Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Vespucci Society thanks golf outing supporters

    The officers and members of the Amerigo Vespucci Society would like to thank the community events staff of the Atlanticville for helping to get the word out about our third annual golf outing which was held Oct. 8. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the golfers, sponsors and generous supporters…

  • Architect for pavilion stresses need for updates

    My name is Albert Spalding Benoist and I have lived on Valentine Street since I was born. I was the architect for the original Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion some 40 years ago. I have seen it evolve through the years. As president of the Monmouth Beach Historical Society, I have observed the development of Monmouth…

  • Silence as eminent domain destroys American dream

    The Miriam Webster dictionary defines the word arrogance as “a feeling or an impression of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or presumptuous claims.” The City Council and the administration of Long Branch, fully aware that their ordinance necessary to use eminent domain is under appeal at the State Supreme Court, along with claims brought…

  • Many turned out for Red Bank Crop Hunger Walk

    The 27th annual Red Bank Area Crop Hunger Walk had another big crowd for the walk through Fair Haven, Red Bank and Little Silver on Sunday, Oct. 21. A warm and sunny day found well over 1,200 participants of all ages walking, running or working as volunteers to raise funds for 15 local partner programs…

  • Two River Film Festival opens Friday

    The fifth annual Two River Film Festival will open Friday, kicking off three days of immersion in fine cinema featuring 24 films, 11 of them New Jersey premiere films. “Lawrence of Arabia” Presented in partnership with Monmouth University in West Long Branch, the festival opens Nov. 2 with Julian Schnabel’s powerful film “The Diving Bell…

  • IN THE ARTS

    “Mere Mortals,” David Ives’ hilarious series of short plays, will open Saturday at Two River Theater Company in Red Bank. A sharp and riotous evening from the overactive imagination of today’s smartest, most off-kilter, comic master, “Mere Mortals” will run through Nov. 18. The four-actor ensemble cast will play multiple characters. Tickets are $30 –…

  • JCC’s Festival of Books, Culture & the Arts

    The ninth annual Festival of Books, Culture and the Arts, featuring nationally celebrated writers, will open at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Monmouth County on Nov. 7. Judy Gold The book fair series, which runs through Dec. 16, is open to the public. Suggested fee is $5 per event. Highlighting the cultural event will…

  • Group scares up chilling stories

    Garden State Horror Writers offers support for writers of dark genre BY LARRY RAPPOPORT Correspondent What frightens you? Is it a tarantula the size of a Hummer? A psychologically deranged killer? Or perhaps dinner with the in-laws? There’s one group in New Jersey that you might say is an authority on the subject of fear.…

  • Obituaries

    Phyllis M. Wapshare Barrett Mrs. Barrett, 86, of Middletown, died Oct. 17, 2007, at home. Born in Newark, she resided in Hillside, Union and Cranford, prior to relocating to Middletown 51 years ago. She was a member of Middletown Reformed Church, and The Ruth Circle at the church. She was predeceased by her husband of…