Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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State must meet demand for affordable housing
A recent appellate court decision that voided the state’s guidelines for affordable housing was an essential step in getting back on course to providing homes for New Jersey’s low- and moderate-income workers. K. Hovnanian, the state’s largest homebuilder and the largest for-profit provider of affordable housing, joined other organizations taking a stand against the third-round…
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Coda
New state budget has a few small omissions Greg Bean My grandfather, who once worked as the administrator of a state government institution, told me about a technique used at budget time called “shooting the cocker spaniel.” “Here’s how it works,” he said. “No voter wants to hear about tax increases, and no politician who…
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Essay wins classroom makeover
Shaheed Meyers won an essay contest to help brighten up his classroom Shaheed Meyers, an eighth-grade student at Long Branch Middle School, took third place in a national essay competition titled “Expo Classroom Makeover.” In his essay, he explained why his teacher, Candice Bidner, seventh-grade teacher at the middle school, deserved a classroom makeover. Shaheed’s…
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Residents urged to sign funding reform petition
No matter what your political affiliation, I urge all taxpayers to sign the state education funding reform petition available at your local town hall. This petition is asking Gov. Jon Corzine to change and reapportion state education funding, thus lowering local property taxes. Even though I am a registered democrat, Corzine must understand that the…
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Teaching students to ‘believe they can’
Judith Geller Ocean Township High School (OTHS) teacher Judith Geller is one of only two recipients of the 2007 AP Outstanding Teacher Award in the Middle States. The Middle States Region is made up of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Geller, Marlboro, has been teaching mathematics at Ocean…
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Re: Treason
Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: The Constitution, which you swore to uphold, defines treason as giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Your recent nonbinding resolution definitely qualifies as an act of treason against our country and our military. You have said it’s unfair to question your patriotism, I agree, it’s impossible to question…
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Shore Players to present ‘Pirates of Penzance’
The cast of “Pirates of Penzance,” Christin Vivona, Dave Mahoney, Amanda Tompkins, Tom Ruane, Chris Seeley, Kris Fonselius, Max Izenberg, Larry Giannechini and Kevin Smith. Taking a cue from the Oscars, the Shore Players will roll out the red carpet for the first performance of the musical “Pirates of Penzance” at Shore Regional High School,…
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For the Record
The byline on the story “Bipartisan group forms Women’s Political Caucus” in the Feb. 22 issue was incorrect. The article was written by Staff Writer Layli Whyte. The byline that ran above the story incorrectly identified the writer as Lori Anne Oliwa, who was interviewed for the article.
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Lights, camera, action
Angelica Mora in action The Long Branch Middle School News is a program of the new Long Branch Middle School TV Studio. Morning news and announcements are produced by students for live television. Each member of the news team develops writing, research, presentation and production skills to create news stories and/or documentaries. Currently, the Morning…
