Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Counting down the days until the singers arrive

    N.Y. Choral Society to perform in Freehold Members of the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, Freehold Borough, are abuzz with excitement and anxiously awaiting the arrival of the New York Choral Society which will perform in concert at the church on Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. The New York Choral Society is known for…

  • IN THE ARTS

    The Performing Arts Ensemble, celebrating its 25th anniversary, will present its annual production of the beloved holiday classic, “The Nutcracker” ballet, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 1 and 2 at 1 and 4 p.m. at the Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. Tickets are $25. For reservations, call the dance company…

  • ‘Mirror Images’

    An exhibit of paintings by Florence B. Hill and photographs by Ernest Antholis is at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center. “Big Sur” by Ernest Antholis “Mirror Images” will run through Dec. 15 at the cultural center, located at 128 Ocean Ave. An artists’ reception will take place Saturday, Dec. 8, 4-6 p.m Hill, Keyport, is…

  • New Elberon School planned on Park Ave.

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer The new Elberon School rendering LONG BRANCH – An application for a new Elberon School building on Park Avenue is expected to be heard by the Long Branch Planning Board at a special meeting next month. The Long Branch Public Schools system was expected to present its plans Nov. 20,…

  • Strong helping hands

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top: Monmouth University football player John Nalbone (No. 16) and other members of the university’s football team unload donated turkeys at the Food- Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Neptune, Nov. 13, in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Right: Bobby Giles (No. 34) is handed a turkey by Paul Lonergan,…

  • Long Branch students perform at board meeting

    Students at the Amerigo A. Anastasia School attended the Nov. 14 public meeting of the Long Branch Board of Education to put on a performance in remembrance of Veterans Day. The students carried flags, signed American-themed songs, tap-danced and a choir sang while the school’s band performed. “For those of you who could not make…

  • WLB resident heads special-needs school

    Sheryl Gavaras named principal at medical and education center BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH – One West Long Branch woman calls her recent promotion to head the educational department at a medical and learning center for the developmentally disabled the pinnacle of her career in education. Sheryl Gavaras was named principal at…

  • Monmouth U fundraiser to support troops

    Monmouth University radio station WMCX will host “Rock Out (Support Our Troops)” 6-11 p.m. Dec. 8 in the student center on the university’s campus in West Long Branch. The event is a fundraising concert being held in honor of Marine Christopher Cosgrove, class of 2005, who was killed in Iraq in 2006. Cosgrove, who was…

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff A group of second-graders practice a Thanksgiving skit at the Woodmere School in Eatontown Nov. 16. Pictured from left: Olivia Johnston, Madison Fruchter, Skylar Kramer, Awanti Desai and Alyssa Reyes.