Category: Atlanticville Opinion

Your Turn Brian Unger Guest Column Resident makes plea for Oceanport Creek property Brian Unger Guest Column Resident makes plea for Oceanport Creek property (Open letter to Larry Miles, bureau chief, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Endangered & Non-game Species Program) Many residents of Oceanport and adjacent towns along our two-river area are concerned…

Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider continues to show an incredulous disdain for the MTOTSA [Marine Terrace Ocean Terrace and Seaview Avenue] Alliance homeowners who are fighting to save their homes in the oceanfront community. I have attended numerous City Council meetings and read several newspaper articles where Mayor Schneider has pontificated to the MTOTSA group:…

There has been quite a bit of public interest since the announcement of Joan Kroc’s bequest to The Salvation Army. Certainly, the army feels blessed to have been entrusted with a gift purported to exceed $1.5 billion and, as always, The Salvation Army will abide by the specific requests of Mrs. Kroc. Mrs. Kroc’s gift…

Harold "Butch" John Potosky Obituaries Harold "Butch" John Potosky Mr. Potosky, 55, of Matawan died Feb. 26 at his parents’ home in Matawan. Born in Red Bank, he resided in Matawan most of his life. He was an auto mechanic at Stillwell Garage, Matawan, before his retirement. He served in the U.S. Army during the…

No easy answer on Canada geese Considering the intensity of development in our area, and how much we have done to remake our environs, it almost always makes sense to try to make a little more room for the wildlife we share our communities with. Almost. The glaring exception is, as West Long Branch resident…

Stephen SzuleckiGuest ColumnFort Hancock can be preserved without privitization Your Turn Stephen Szulecki Guest Column Fort Hancock can be preserved without privitization Stephen Szulecki Guest Column Fort Hancock can be preserved without privitization I was ambivalent about the implementation of the Sandy Hook Development Plan, realizing there is merit on both sides of the argument.…

I have been reading in the papers about residents losing their homes because of redevelopment — replacing their homes with more expensive homes. Our elected officials are telling us redevelopment will lower our taxes. I believe there are many questions that need to be answered by our elected officials before anyone can draw a conclusion:…

Our family recently suffered the loss of our son, brother, cousin, uncle, father and friend, Douglas Emmons. During this difficult period our lives were touched by the love and kindness of many people. We would like to mention a few: Patrolmen John Fay, John Digiovanni, Kenneth Kleinman and Thomas Ferrugia of the Eatontown Police Department,…

Family thanks community for kindness in difficult time Our family recently suffered the loss of our son, brother, cousin, uncle, father and friend, Douglas Emmons. During this difficult period our lives were touched by the love and kindness of many people. We would like to mention a few: Patrolmen John Fay, John Digiovanni, Kenneth Kleinman…