Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • In the Arts

    The Freedom Film Society will host a screening of The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank is participating in Operation DVD, a statewide DVD and CD collection program to benefit members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. Since June, over 100 collection sites have been established in New Jersey. Operation DVD drop boxes…

  • Anniversary exhibit at APeX

    Shrewsbury artist Jimmy Leslie is one of three artists featured in a second anniversary exhibit that will open Saturday at APeX gallery in Asbury Park. APeX, a play on the phrase “Asbury Park excitement,” is located at 611 Cookman Ave. in the heart of the city’s resurgent art, antiques, home design and dining district. In…

  • Return basic freedoms to Long Branch

    My congratulations go out to Councilman-elect Brian Unger for his victory at the polls Nov. 7. The square off of Unger and Jackeline Biddle can easily be looked upon as two parts of a city, which is divided. Biddle representing the status quo of the Adam Schneider Administration, which has taken away freedom of religion…

  • Event will allow public to honor veterans

    ‘A day that will live in infamy.” These are the penetrating words of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as he appeared before the U.S. Congress to ask for a declaration of war against the Japanese Empire on Dec. 8, 1941. Since that time there have been many wars and many days of infamy, including the day…

  • GOP leaders not in sync with party’s base

    The base of the GOP party has certain core beliefs that have not been honored by many of the GOP representatives. Three of the most important elements that the base supports are: opposition to the Iraq war; opposition to political corruption; opposition to excessive spending. Clearly our GOP party supported the war when the majority…

  • Voters must continue to militate for change

    The congressional election of 2006 was an enormous landslide of historic proportions. The party that had a monopoly of power suffered a resounding defeat, losing control of both houses of Congress. We know the people of the United States voted for Democrats and against Republicans. That still leaves the question though of what the people…

  • Obituaries

    Anne H. Goodkin Mrs. Goodkin, 82, of Boynton Beach, Fla., and formerly Long Branch died Nov. 6, 2006, at home. Born in Long Branch, she resided there prior to moving to Boynton Beach in 1978. She was a retired employee in the payroll department at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown. She was a member of Congregation Brothers…

  • A ‘homecoming’ in Monmouth County

    International pop star Melanie started out in Sea Bright/Long Branc h BY TOM CHESEK Correspondent International pop star Melanie started out in Sea Bright/Long Branch BY TOM CHESEKCorrespondent Popular ’70s singer Melanie will perform at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre, West Long Branch, on Saturday. In the early 1970s, a young woman who went solely by…

  • Notes

    MICHAEL MATASSA Students Rachel Wade and Laura Foley cast their votes in the Pope John XXIII mock school election. It was a close race, but Sen. Robert Menendez outdrew Sen. Sean Kean, 187 to 164, in a mock election with students at Pope John XXIII in Ocean Township casting their votes. The lesson in the…