Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Politics behind removal of concordance director

    We live in this lovely setting with the ocean as our backdrop, and our towns and communities are devalued by what appears to be political maneuvering. A hard-working woman is removed from the position of executive director of the Long Branch Concordance. No reason is given. This woman, Terri Blair, created that organization. In her…

  • Thankful on Pearl Harbor Day

    Some time ago, my wife and I visited Pearl Harbor. After a documentary video about the events of that Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941, we sailed out to the memorial of the USS Arizona. There we stood and read many of the names of the 1,177 individuals who died that day while serving our nation.…

  • Towns should protect historic drawbridge

    I was astounded to read in your paper about the Coalition for Sandy Hook Ferry Service. Before demolishing the Highlands-Sea Bright drawbridge and replacing it with a modern fixed bridge, isn’t the state required to evaluate all the alternatives? Clearly, Sandy Hook bay ferry service is a great alternative for improving Route 36 southbound traffic…

  • Congress has chance to fix health-care crisis

    The Democrats have retaken control of both houses of Congress after more than 12 years and now have the unique opportunity to make finding a solution to the health-care crisis their own. And they may have some help from some unlikely sources. Just two weeks ago, a coalition of health-care insurance payers offered a proposal…

  • Devastation still evident in Mississippi a year later

    Last week I and nine other AmeriCorps members of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group’s (NJPIRG) Community Water Watch took a service trip to Mississippi. We went to help with the continued rebuilding effort in an area that, more than a year later, is still ravaged from Hurricane Katrina. I had seen the images on…

  • In the Arts

    The familiar tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his discovery of the true meaning of Christmas unfolds in a whole new way in Mar Paller’s “A Christmas Carol,” being presented by First Avenue Playhouse, 123 First Ave., Atlantic Highlands. This version faithfully preserves the story’s magic, while placing the story at Dickens’ home on Christmas Eve…

  • Nature photos at cultural center

    “Sandy Hook” “Photo Impressions” by Peter Lopez will be on exhibit at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center through Dec. 16. The exhibit includes photographs of nature, seascapes and landscapes. Lopez, of Matawan, is an associate member of The Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, and a member of the Raritan Photographic Society and the Art Alliance…

  • Car Music Project at SICA

    Members of the Car Music Project The Car Music Project, the third event in the Music of Invention series sponsored by the Black Box of Asbury Park, will perform Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch. The instruments played by the Car Music ensemble are literally…

  • Obituaries

    Dean Lee Spivey Sr. Mr. Spivey, 47, of Neptune, died Nov. 21, 2006, at Imperial Health Care, Neptune. Born in Lexington, Ky., he was raised and resided in Middletown prior to moving to Neptune. He was a police officer employed in retail management. He is survived by his fiancee, JoAnn Reader of Neptune; two daughters…