Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Legislators’ true colors become crystal clear
Public Advocate Ronald Chen should be praised for his valiant attempts to stand up against eminent domain abuse in N.J. He has come to the aid of property owners in three major eminent domain abuse cases in Long Branch, Lodi and Paulsboro. He is the “public advocate.” He is watching out for the public’s interests,…
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Fallen law enforcement officers remembered
The first law enforcement fatality in the United States was a deputy sheriff from New York City. On May 17, 1792, Isaac Smith, a Revolutionary War hero, a doctor, a farmer and a deputy sheriff, was called in to help a fellow officer calm an unruly drunk. Deputy Smith was killed as a result. Until…
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Obituaries
Olga Mulvey Hoff Mrs. Hoff, 95, of Long Branch, died March 14, 2007, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, following a brief illness. Born in Newark, she resided there prior to relocating to Long Branch. She was employed in retail sales for department stores, as a Welcome Wagon…
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Public advocate should vet all property takings
Ronald Chen, public advocate, a good man by the way, wants to put a face on what eminent domain abuse has done to folks in New Jersey. He really doesn’t have to look far. Long Branch took 47 Cooper Ave. in November 2002. The home belonged to Bruce MacCloud where he lived 300 feet from…
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Here’s another law that motorists will just ignore
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda Nine. That’s the number of people I saw talking on their cell phones while driving on my way to work this morning. Of the nine, one was a lady talking on the cell phone while blithely running a red light on Cranbury Road. I honked my horn when she nearly…
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In the Arts
“Forever Tango” will be presented at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Friday, May 18, at 8 p.m. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, “Forever Tango” has been seen by more that 5 million people on five continents around the world. Features an all-Argentine cast of 14 dancers and an 11-piece orchestra. Tickets are $45,…
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‘Marsh Meditations’
“The Marsh in Autumn” by Marie Sturken ‘Marsh Meditations – A Celebration of the Hamilton-Trenton Marsh,” with works by The Princeton Artists Alliance, is at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft. The exhibit in the museum’s main gallery features works focused on the unique urban wetland the Hamilton-Trenton Marsh, which supports a diverse habitat of plants…
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‘Summer lite’ on Shadow Lawn stage
Shadow Lawn Stage has announced a summer season of funny, whimsical and poignant plays. Neil Simon’s “Chapter Two” will be presented July 19- 29. Based in part on Simon’s own life, the play mixes laughter with heartache. George Schneider, a writer whose wife has recently died, returns to a lonely apartment. His younger brother Leo,…
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Abstracts at Atlantic Artisans
“Special Vibration” by Lauren Feury ‘Abstract Expressionism,” an exhibit of works by Lauren Feury and Jessica Chiaffitella, is at Atlantic Artisans gallery in Atlantic Highlands. The exhibit will run through May 19 at the gallery, located at 68 First Ave. According to the gallery, Feury, Old Bridge, overlaps oil paint to create a sense of…
