Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Greg Bean
Coda Residents need more info about evacuation Two weeks ago, I wrote about the lack of an evacuation plan in Monmouth County and the state in case of emergency – at least a plan that anyone knows about. And toward the end of that column, I said that even if such plans exist, crisis managers…
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Shore Reg’l H.S. board reorganizes
WEST LONG BRANCH – The Shore Regional High School Board of Education elected Anthony F. Moro Jr., of Monmouth Beach, and Frank Pignatore, of Oceanport, as its president and vice president, respectively, for the academic year 2006-07 during its April 25 reorganization meeting. Moro, who was also sworn in to a new three-year term on…
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Student art competition
Congressman Rush Holt (D-13) is bringing the 25th anniversary of the “Congressional Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery 2006” to the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. The guild is one of four drop points for the work of high school students within the 12th District who were nominated for participation by their teachers. Each teacher…
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Art exhibit & workshop at Harbor School
Three-hundred special-needs students will display their unique and creative artwork May 11 and 12 in an exhibit at the Harbor School, 240 Broad St., Eatontown. The students attend Alpha, Gateway and Harbor Schools, located in Lakewood, Carteret and Eatontown. The schools serve children ages 3 to 21 years, offering techniques and strategies to meet attention…
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In the Arts
Cast of “Pinocchio” “From Plein Air to the Studio,” a solo show of works by landscape artist Anthony Migliaccio, is on exhibit at the Jewish Community Center in Deal. An artist’s reception will be held today, 6:30-8 p.m. The exhibit will run through June 28 at the JCC Gallery, located at 100 Grant Ave. For…
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Summer concert series schedule at Sandy Hook
The Sandy Hook Foundation will sponsor the annual summer Beach Concert Series on Sandy Hook June 21 – Aug. 30. Every Wednesday at 6 p.m. (weather permitting) at Beach Area E, more than 2,000 people listen, dance, relax and enjoy the live music while eating picnic dinners brought from home. Concerts end promptly at 8:15…
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SICA issues call for help
Ralph Finaldi SICA, the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch, will get by with a little help from its friends. SOS (Save Our SICA), a benefit for the center for contemporary art, music, video and spoken word, will be held May 12, 5-11 p.m., at its home at 120 Third Ave. Funds…
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Schneider Team has led the way from day one
Those who have lived in Long Branch many years will remember the economic decline of the ’50s and ’60s that gave way to “hoping” things would improve in the ’70s and ’80s. Finally, in the mid-’90s, a partnership effort of residents, business people and local government leaders was formed with “Long Branch Tomorrow.” I remember…
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Growth will transform city into entertainment center
Growth requires change … and change is difficult, I know. I was given an eviction notice after 30 years of living and working as an artist in my loft in Asbury Park. I was devastated. But that shock led to a change, a big change. After moving my studio and home three years ago into…
