Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • MTOTSA members are freedom fighters

    I, along with many New London, Conn. residents, have been monitoring the unfolding eminent domain saga in Long Branch. Although the names and addresses of the victims have changed, this is a rerun of the same horror movie our community and countless others have experienced. The theme is the same whenever eminent domain is used…

  • Obituaries

    Caroline Anne Gannon Caroline Anne Buchakowski Gannon, 99, of Long Branch, died April 11 in Long Branch. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., she resided in Tucson and San Diego, before retiring to the Jersey Shore. She attended St. Lucy’s High School, Rochester. When she was teenager, she lost both parents, and raised four younger brothers. In…

  • Eminent domain not a fix for govt’s mistakes

    The issue is failure of government. I have been a resident of Monmouth County since 1944 and of New Jersey all of my 70 years. I have witnessed governments’ failure to plan, failure to enforce statutes designed to protect us all, and failure to realize government’s own ineptitude should not allow government to plunder people’s…

  • New play readings at NJ Rep

    Upcoming readings in the Script-in-Hand New Play Series at New Jersey Repertory Company are: May 29, “Striptease on a Summer’s Day,” two short plays, “A Summer’s Day” and “Striptease” by Polish satirist Slawomir Mrozek; June 4, “And Her Hair Went With Her,” by Zina Camblin, a tale of two African American women hair stylists; June…

  • Make prom time a safe, sober time for kids

    Well, it is that time of year again … spring is in the air and we are all counting down the days till summer break. For many parents, this is also the time of year when our children are planning proms and graduation parties. We at Prevention First want to remind you to make this…

  • Monmouth Reg’l Jazz Band swings into spring

    Jazz band will play May 16 concert at Borders bookstore BY ANUM AZAM Correspondent BY ANUM AZAMCorrespondent MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Anum Azam, trumpeter in the Monmouth Regional High School Jazz Band, solos during the Jazz Nite concert held at the Tinton Falls school on April 28. TINTON FALLS – After several shows on the road,…

  • Rauschenberg posters: an artist’s response to social issues

    Show of ‘Protest Posters’ at Monmouth Museum through July 23 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer “Signs” Renowned artist Robert Rauschenberg has been called an “artist-citizen” for good reason. He believes that artists must be engaged in determining the fate of the earth.” And that is not just talk. Since the 1960s,…

  • Greg Bean

    Coda Plea to ignore election results is misguided I can usually watch my local council meetings on the community’s public access channel without suffering the fantods, but last week was a different story. In my community, East Brunswick, we’ve faced school budget increases of nearly 30 cents per $100 in valuation every year for the…

  • In the Arts

    Nearly 200 people attended a special “Festival of Books” event at the Jewish Community Center in Deal on April 25, Holocaust Memorial Day. Author and architect Daniel Libeskind (l), whose design was selected for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, spoke about his book “Breaking Ground.” During the book signing, Libeskind, whose parents were…