Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Stiff sentences for bribes will set examples for officials
This past week, federal Judge William Walls sentenced a local elected official to serve more time than was expected by certain people. I am sure the judge received the admiration of many people in our county and state. Come the last week in October, several more elected officials and also former employees of Monmouth County…
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R.B. is center of universe for indie film Oct. 5-7
The seventh annual Red Bank International Film Festival (RBIFF) will open Friday to begin a three-day immersion in independent film. “Greetings from the Shore” The weekend festival, which runs Oct. 5-7, offers three days of screenings, filmmaker appearances, panels, parties, and awards showcasing independent and alternative films. Clearview Cinemas, 36 White St. in Red Bank,…
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Resident says school causes parking woes
Parking limits, one-way street impact neighbors BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – – A Monmouth Avenue resident is asking the Long Branch School District to find a solution to what has become a parking problem in her neighborhood after a new school was constructed on her street. The new state-of-the-art Gregory Elementary School…
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Keeping students safe on way to and from school
Police adopt ‘Street Smart is Street Safe’ program BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer AMANDA BELING A crossing guard helps students at Frank Antonides School cross the street safely. WEST LONG BRANCH – In an effort to ensure the safety of schoolchildren walking to school and the crossing guards who watch over them, the township’s police…
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West Long Branch Fire Department seeks volunteers
Recently, I dropped by West Long Branch Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, which is located right by the Department of Public Works, across from McDonald’s on Monmouth Road. I had the pleasure of meeting two firefighters, Brian Hagerman and Frank Dennis. I was amazed to learn that Brian has been a volunteer firefighter in our…
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Takanassee’s natural and historical resources at risk
The fate of the Takanassee Beach Club and the historic buildings on this site are in jeopardy. The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently granted the developer of the property, Takanassee Developers, an extension on the necessary Coastal Areas Facilities Review Act (CAFRA) permit. The fact that the DEP granted the developer an extension…
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Bridge advocates face off against state ‘Goliath’
This is an open letter to praise mayor, Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams of Sea Bright along with the Sea Bright Borough Council for exhibiting strong leadership, courage and forward thinking in the fight against the N.J. Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to stop the destruction of the historic Highlands/Sea Bright Bridge. Kalaka-Adams and the council did not fall…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Katriona Mac-Dhomhnuill, Oakhurst’s Heather MacDonald, speaks with Lady Lilly of the Valley, Louise White of Jackson, during The Renaissance Faire held at Lakewood’s Pine Park Sept. 16.
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Unbridled: The artist inside the animal
Notable racehorses paint using hued hooves, nose strokes BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Some could confuse a Manet with a Monet, but no one would mistake either for a Moneigh. PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Barbara Luna, of ReRun Inc., gives Talkin Thunder a look at the palette while Michelle McSweeney holds the horse steady…
