Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Sweet sax and singin’
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Saxophone player Pierce McKenna along with the rest of Boccigalupe & The Badboys performs at the gazebo at Pier Village in Long Branch Aug. 16. The free concert event was part of the “Jazz on the Beach” music series featuring local talent at Festival Plaza on the Pier Village…
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Obituaries
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. Lucy Scialfa Buono Mrs. Buono, age 94, of Long Branch, died Aug. 17, 2007, at Jersey Shore Center, Eatontown. Born in Gagliano, Sicily, she moved to the…
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. ‘Unique Artisans’
Frederick Galleries in Allenhurst is showcasing a diverse group of artists working in mediums ranging from silk to steel to create beautiful and functional objects. From “The Looking Glass” series by Melissa Bronwen Pyle The gallery’s current exhibition, titled “Unique Artisans,” showcases work by Melissa Bronwen Pyle, works in resin; Juanita Yoder, painting on silk;…
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Boro should lower Route 36 speed limit
An overdue comment on the Sea Bright initiative to reduce the summer speed limit on Route 36: Congratulations to the borough of Sea Bright for taking the initiative to attempt to control traffic on state Route 36, reducing the speed limit to 35 mph during the peak summer months. Too bad the borough of Monmouth…
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Proceed with caution regarding bridge
I read the panic letter about the Highlands bridge, and felt compelled to respond. In my opinion, we should wait for a true, nonbiased, examination of the bridge. So far no weight restrictions have been placed on the bridge, which, as I understand it, is one of the first things done by the DOT if…
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Fairgoers enjoyed four days of the 2007 Monmouth County Fair
On July 29 the Monmouth County Fair ended on a wet note when a summer rain storm forced an early closing on its fifth and final day at the East Freehold Park showgrounds in Freehold Township. Interestingly, while it rained repeatedly in other parts of the county up until then, the fair enjoyed four solid…
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Bridge collapse could be played out on Route 36
I hope that the bridge collapse in Minnesota is a wake-up call. I also hope that all those in Monmouth County who oppose the new bridge on Route 36 between Highlands and Sea Bright/Sandy Hook are paying attention. That bridge is obsolete and in bad condition. The cost of repairs equated to dollars spent per…
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Watercolors at the seashore
“Shady Characters” An exhibit of watercolors by Monmouth Beach artist Robert J. Stetz is on display at the RSI Bank in Pier Village, Long Branch, during the month of August. Selections include “Out of the Gate,” the watercolor prize winner in the 2006 Long Branch Art in the Park art show and “The Homecoming,” a…
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Park Players will present the feminist comedy “Parallel Lives,” written by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy, of the popular “Kathy and Mo Show,” at the historic Paramount Theatre. Samantha Beedle and Diana Limon, directed by Robert Bradshaw, will portray over 50 characters in a series of scenes that comment on many aspects of womanhood, sexuality…
