Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Eminent domain decision restores faith
Iwould like to personally thank all our New Jersey judges who have been rendering decisions on eminent domain abuse. Based on the N.J. Supreme Court Gallethin decision, the non-politically connected and the economically struggling are finally getting their property rights returned to them and an even playing field created. Our preceding justices I believe would…
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IN THE ARTS
“Engaging Shaw” by JohnMorogiello, with excerpts fromBernard Shaw, is making its New Jersey premiere through April 13 at New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway in Long Branch. Of all the great love stories in literary history, the pairing of playwright George Bernard Shaw and Charlotte Payne-Townshend may rank as the very least romantic. The blazingwit…
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Public needs to be aware of message of ‘Monologues’
I am writing to you because I am wondering if the general public is aware of the real message of the play “The Vagina Monologues.” I believe many get caught up in the emotions of the title and fail to look beyond it. Domestic and emotional violence is the central theme of this play. Proceeds…
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IN THE ARTS
Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge Ooh-wee, baby! Travel back in time Friday,March 14, during “An Evening of Doo Wop and Rock ‘n’ Roll” at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. The concert will feature blockbuster groups Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge (“Sixteen Candles”), Kenny Vance and the Planotones, Jay Siegel and the…
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The Boss at the Basie: Let the bidding begin
So you had a dream that you got into a bidding war for a pair of tickets to a Bruce Springsteen concert. The guy you were bidding against kept upping the ante, but you weren’t about to be outdone and you finally trumped him and snared the elusive tickets. What if you weren’t dreaming, would…
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Artists look at impacts of sprawl
The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) in Long Branch is hosting an exhibition titled “Sprawling” through April 4. “Oil on Newtown Creek” by Susanna Heller The show highlights artists whose work investigates the changes that occur on the social, political, economic, ecological and geographic levels when a populated area stretches, swells, spreads and…
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School budget would raise tax rate 1 cent
Four vie for three open seats in April 15 Board of Education election BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN- The Board of Education is planning to introduce a $21 million spending plan this month for the 2008-09 school year. The proposed budget calls for a tax levy of $13 million, Board of Education Business Administrator…
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Art Forms evolves under new owner, new name
Charlotte Scherer hands baton to Emily Asher Neiman BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent While not exactly throwing out the old, there is a new owner at the Art Forms Gallery on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. She has renamed the storefront space the Asher Neiman Gallery but has retained a number of the artists, including the…
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School budget to be discussed at 3 meetings
OCEAN TOWNSHIP – The Board of Education is scheduled to hold a series of meetings on its proposed 2008-09 school budget at three district schools next month. The meetings are being hosted by the Ocean Township Parent Teacher Association and are scheduled to take place on April 7 at theWayside SchoolAuditorium, April 8 at the…
