Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Borough should rebuild Peninsula House

    Here we go again, lack of insight and ability to lead is taking Sea Bright down that primrose path of failure and neglect one more time. The borough pursuing the purchase of Donovan’s, as opposed to finding the remaining owners state funding for the purchase of development rights, is fiscally irresponsible. There are plenty of…

  • Existing businesses shut out of Broadway plan

    The Broadway Arts Plan scheduled to condemn properties through the excessive powers of eminent domain, the brainchild of the Katz and Siperstein families, violates the first law of economics. It will add to the supply of what there is already too much of in the state, and specifically Long Branch, without in fact doing anything…

  • “Harp” by Medy Quiroz

    A solo exhibit of works by Red Bank artist Medy Quiroz will open this weekend at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave. An opening reception for “Triple Play” will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, 6-8 p.m. A lyrical abstract expressionist painter, Quiroz will also be showing fine art photographs and line art. Hours…

  • ‘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…

  • IN THE ARTS

    A salute to the giants of pre-war jazz and blues, featuring the acoustic guitars of Mike Barris and Jerry Topinka, the trumpet of Tom Bender, and the voice of Cheryl Parker, is on tap Friday as part of the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation’s “Reckless Steamy Nights” concert series at The Woman’s Club of…

  • ‘Newfangled Angles’

    An exhibit of collaborative and individual works showcasing digital photo collages, digital photography and photo collages by artists Vicky Culver and Dian Sirkin will open at the West Long Public Library Sept. 4. York, New Angles, collaborative piece The focus of works in “Newfangled Angles” ranges from the excitement of New York City to the…

  • Exhibit traces history of comic book superheroes

    Montclair Art Museum hosts one-of-a-kind tribute to genre BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The American cultural phenomenon known as the comic book is getting the royal treatment at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, Essex County. Fans of this genre of entertainment will be coming from near and far between now and Jan. 13, 2008, to…

  • Obituaries

    Marion Alcaro Manzi Mrs. Manzi, 73, of Long Branch, died Aug. 24, 2007, at home. Born in Girafalco, Italy, she was a lifelong resident of Long Branch. She was a parishioner of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic church, Long Branch. She is survived by her husband, Michael “Spanky” Manzi; a son and daughter-in-law, Louis M. and…