Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Obituaries
Richard Daniel Kirsh Mr. Kirsh, 57, of Eatontown died Sept. 3 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a service manager for Mauro Motors, Woodbridge. Mr. Kirsh was a communicant of St. Dorothea’s Roman Catholic Church, Eatontown. He attended Monmouth University, West Long Branch, and was a Monmouth University Alumni volunteer. He had a…
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Teacher sex charges beg for accountability and education
After the Shore Regional High School Board of Education fired a male teacher accused of having an affair with a female student and adjourned its meeting, an upset and obviously perplexed woman walked up to the district’s Superintendent/Principal Leonard G. Schnappauf to ask a question. “How can something like this go on and on, and…
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Open space ‘inspires us, heals our wounds’
In advertisements by cellular phone companies, we often hear about the importance of connection, networks, and always having access to the system. What if we applied those concepts to something that we could actually touch, feel and be a physical part of — if we applied those concepts to describe our access to open space…
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Obituaries
Billy G. Rymer Mr. Rymer, 69, of Long Branch died Aug. 19 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Cleveland, Tenn., he had been a resident of Long Branch since 1958. Mr. Rymer operated his family’s business, the Long Branch Poultry Farm, for several years, and was known as the “Chicken Man.” He served…
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Reader: Politics interfering with women’s facility
A controversy has erupted which affects a combined addiction treatment facility and housing program exclusively for women, and located in Long Branch. Epiphany House is the facility, and has centers in both Asbury Park and Long Branch. Epiphany House is managed by Sister Janet Christenson. The noble mission of Sister Christenson is to take women…
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Your turn
Towns should provide better beach access Brian Unger Guest Column I have fought and won and fought and lost a number of beach access battles along the northern Monmouth coastline during the past decade. The prevailing direction of social progress leans toward more liberal, more welcoming beach access for all classes of people, all types…
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Young voters not weighing in at the voting booth
In 2000, 36 percent of registered 18- to 24-year-old voters exercised their right to vote. The national average was 60 percent. Since 1972, this age bracket has shown a steady decline in participation in the election process. The facts speak loudly! With no voice of opposition in the political theater, politicians craft policies that will…
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Obituaries
Grandin N. "Bud" Paddack Obituaries Grandin N. "Bud" Paddack Mr. Paddack, Brick, died July 17 in Long Branch. He resided in Eatontown for 40 years before moving to Brick two years ago. He was a machine engineer at E.A.I. Electronic Associates Inc., West Long Branch, where he was employed for 20 years before retiring. Mr.…
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Take the ‘snail’ out of the mail: Give Sea Bright its own ZIP code
What’s in a ZIP code? A lot, if you ask the folks in Sea Bright. If they had their own ZIP code rather than sharing Rumson’s 07760, Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams believes, the borough’s mail would move more rapidly — both into and out of town and within the Sea Bright borders. Having its own ZIP…
