Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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‘Tis the stressful season for us ‘guerrilla shoppers’ GREG BEAN There was a time not long ago when my wife said one of the most surprising things she’s said in over 25 years of marriage. We’d taken a Sunday drive down to Cape May, and while I was content to just drive around, gawking at…
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Specifics of new school funding formula unfurled
All districts would receive at least 2% increase in state aid; some up to 20% BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer The state aid figures from Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposed new school funding plan would give area school districts a significant cash increase from Trenton if the new formula passes the Legislature. Under the plan, Long…
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The bennies are back!
The bennies – those dreaded visitors from Bayonne, Elizabeth, Newark and New York that invade shore beaches each summer – are the inspiration for the latest exhibit at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch. “Untitled (Awesome 2 Children)” by Joshua Geldzahler “Benny’s Bungalow” is organized along the same lines as bennies…
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School on lookout for caller of shooting threat
City superintendent plans to re-examine cell phone rules for students BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – The city’s school district is looking into who was behind an anonymous threat last week that a gang member from Asbury Park was planning to shoot a Long Branch High School student. The Dec. 11 call to…
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IN THE ARTS
Glen Burtnick’s Christmas Extravaganza will be presented at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Saturday at 7:30 p.m. This will be the 17th anniversary of Burtnik’s Xmas Xtravaganza. Born at a small club in New Jersey in the late ’80s, this annual holiday concert revue of seasonal musical performances has grown larger each year,…
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No safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy
Once again we have arrived – safely, I hope – at this wondrous season of hope and renewal; this season so filled with preparing: Preparing our homes and our offices and our schedules; Preparing to visit, to attend, to host; Preparing to share and reminisce, to laugh and to sing … As we wade through…
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George M. Kuhn
Mr. Kuhn, 85, of Tinton Falls, died Nov. 22, 2007, at home. Born in Mulhousen Alsace, France, he resided in West Long Branch, and Holiday, Fla., prior to relocating to Seabrook Village, Tinton Falls. He was a salesman at Monmouth Paper Company, New Brunswick, for 42 years, retiring in 1986. He enjoyed spending time with…
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MTOTSA member won’t negotiate, compromise or settle
Iam a core member of MTOTSA (Marine Terrace Ocean Terrace Seaview Avenue. As many know we are a small beachfront neighborhood that has been trying to save our homes from eminent domain abuse. The City of Long Branch wants to throw us out of our homes, demolish our quaint neighborhood and build luxury condominiums for…
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Mary Lou Corcione
Mrs. Corcione, 73, of Long Branch, died Nov. 30, 2007, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. Born in Neptune, she resided in Asbury Park prior to relocating to Long Branch in 1953. She coowned several restaurants with her husband. She was a parishioner at Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman…
