Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • IN THE ARTS

    New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, will present the New Jersey premiere of “Minstrel Show; Or the Lynching of William Brown” by Max Sparber, Sept. 27 thru Oct. 28. Performances will be Thursdays, Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 & 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 & 7 p.m. Reduced…

  • Obituaries

    Sr. Louise Cababe Sister Louise Cababe, O.P., Ph.D., 62, of Newburgh, N.Y., drowned Aug. 23, 2007, while swimming off the San Alfonso Retreat House, Long Branch. She was a member of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, Newburgh, N.Y. She was born in Paterson. As a sister, she was assistant superintendent for curriculum and testing for…

  • Glory days of the Shore on display

    Wicker boardwalk carts and period costumes are among the artifacts from the height of Shore culture showcased in a nostalgic exhibit at the Monmouth County Historical Association in Freehold. “By the Sea” opened Tuesday and will be on exhibit for two years, through June 2009, at the MCHA’s main museum, located at 70 Court St.…

  • Results of ‘basic civics’ test can be misleading

    GREG BEAN Coda The national papers and pundits were all atwitter last week over the results of a test given to 14,000 college students across the country that seemed to suggest that lots of them got stupider during their four years of expensive education instead of smarter. The test, the results of which were released…

  • Rumson running club sets course for camaraderie

    Long on tradition, ‘hashers’ run in every corner of the globe BY LARRY RAPPOPORT Correspondent So your life is a cup of weak tea without sugar. Not to worry. Rumson’s Hash House Harriers know how to spice things up: Go hashing! Rumson Hash House Harriers celebrate the 86th birthday of Bernie Stover (center, wearing the…

  • Bridge advocates sue to save span

    Group seeks public hearings, study of impact on environment BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer Advocates for the Highlands drawbridge filed suit in federal court last week, seeking to block the Department of Transportation’s plan to replace the historic bridge. Highlands drawbridge Citizens for Rational Coastal Development (CRCD) filed suit Sept. 21 in U.S. District Court,…

  • Legislative futility is costing us all

    It is now the time of year when mailboxes start getting stuffed with slick, glossy campaign fliers trumpeting the achievements of candidates for office. “As a member of your Legislature, I fought to end corruption,” you might read, or “I worked to get guns off the streets.” In political spin, there’s always some kernel of…

  • Animal cruelty can be found here, too

    Michael Vick, star quarterback of the NFLAtlanta Falcons, has brought international attention to a heinous and cruel “sport” that secretly takes place on a daily basis right here in Monmouth County and across America. As the chief humane law enforcement agency in the county, the Monmouth County SPCA investigates hundreds of animal abuse cases each…

  • Coda

    When it comes to new law, less is almost always more GREG BEAN When it comes to new law, less is almost always more GREG BEAN  In “Civil Disobedience,” his great work on the duty of all men to rebel against unjust governments, American philosopher and noted recluse Henry David Thoreau said, “I heartily accept…