Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Planners should heed opposition to Wawa

    As a resident of the Clinton Avenue section of Eatontown, I am very upset at the proposed building of a 24/7 super Wawa on Route 35, which is adjacent to residential streets, at the old Eatontown Roller Rink site. After attending several meetings, I feel that the majority of the Planning Board of Eatontown is…

  • Latin rockers deSoL launch new CD

    Red Bank – The Asbury Park-based band deSoL, which mixes rock hooks with Latin rhythms, is set to release “On My Way,” an album of all-new material sung in English and Spanish, Aug. 7 through saZon Records/ Two22Music. With rock, pop and Latin influences, deSoL’s music crosses cultural borders and musical formats. DeSoL will host…

  • In the Arts

    Running Rabbit Family Theatre will present “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” at Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, West Long Branch. Performances are Thursday and Friday, Aug. 9 and 10, at 10:30 a.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 12, at 2 p.m. Everyone knows the story of the girl who made herself very much at home while the bear…

  • David Hedison

    Television, film and Broadway actors David Hedison and Nancy Dussault star in the Shadow Lawn Stage production of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters,” for three performances only – Aug. 3, 4 and 5 – at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch. “Love Letters” is the story of the lifelong love and friendship…

  • Shawn Colvin

    John Hiatt & Shawn Colvin, will appear in concert at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Friday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. Two of the best singer/songwriters today join forces for an evening of solo acoustic song. Tickets: $59.50 – $20 at the box office (732) 842-1900; 99 Monmouth St.; or www.countbasietheatre.org.

  • It’s a Shore thing

    “Sculpture 38” by Bruce Acosta An exhibit that combines two Jersey Shore traditions is at The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA). “Surf and Turf” will run through Aug. 24 at the Long Branch gallery. SICA Executive Director Douglas Ferrari has curated the exhibit whose central theme is surfing and motorcycling; sticks and hogs;…

  • In this club, it’s hip to be square

    Middletown Ramblers promote Western-style dances in the Shore area BY LAUREN PIRO Correspondent BY LAUREN PIROCorrespondent In the midst of suburbia, barely out of sight from the lights, sights and modernity of New York City, it appears as though Western-style square dancing still has a home. Croydon Hall Senior Center, the stomping ground for the…

  • Refocus on protecting our national parks

    I applaud Rep. Frank Pallone’s demand that the National Park Service explain why it is desperately hanging on to an apparently floundering so-called developer at Sandy Hook. Hopefully, his frustration may end the NPS’ exasperating arrogance and incompetence, as well as avoid setting a dangerous precedent that threatens our national parks with commercial development. NPS…

  • Does Eatontown need a super Wawa?

    In case you haven’t heard, the Eatontown Planning Board is currently in the process of reviewing and approving a site plan to develop a 24-hour-seven-day-per-week super Wawa convenience store/gas dispensing facility at the site of the Old Roller Rink located on Highway 35. This site is presently located within 200 feet of a residential area,…