Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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United Way dedicated to helping Alzheimer’s cause
By the time you are reading this we will be in the year 2008. I would like to go back a few months and spotlight the works of the Alzheimer’s Association, whose recognition month is November. Their formal mission statement is “to enhance care and support for individuals, their families and caregivers, and to eliminate…
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IN THE ARTS
Join the Seven Sisters as they travel back to the old South in the days of slavery in a riotous showentitled “A Stitch in Time” featuring song, dance, history, stories, skits and a display of quilts, as they depict the joys of sisterhood, the trials of slave life, and how quilting helped themcope. Based on…
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Raymond Chester Smith
Mr. Smith, 87, of Oceanport died Jan. 14, 2008. Born in Hoboken, he resided in Cliffside Park and Rumson before relocating to Oceanport. He was a real estate developer and broker in the area, and his developments included restoration of the Geraldine Thompson estate, Lincroft section of Middletown. Mr. Smith also owned the River House,…
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A Process of Intention
‘AProcess of Intention: Artists and the Methods to their Creation,” currently at Frederick Galleries inAllenhurst, is an exhibition of works by nine artists working with recurring themes and diverse materials. “Bayside Illusion” by Jennie Meares The conventional elements of ground and the material qualities of oil, watercolor, wax, pastel, acrylic, ink, film, graphite and emulsions…
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Vincent J. McCue
Mr. McCue, 79, of Long Branch, died Jan. 21, 2008, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was a teacher in Hazlet, and principal atMiddle Road School, Hazlet, for several years, retiring in 1993. He served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was predeceased by a daughter, Carolyn OsmoMcCue. He is survived…
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Distaste for eminent domain not on decline
Guest Column Brian Unger Contrary to comments made at the recent real estate development conference at Monmouth University, public distaste for eminent domain is not in decline. The conference panel was chaired by a K. Hovnanian development executive, and prominently staffed with Long Branch’s proeminent domain mayor and city attorney, as well as private development…
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H. Jefferson
Mr. Jefferson, 80, of Morganville, died Jan. 24, 2008, at home. Born in East Orange, he resided in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, and East Keansburg prior to relocating to Morganville 22 years ago. He was circulation manager at Greater Media Newspapers, East Brunswick, for 10 years, retiring in 1993. Prior to that, he…
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Art exhibit comes to JCC gallery in Deal
OCEAN TOWNSHIP – The Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center of the JCC of Greater Monmouth on Grant Avenue inDeal Park is presenting an exhibit titled “Kitchen Saints and Backyard Heroes” by Robert Edelhauser. The artwork of Robert Edelhauser is being displayed at the JCC gallery in Deal Park in an exhibit titled “Kitchen Saints and…
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Louis T. Probo
Mr. Probo, 60, of Long Branch, died Feb. 3, 2008, at home. He was predeceased by his father, Harry Probo. He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Kimberly and Andrew Zimmer of Jefferson, and Nicole Probo of Wall; his mother, Ortensia Probo of Monmouth Beach; a sister and brother-in-law, Francesca and JohnAzzara ofWestfield;…
