis offering theWide Open World (WOW summer enrichment camp program to students living in the city this summer. The camp will be held from July 7 throughAug. 15, and children who attend the free camp will be encouraged to develop their creative abilities, according to a press release…

  • John Powell in Red Bank

    An exhibit of paintings by internationally acclaimed artist John Powell will open at Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank on Friday, April 18. “Autumn Vase” Receptions with the lyrical realist painter will take place 7-10 p.m.April 18 and 5-9 p.m.April 19 at Beacon FineArts, 61 Monmouth St. Powell began his immersion in the arts…

  • ‘Bye Bye Birdie’

    Above: TheWest Park Players perform the opening scene on the third day of the production “Bye Bye Birdie” on the Ocean Township High School auditorium in Oakhurst on Saturday,April 5. The Players held three days of performancesApril 3-5. Left: The cast performs before the crowd. Far left: Bob McMahon, playing the role of Conrad Birdie,…

  • ‘Luck of the Irish’

    Father Harold Cullen and his Pipe Band perform before a crowded banquet room prior to the start of the St. Jerome’s School fashion show themed “Luck of the Irish” held on April 5. Below: Fashion model Joseph Arcangelo shows the crowd his suit during the fashion show. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • IN THE ARTS

    E Rick Rinaldi, musician, composer and songwriter, will perform in concert at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank on May 3. The “Where Rivers Run” concert is a theatrical performance of classic symphonic rock music backed by the magic of the symphony; Rinaldi and five skilled musicians and vocalists produce the sound of a…

  • Joseph Rosano

    Mr. Rosano, 84, of Oceanport, died March 30, 2008, atMonmouthMedicalCenter, LongBranch. Hewas a supervisor at EarleNavalWeapons Station, Leonardo section ofMiddletown, for 35 years, retiring in 1983. He was predeceased by two brothers, Frank and James; and three sisters, Theresa Tomaino,Mary Sgro and Rose Tarzia.He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Camille Ceppaluni Rosano;…

  • Lawrence H. Gigante

    Mr. Gigante, 59, of Oceanport, diedMarch 12, 2008, following a battle with cancer.He was CEO and general manager of Purofirst of Monmouth County, All Phase Restoration and Gigante Builders, established in 1948. He was predeceased by his mother, Helen Halverson Gigante. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Barbara McKee Gigante of Oceanport;…