Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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District goes high-tech for student safety
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– The Long Branch Board of Education has introduced a new technology to the school system to help ensure the safety of students in the district. Schools in the district will now be equipped with Watchful i, a reporting system that provides anonymity and…
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Letters
Transform Fort Monmouth to So now even the county wants a piece of the pie for yet another county park. It looks more and more like Fort Monmouth is to be broken up for a variety of uses. What a shame when it could so easily be the site of a new state university. Already…
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Victim of eminent domain abuse speaks out
Your Turn Joseph Milano Guest Column Joseph MilanoGuest Column On Thursday, Feb. 2, my family received the next step in the eminent domain taking from the city of Long Branch — a nice thick package of papers that to us only says, “We are stealing your land so get out now.” For as long as…
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Weight of indictments is dragging Merla down
Coda Greg Bean For those of you who are interested, the federal indictment against Keyport Mayor John Merla is now up to 18 pages. Merla, as most people in Monmouth County know by now, was indicted again last week by U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie — this time on a new corruption charge for allegedly…
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Schools get an F in teaching literacy
Coda Greg Bean The newspaper business is facing the biggest challenge in its entire history, as publications across the country struggle to find ways to appeal to the next generations of readers. But for all our collective soul-searching in the industry — for all our attempts to make our publications more attractive, more colorful, more…
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Letters
Is Oceanport council working for residents? The council is seeking to replace the borough hall building with a completely new structure. Many would probably agree the police department needs more space, as well as more administrative offices. Lower-income housing is needed in town. The fire department could use a new truck (1969), the first aid…
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Holy Trinity’s prayers answered for now
Diocese: Anonymous benefactor will keep school open through 2007 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff A young student enters Holy Trinity School, Long Branch, which will remain open through the end of the school year. LONG BRANCH — Holy Trinity School will remain open thanks to an anonymous donation…
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M.B. education foundation funding new technology
Fundraiser Feb. 10 for purchase of videoconferencing equip. BY ANUM AZAM Correspondent BY ANUM AZAMCorrespondent MONMOUTH BEACH — The Monmouth Beach Education Foundation (MBEF), in conjunction with Schools Superintendent Neil Frankenfield, is planning to purchase and install various new technologies in the borough school. The MBEF’s planned technology enhancement project involves the immediate acquisition of…
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Fort, Sandy Hook on developers’ wish lists
Your Turn George Moffatt Guest Column George Moffatt Guest Column If anyone thinks developers aren’t running New Jersey, they must be living on Mars. I was fleetingly impressed when Gov. James McGreevey limited development in the northwestern Highlands area to protect water supplies. I should have known better. At the same time, he was quietly…
