Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Labels malign MTOTSA, Institute for Justice
I have had the privilege and pleasure in this life of coming to know two remarkable groups of people who have been maligned in recent letters in the press. It was particularly cruel to label the beleaguered Long Branch homeowners as greedy. All these homeowners, many of them elderly and frail, have ever asked for,…
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People should decide if flag is worthy of protection
By judicial decree in 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court amended the United States Constitution by inserting flag burning into the Bill of Rights. That decision took from the American people a fundamental right that had been exercised from our beginning as a national – the right to protect our flag. Those who support flag protection…
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Don’t let alcohol put a chill on your summer
It’s the height of the summer season and our activities turn to the beautiful beaches of the Jersey Shore. Don’t let alcohol put a chill on your summer. The sunshine, warmth and long days of the season provide a wealth of opportunities for recreation and relaxation but, when mixed with alcohol, these activities can turn…
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In the Arts
Improv Jam Comedy Labs presents its second annual “Improv-A-Palooza” on Saturday, July 8, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., featuring a night of music and comedy including four local bands, stand-up comedians and the troupe’s regularly scheduled improv show. Held at The Eatontown Playhouse, 37 Route 35 north, the event will include performances by veteran bands…
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Agatha Christie on stage
‘And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie will open at Woods Theatre at Monmouth University July 14 and run to July 30. In this mystery/comedy (originally titled “Ten Little Indians”) statuettes of little soldier boys on the mantel of a house on an island off the coast of Devon fall to the floor and…
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Photo
Smokey Robinson lit up the stage at the Count Basie Theatre for a benefit performance June 17. Honorees that night were Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. and Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr. The fourth annual Spring Benefit Concert and Gala raised over $300,000 in support of the theater. Pictured with Robinson, center, are: Pallone, co-chairs Michele…
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Improv Jam Comedy Labs
Improv Jam Comedy Labs’ third annual summer education program kicked off this week. The summer sessions will be held Mondays and Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. at Eatontown Playhouse, 3713 Route 35 north in The Tower Market Plaza, Eatontown. In the Comedy Labs Summer League 2006, participants sign up as teams, are taught improvisation and then…
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Heartoons: Healing through art and affirmation
Plans for museum to house exhibits, workshops, art therapy BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Faridi McFree Faridi McFree, author and artist, has turned her creative expression into holistic therapy she calls “self-healing through art.” “What is self-healing through art?” McFree posed the question during an interview at her Long Branch residence.…
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South playmakers not enough to top North
Mandeville, Thomas shine at 28th annual all-star game BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer BY DOUG McKENZIEStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Raritan’s Andrew Mandeville gave Monmouth University football fans yet another glimpse of what they have to look forward to as he was the South squad’s top offensive player at the 28th annual North-South All-Star Game…
