Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • For the Record

    A subheading on an article about the appointment of a new councilman in West Long Branch in the April 14 issue incorrectly stated that the former mayor and councilman had been indicted. The two officials, who recently resigned, were arrested Feb. 22 by federal authorities on charges of bribery, but to date have not been…

  • Guadagno will solve town’s planning issues

    There are 10 candidates for Monmouth Beach commissioner. We write to support Kim Guadagno as the only candidate whose actions have demonstrated an ability to solve the planning issues facing this town. We live on the corner of Riverdale and Columbia avenues, and we have attended the Long Branch Zoning Board meetings where a developer…

  • Azzolina: the politician who won’t stop running

    Greg Bean Coda Coda Dear Assemblyman Joe Azzolina: How can we miss you when you won’t go away? That’s the question on the lips of thousands of voters after Joe decided last week that it wasn’t enough to drag Middletown Republicans and the Monmouth County GOP into his personal political hog-wallow — he’d drag the…

  • Obituaries

    Anthony J. “Perdue” Perri Jr. Mr. Perri, 49, of Long Branch, died April 18 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Long Branch, he was a lifelong resident. He was a machine operator at the local establishments Coast, Fiore, and E & L paving companies. He was predeceased by his father, Anthony Perri Sr.…

  • Obituaries

    Constance M. “Connie” Rasp Mrs. Rasp, 74, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, died April 11 at home. Born in Passaic, she resided in Manasquan prior to moving to Oakhurst 40 years ago. She was a registered nurse at Eatontown Convalescent Center, retiring in 1994. Prior to that, she was the school nurse at…

  • Licensing bill needed for wildlife rehabilitators

    N.J.’s wildlife is in big trouble. Until recently, many volunteers cared for distressed and disabled wildlife. Townships, veterinarians and homeowners had relied on wildlife rehabilitators to deal with animals that typically a taxpayer paid-for official would be called upon to remove. Wildlife rehabilitators numbered more than 100 to cover the entire state. Due to recently…

  • Legislators must act on school funding

    The frustration can be heard in the voices of local school board members and administrators who believe state legislators are pulling in the reins — to the detriment of students — on the amount of money they are permitted to spend on education each year. The frustration can most definitely be heard in the voices…

  • Credit card offers: Pay now and keep on paying

    Greg Bean Coda By today’s standards, my grandmother had some pretty strange ideas about money. For one thing, as a survivor of the stock market crash and bank failures of the Great Depression, she refused to keep her money in a bank during a Republican presidential administration. She blamed the Republicans for everything bad that…

  • Voters will be asked for $17.4M to fund schools

    Questions on $100K in computer upgrades, $60K for guidance counselor BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — District voters could see their property taxes increase by slightly more than $6 monthly if they agree to fund a $12 million school tax levy to support the local Board of Education’s…