Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • In the Arts

    Israeli pianist Yoni Levyatov will perform Saturday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m., at Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave., Red Bank. The program will include works by Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Schubert; Schubert-Liszt: Liszt. Levyatov made his New York concert debut in 2005 as the winner of the Dora Zalavsky Koch Competition. The concert is the…

  • Multi-artist exhibit marks eighth anniversary

    “Mahogany Boat” by Laury Egan An exhibition of works by artists who have exhibited at the Frederick Gallery opened this week at the gallery’s locations in Allenhurst and Spring Lake. The exhibit marks the Frederick Gallery’s eighth anniversary and will run through Dec. 30. An opening reception will be held Friday 7-9 p.m. at the…

  • Obituaries

    Essie Mae Maples Mrs. Maples, 86, of Freehold, died Sept. 30 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. A lifelong resident of Monmouth County, she had resided in the Pergolaville section of Manalapan before moving to Freehold. Mrs. Maples was employed in many different fields, retiring in 1991 from the housekeeping department of the John L.…

  • Hegarty will address concerns of residents

    I have been a resident of West Long Branch for over seven years and during that time, my taxes and my frustration with the town have continually gone up. There is much more litter in our streets and waterways as some residents put garbage and recyclables, construction debris and all unwanted yard waste in the…

  • Vote for Biddle, a vote for economic stability

    On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the citizens of Long Branch will once again have a chance to make a statement about the future of our city, whether to continue down the path of revitalization, economic stability and opportunity for all, or return to the days of stagnation, higher taxes, and uncertainty. For the past three months…

  • Hegarty, Pollack needed to lead West Long Branch

    The tax burdened residents of West Long Branch have an opportunity this November to put in a proactive, independent and intelligent young businessman as mayor. John Hegarty has innovative ideas to save us all tax dollars. He has tried to share some of them with the mayor and council but his input is not wanted…

  • ‘Through the Eyes of Children: The Rwanda Project’

    Monmouth U exhibit of photos by orphans of the genocide PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT THE RWANDA PROJECT “Gadi at the Market” by Jacqueline, 8 Nancy Mezey doesn’t see loss and suffering in the striking photographs currently on exhibit in the library at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. “This is one of wonderful things about having children…

  • In the Arts

    Haleh Abghari The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts will present the third season of the Music of Invention concert series. Each performance crosses stylistic boundaries to create pieces that cannot be labeled in one specific genre. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 at the door. Season tickets are $85. The concerts begin at 8 p.m.…

  • ‘tique of the week

    Mill House Antiques: unique antiques in 1840s setting BY TONY SENK Correspondent BY TONY SENKCorrespondent Gary Weller, interior designer at Mill House Antiques, with a 19th century French secretary, a focal point at the antiques shop on Willow Drive in Little Silver. What better place could there be to house a wealth of antiques than…