Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Teen Arts Festival March 18-19

    The Monmouth County Arts Council has announced plans for the 2008 Teen Arts Festival, an opportunity for teens ages 13 to 19 to experience all disciplines of the arts and to participate in workshops, performances, exhibits and critiques. Registration is open to Monmouth County public, private and homeschooled students. The Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival…

  • Michael James Topham

    Mr. Topham, 23, Long Branch, died Sept. 6, 2007. He was a lifelong resident of Long Branch. He was a laborer for Local 472, Newark. He is survived by his parents, Steven and Sherry Fisher Topham of Long Branch; a brother and sister-in-law, Steven and Mandy Topham Jr. of Brick; two sisters, Nicole and Stephanie…

  • Grace Giddio

    Mrs. Giddio, 95, of Long Branch, died Sept. 8, 2007, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. Born in Italy, she resided in New York City, and New York prior to relocating to Long Branch in 1960. She was a communicant of Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, Long…

  • John Monty Chestman

    Mr. Chestman, 60, of Eatontown, died Sept. 6, 2007, at home. Born in Long Branch, he was a lifelong resident of the shore area. He was a retired insurance salesman at Chubb Life Insurance Company, Parsippany, where he was employed 20 years. Following retirement, he opened Mid Atlantic Insurance Company, Asbury Park; and Monty’s Cards,…

  • M. Dorothy Biehl

    Mrs. Biehl, 80, of West Long Branch, died Aug. 27, 2007, at home. Born in Newark, she resided in Monmouth County most of her life. She was a crossing guard in Oceanport for several years. Dorothy was a communicant of St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, West End section of Long Branch. She was predeceased by…

  • For the record

    Information on 43 environmental sites in need of restoration at Fort Monmouth will be made available to members of the public at an informational meeting Nov. 3, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at Gibbs Hall. A story in the Sept. 6 issue incorrectly reported that the information would be available to municipal representatives.

  • My Take

    Goodbye vines, hello retirement LINDA DENICOLA Iam semi-retired. My last day as a full-time beat reporter was uneventful, except for one incident that it seemed to me was noteworthy. Linda DeNicola is a former staff writer for Greater Media Newspapers. A ladder appeared outside the window next to my desk and before I knew what…

  • ‘Noah’s Ark: Last Exit, East of Eden’

    The Biblical story of Noah’s Ark, revisited post-Katrina, is the subject of a new show at the Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts. “Green Eggs and Ham” by Kevin Sampson & Jerry Gant “Noah’s Ark: Last Exit, East of Eden” opens today and runs through Oct. 5 at SICA, 20 Third Ave., Long Branch. The story…

  • IN THE ARTS

    Guitarist Tommy Weindl riffs onstage at the Count Basie Theatre during the “Rockit! for Kids Summer Concert” Aug.26. Tommy comes by his stage presence naturally; his mother, Diana St. John, is the Basie’s marketing director The township of Ocean Cultural Committee invites all Ocean Township residents who are outdoor painters, sketchers and photographers to submit…