Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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MTOTSA thanks rally supporters
On Feb. 20, MTOTSA Alliance [residents of Marine Terrace, Ocean Terrace, and Seaview Avenue] held a walk to publicize the abuse of eminent domain currently taking place in Long Branch and around several areas in the county. At the height of the walk, we estimated a crowd of participants grew to more than 300 walkers.…
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Eminent domain case affects all landowners
Feb. 22 was a big day for all property owners! It was the day that the U.S. Supreme Court began to hear the case of Kelo v. New London. This is the first time in over 50 years that the Supreme Court will hear a property rights case! This was a very big day, not…
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Holding on to the American dream
I am a Desert Storm veteran, a full-time chiropractic student, a father, husband, son, uncle, and, less importantly, a homeowner. What was I thinking when I moved into a (former Section 8) boarded-up home in 1998? I’ll tell you what I was thinking: I was using my veteran’s benefits to purchase my first home. The…
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Management of rental properties criticized
Thank you so much for publicizing the $1 million fines levied against Elliot Koplitz for fire code violations in the city of Long Branch. Kudos also goes to Mayor Adam Schneider and Fire Official Kevin Hayes Sr. for their strong stance regarding student/occupant safety. I live across the street from a Koplitz “tenement” and cannot…
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Help with understanding school report cards
Report card season has arrived for New Jersey’s education standards. Depending upon who you ask, the state’s grades range from above average to well below. New Jersey United for Higher School Standards believes that while the opinions of experts at national research groups are valuable, more important is that the students, parents, teachers, administrators and…
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End tolls now before more millions are spent needlessly
It takes a bureaucracy of more than 800 people to collect Garden State Parkway tolls. This total includes a pro-rata share of E-ZPass personnel. Imagine if each state highway had such a bureaucracy. Toll collecting is a 24/7 operation, so the costly toll-collection operation must be in place even at 3 a.m., when traffic is…
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Help with understanding school report cards
Report card season has arrived for New Jersey’s education standards. Depending upon who you ask, the state’s grades range from above average to well below. New Jersey United for Higher School Standards believes that while the opinions of experts at national research groups are valuable, more important is that the students, parents, teachers, administrators and…
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End tolls now before more millions are spent needlessly
It takes a bureaucracy of more than 800 people to collect Garden State Parkway tolls. This total includes a pro-rata share of E-ZPass personnel. Imagine if each state highway had such a bureaucracy. Toll collecting is a 24/7 operation, so the costly toll-collection operation must be in place even at 3 a.m., when traffic is…
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Razing of historic house a sad day for borough
Monday, Feb. 7, was a very sad day for West Long Branch. On that day, Monmouth University (MU) bulldozed a historic, 118-year-old, three-story Victorian house located at 81 Brookwillow Ave., one of the oldest original homes making up the beautiful Norwood Park section of our town. The house was specifically mentioned in Robert J. Fisher’s…
