Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Obituaries

    May I. Connett Mrs. Connett, 84, of Atlantic Highlands, and formerly Eatontown, died Oct. 31 at Care One King James, Atlantic Highlands. She was born in Keyport. Mrs. Connett was a department manager at Shelty United, Red Bank, before her retirement. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Red Bank. Surviving are a…

  • A fat, surly possum is a very crafty adversary

    Coda Greg Bean I was going to write about politicians again this week, and how sick I’ve gotten of negative campaign advertising. But to tell you the truth, I’m at my wit’s end and have finally decided to ask for assistance with an unrelated problem I simply can’t solve. At this point, I’m so desperate…

  • Televising meetings will give public both sides of situation

    Your Turn Frances DeLuca Guest Column Frances DeLuca Guest Column In response to the mayor’s decision to increase police presence and against televising council meetings, I may only say that Adam Schneider is a master at revealing himself as an advocate against the preservation of constitutional rights. It the mayor is so concerned about public…

  • Letters

    Homeless veterans must not be left behind As we observe National Homeless Week from Nov. 1-7, it is important for all Americans to reflect on the fact that approximately 200,000 veterans may be homeless on any given night. This is a troubling statistic. These men and women served our nation during its times of need,…

  • Sting makes elections unpredictable

    Candidates can talk all they want about taxes, development, traffic and the other usual campaign issues. But the wild card in the 2005 elections is the date Feb. 22, 2005. On that morning, 11 public officials from throughout Monmouth County were rounded up by federal authorities and arrested for accepting bribes in exchange for official…

  • Obituaries

    Liam C. McClelland Mr. McClelland, 26, of Toms River, died Oct. 17 at home. Born in Red Bank, he resided in Middletown Township prior to moving to Toms River three months ago. He was a carpenter and commercial fisherman at MI-JO, Atlantic Highlands, as well as several other area boats. He was a graduate of…

  • District on No Child Left Behind list for 2nd year

    If scores don BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city was listed last week as one of the state’s Districts In Need of Improvement (DINI), and the superintendent of schools said improving the district test scores has been an on-going process. “We saw a little improvement in scores…

  • For high-tech stuff, you need a kid

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch My husband, Pat, goes through a technological ordeal about once a week. It generally involves something as complex as the answering machine, an alarm clock or all of those complicated buttons on the dashboard. “Why isn’t this dang car heating up?” he asked during a cold snap just last…