Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Studio tour benefits HABcore

    A tour of artist studios in Long Branch and Monmouth Beach will take place Saturday, Sept. 2, 1-6:30 p.m. The event will benefit HABcore. The tour will visit the studios of local artists, including Cindy Barham, Albert Benoist, Vicki Culver, Kyle Galante, Megan Heath, James Kent, Peggy Masse, Sandra Talarico and others. In addition, various…

  • News of SRHS plan delayed by state DOE

    Board denies withholding info BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH – People are wondering why the Shore Regional High School District waited until late July to announce its plans to float a nearly $50 million bond construction referendum on Sept. 26. Board of Education President Anthony Moro says that…

  • Winners announced at senior citizen art show

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MONMOUTH COUNTY Dorothy Lawrence of Marlboro and Monmouth County Freeholder Robert D. Clifton stand in front of Lawrence’s painting “Evening Shadows,” which won Best in Show among 100 entrants in the 2006 Monmouth County Senior Citizen Juried Art Contest and Exhibition. MANALAPAN – Winners were announced on July 13 in the 2006…

  • West Long Branch super, a ‘super’ mom

    West Long Branch’s new Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth Keshish was recently named winner of the nationwide online search for “Mom, the Everyday Athlete” conducted by the Wheat Foods Council of Parker, Colo., as part of their nutrition education effort. The council searched for one exemplary mother “who let her inner athlete shine through keeping an…

  • Correction

    The amount property taxes would increase if voters in four sending towns approve a $49.8 million referendum for upgrades to Shore Regional High School was incorrectly reported in the Aug. 17 issue. For correct figures, see page 4.

  • Army Corps projects give public beach access

    Recently, the Army Corps of Engineers has been criticized for the beach rebuilding projects that save lives and property in New Jersey that was previously endangered from even small storm surges. The corps’ projects have been attacked because it is incorrectly said the areas where beaches are rebuilt do not have public access. The opposite…

  • For the Record

    In the Aug. 17 article on the Clearwater Festival, the reference to 25 times the level of dioxin mentioned by Ed Dlugosz was intended to refer to the level of octachlorodioxin (OCDD) that exists in Newark Bay, Arthur Kill and Newton Creek in Brooklyn, N.Y., which flow into the harbor and down to Sandy Hook…

  • Developers need to invest in revitalizing land

    More than 10,000 large parcels of land across New Jersey are contaminated and pose environmental dangers to our residents and communities. They present golden opportunities for remediation, redevelopment, employment and tax relief. While Brad Pitt and others have recently been busy piggybacking off similar problems in New Orleans, we have been working in New Jersey…

  • Free your lawn from pesky pesticides

    Many people think green grass is one of the safest spots for kids to play. But if it’s treated with chemical pesticides, studies are showing serious health risks. New Jersey is leading the nation in establishing pesticide-free zones to protect kids, wildlife and drinking water … and you can help. Some eye-opening results recently came…