Category: Atlanticville Opinion

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:…

Parents of teens don’t seem to be acting on the knowledge that ecstasy could harm their children, according to a study released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. In fact, when it comes to chatting about the dangers of drugs, ecstasy was less likely to be discussed than marijuana or alcohol, or any other…

Hold onto your hats, folks. Yessiree, this one’s a whopper. Just when you think West Long Branch can’t make any more idiotic decisions, they surprise you again. What are they doing now, you ask? They’re moving the police department up to the new borough hall on Broadway. Reason: mold in the department headquarters. Now, I…

I can’t believe that the Mayor of Long Branch, with a straight face, can say he is destroying the 38 homes in Beach Front North to make "affordable housing available," and, further addressing these beleaguered homeowners, "yes, this is an incredible sacrifice on your part, but it is for the good of the community." Really?…

Contested elections for boards in Long Branch and Monmouth Beach The following is a list of candidates who have filed for election to local Boards of Education. The election is April 20, and voters also will have the opportunity then to pass on the budget of their local school board. The hour that the polls…

Marie Odiotti Obituaries Marie Odiotti Mrs. Odiotti, 84, of West Long Branch died Feb. 24 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was a parishioner of St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, West End, Long Branch, where she was a member of the Rosary Altar Society and assisted in the new parishioner and baptismal dinners. She…

Outsourcing will cost Americans jobs in the near future if this new trend is not reversed by U.S. politicians America, wake up! If the report I read is correct, 3.3 million white-collar jobs and $136 million in wages will be lost by 2015 to outsourcing of American jobs overseas. Do you know there are consulting…

Past coming back to haunt Fort Hancock? Past coming back to haunt Fort Hancock? As a newspaper that has covered plans for private development of the Fort Hancock buildings on Sandy Hook in recent years, it has become apparent that the buildings are under some kind of curse. The curse, apparently, renders those who would…

Junior League president hails Women’s History Month March, National Women’s History Month, offers us a unique opportunity to celebrate the significant contributions that women have made both nationally and locally. At the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, it was stated within the Platform for Action, "The empowerment of women…