Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Kean urges preservation of Beach Club

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently delayed making a decision on the permit to develop Takanassee Beach Club. However, the decision will be made shortly. I urge concerned citizens to contact DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson and tell her not to approve this project. If approved, the proposal to construct 21 single family…

  • Sheriff’s candidate extends thanks

    I would like to thank my many friends and family for their support during this last sheriff race campaign. It has been an incredible experience and I have been fortunate to have made many new friends from around the county and state. Our goal was to bring professional law enforcement management to the sheriff’s office,…

  • Democracy still has a chance in West Long Branch

    To all who voted in West Long Branch: Thank you for voting. Most people have forgotten how important it is to participate in our government. Thank you for believing that democracy still has a chance. If we sit by idly and wait for things to change, they will. Usually not the way we’d like to…

  • Coda

    Out with the old, in with the new – and not-so-new GREG BEAN There were some complete surprises in last week’s general election around here, and it wasn’t just the incredibly low turnout. First, Freehold Borough’s Democratic Mayor, Michael Wilson, won another fouryear term. At this point, he’s been mayor since May 1985, but everyone…

  • Residents praised for opinion on pavilion issue

    The people of Monmouth Beach have spoken by a big majority. They voted no on the spending of $2.85 million on the bathing pavilion. Do they want it repaired? Yes, but it must be what is available in money not bonding $2.85 million. Do they want the elected officials to listen? Yes, they do by…

  • Dr. Robert B. Abel

    Dr. Abel of Shrewsbury, died Oct. 10, 2007, in Bangor, Maine. He resided in Washington, D.C., prior to relocating to Shrewsbury. He is survived by his wife, Nancy K. Abel; a daughter and son-in-law, Debbie A. and Danny Glazer; a son, Alan Stewart Abel; a sister, Elizabeth Berger; and two grandsons. Interment was at King…

  • Margaret Soviero

    Mrs. Soviero, 86, of Red Bank, died Nov. 2, 2007. She resided in Little Silver prior to relocating to Red Bank. She was a retired teacher’s aide for Little Silver School System where she was employed several years. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. She enjoyed golf,…

  • John I. Lisowski

    Mr. Lisowski, 70, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 28, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Jersey City, he had lived in Little Falls before moving to Freehold Township in 1977. Mr. Lisowski attended Seton Hall Preparatory School, West Orange, and he was the recipient of the 1954 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Award.…

  • The best defense of MRSA is prevention

    I f you read the daily paper, chances are good you’ll find a new story of another student diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. Several deaths have been reported, and schools are closing to disinfect their facilities as more cases are diagnosed. MRSA has been around for many years, though it certainly has become…