Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Ocean Gate Commons a good deal for township
The people of Ocean Township need to learn to work with others instead of against them. The proposed project in Ocean Township on Route 35 and Deal Road — Ocean Gate Commons — would be a welcome addition to our community. The developers for the project have been extremely courteous to the residents by way…
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Obituaries
John A. Ciaglia Obituaries John A. Ciaglia Mr. Ciaglia, 87, of Long Branch died June 25 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Newark, he resided in Red Bank before moving to Long Branch 64 years ago. Mr. Ciaglia was a lead man at Bendix Corp., Eatontown, for 30 years, retiring in 1985. He…
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Private interests put before public trust
Private interests put before public trust Private interests put before public trust The National Park Service has come up with a novel way to give developer Sandy Hook Partners LLC another six months to secure financing for its redevelopment plan for 36 historic buildings at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. Marie Rust, NPS Northeast regional…
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Lifelong resident asks public to help keep house
I hope my fellow residents can help me. Mayor Adam Schneider and the municipal council of the city of Long Branch are going to take my house from me and give it to private developers. My heart, my memories, my love, and my life are all as much a part of my house as the…
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Eminent domain infringing on residents’ civil rights
Just a thought — many people have written articles and opinions expressing their disdain of the abusive use of eminent domain in the City of Long Branch. So far, reactions from the residents of Long Branch and the state of New Jersey are apparently of no concern to the mayor, council, Planning Board, or the…
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Your Turn
Jennifer FrancisGuest ColumnSandy Hook is a treasure, not a developer Your Turn Jennifer Francis Guest Column Sandy Hook is a treasure, not a developer’s dream Jennifer Francis Guest Column Sandy Hook is a treasure, not a developer’s dream The controversy surrounding the proposed redevelopment of Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook National Park has become a…
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Let Americans see sacrifice made by soldiers
Let Americans see sacrifice made by soldiers As a World War II army veteran, it was patriotically gratifying to finally see a member of the American military killed in Iraq honored, and his family properly acknowledged, on TV for the sacrifice of his life in Iraq when his flag-draped coffin arrived in the United States.…
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Progress has been made, but there remains much to be done on government reform
Harry S. PozyckiGuest Column Harry S. Pozycki Guest Column Now that the dust has settled after the Assembly Democrats passed, and the governor signed, the much-ballyhooed "reform" package, it’s worth assessing the results. Citizens who applied reform pressure by passing over 100 local reform laws and good government groups which generated significant media pressure on…
