Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Anastasia School remains on state list

    District fails in appeal of DOE finding on NCLB status BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The state Department of Education (DOE) upheld its decision that the Amerigo A. Anastasia School failed to meet the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) benchmarks last year. The DOE denied an…

  • Community made MLK Week a success

    It is with deep appreciation and warmest thanks that the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Guild acknowledges those who in different ways helped to make this year’s Martin Luther King Week a wonderful success. The Rev. Aaron N. Gibson Sr., Second Baptist Church, the Rev. Joseph N. Calhoun, Salem Baptist Church, the Rev. Terrence K.…

  • Your Turn

    Guest Column Long Branch Concordance: What matters and why? Terri Blair Guest Column Long Branch Concordance: What matters and why? I’ve been pondering about the Long Branch Concordance (LBC) and my removal as executive director. It was quite a surprise, coming two days after the LBC’s fundraising event during which board members complimented me effusively.…

  • Exhibit connects the arts

    “Roundel with Black Stripe” by Jon Peters ‘Art for the Arts” opened Saturday at Laurel Tracey Gallery in Red Bank.Works by four painters are included in the show: Lucy Kalian, Evelyn Leavens, Scott Redden and Jon Peters. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Two River Theater in Red Bank. To preview a selection…

  • Sorry, your time ran out while I was talking

    Some municipalities have time limits on public comment at council meetings, some have none. But Long Branch has a new twist on the time allotted for residents, or other interested parties, to comment on ordinances or issues of interest. Unlike any other venue, in Long Branch if a member of the public wants to ask…

  • Monmouth U submits scaled-down MAC plan

    Zoners asked to reconsider center with fewer seats, events BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer An architect’s rendering of Monmouth University’s MAC center. WEST LONG BRANCH – – Mon-mouth University will appear before the West Long Branch Zoning Board with a downsized version of its application for a multipurpose activity center (MAC)…

  • In the Arts

    Kathy Dorn Severini (l-r) Evelyn Leavens and Tracy Cole chat at the packed opening of First Avenue Playhouse will hold auditions Sunday, Jan. 21, and Monday, Jan. 22, for an April production of “Don’t Drink the Water” by Woody Allen. Needed are men and woman 20s-60s including Walter and Marion, a couple in their 50s;…

  • Library hosts art society exhibit

    “Creation 1” by Mary Ann Russo The Art Society of Monmouth County Anniversary Art Show will run through Jan. 29 at the West Long Branch Public Library, 95 Poplar Ave. Hours at the library are Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. For information, call (732) 222-5993 or…

  • Obituaries

    Roger G. Fary Mr. Fary, of Andover Township, died Jan. 11, 2007, following a lengthy illness. Born in Eatontown, he resided in Andover Township the past 46 years. He was employed by Pearson Education, Cedar Knolls, retiring in 1993. Prior to that, he was a salesman for the Follett Publishing Co., Chicago. He also was…