Category: Atlanticville Opinion

Peter J. Antonucci Obituaries Peter J. Antonucci Mr. Antonucci, 85, of Long Branch died Jan. 15 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in New York City, he had been a resident of Long Branch since 1969. Mr. Antonucci was an electrician at Baldinger and Sons, Brooklyn, N.Y., before retiring in 1983. He was…

Homeowners in Long Branch will have their homes stolen if Mayor Adam Schneider and the city council are not stopped. The Long Branch politicians will once again use eminent domain to take Ocean Avenue homes from their rightful owners. Mayor Schneider claims he is a generous man and is willing to work with the homeowners,…

I read with deep sadness for the Long Branch community the very lengthy, discombobulated response by Councilman Michael DeStefano to my letter expressing the need for the state and federal attorneys in Long Branch. In stark contrast, my letter was brief, accurate, and succinctly stated my premises. I was gratified by the numerous congratulatory calls…

Maybe we missed the memo. At some point the officials of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority came up with the notion that just about the only people with legitimate concerns about the future of Monmouth Park were Democrats. That’s the only explanation for a 13-member Stakeholders Commission that has just a single elected…

In Gov. James McGreevey’s state of the state message, he mentioned one of his accomplishments was improving the E-ZPass mess. Left unsaid was the fact that parkway toll collecting has left a trail of $476 million in old E-ZPass debt, and $576 million in old parkway debt. To this will be added more than $450…

Brian UngerGuest ColumnTime for Long Branch City Council to demonstrate its commitment to entire community Your Turn Brian Unger Guest Column Time for Long Branch City Council to demonstrate its commitment to entire community Brian Unger Guest Column Time for Long Branch City Council to demonstrate its commitment to entire community The Marine Terrace-Ocean Terrace-Seaview…

I am writing to express our concern re the proper care of pets during these frigid, bitter-cold winter days/nights. Where is our compassion and intelligence regarding our pets, both dogs and cats, when the thermometer dips towards zero? Shorthaired animals should not be left outside overnight if the temperature is below 40 degrees and damp.…

Timothy Ford Obituaries Timothy Ford Mr. Ford, 38, of South Orange died Jan. 12 in South Orange Township. Born in Lakewood, he had resided in Howell, Toms River, and Delray Beach, Fla., before moving to South Orange six months ago. Mr. Ford was an accountant at Advanced Health Media, Orange, the past year. He was…

Did you know that a woman is 10 times as likely to die from heart disease as from breast cancer? Cardiovascular diseases kill more than 505,000 American females every year — more than cancer, chronic lung disease, pneumonia, diabetes, accidents and AIDS combined. As a Monmouth County resident, American Heart Association volunteer and the survivor…