Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Your Turn
Elberon resident says state DOT notice is misleading I attended a meeting sponsored by the N.J. Department of Transportation at Long Branch City Hall Sept. 23 regarding the proposal for a new bridge to replace the current bridge on Park Avenue, which crosses over the railroad tracks just north of Elberon station. My residence is…
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Across-the-bay neighbor warns public to be skeptical of Hook proposal
By its founding legislation, our National Park Service (NPS) is required to protect and conserve the lands under its control “unimpaired … for the enjoyment of future generations.” The legislation, written in 1916, recognizes that there are exceptional American places — both natural and historic — that should be preserved intact for the benefit of…
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Agency extends thanks to those who helped school supply effort
Now that children are settled into their school year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County would like to acknowledge those who helped more than 100 children start off right with new school supplies. Monmouth Mall gathered items from the public as well as hosted our “I’m Committed to My Education” pizza party where kids…
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Obituaries
Katherine Herbert Cittadino Mrs. Cittadino, 71, of West Long Branch, died Sept. 10 at New York University Hospital, New York City. Born in Newark, she resided in Long Branch before moving to West Long Branch 46 years ago. Mrs. Cittadino was a registered nurse. She was a communicant of St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, West…
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Help line could be a valuable service
For all of an adult’s best intentions, sometimes the words “You can tell me anything” will never ring true to a child. Whether it’s a boy being pushed around at the bus stop, a teenage girl pressured to be promiscuous with her boyfriend or a young man struggling with a substance-abuse problem, there are some…
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Bill needed to maintain beach preservation funds
If New Jersey’s beaches are to be preserved and shore protection work continued, a new water resources bill is needed before Congress adjourns for the election and funding that was drastically reduced by the administration in the next fiscal year budget must be restored. New Jersey and other coastal states are in danger of losing…
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Writer apologizes for ‘critical’ statements
I apologize to columnist Greg Kelly if my initial statements were too personally critical of him and his approach to beach access in Monmouth Beach. I didn’t intend my comments to have a personal or negative tone, but on rereading them, I think they did. In all fairness, Greg writes about Monmouth Beach and loves…
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Obituaries
Freda Rosenberg Schneider Mrs. Schneider, 79, of Little Silver, died Sept. 23 at New York Hospital. Born in Trenton, she relocated to Little Silver in 1959. Mrs. Schneider was a former Democratic committeewoman in Little Silver, a member of the Little Silver Democratic Club, and was active in her son’s mayoral campaigns in Long Branch.…
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Minorities urged to ‘get health care they deserve’
For minorities in the United States, access to adequate health care — preventive or otherwise — often is directly related to economic status, race or ethnicity, gender, education, disability, geographic location or sexual orientation. To successfully eliminate disparities, the healthcare community must make a concerted effort to increase awareness of these differences — and increase…
