Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Respect your neighbors, turn down the lights

    A great many people have been moving into Monmouth County for a long time.  Some have  brought bad behavior with them. I am referring in this case to excessive lighting outside homes. Everyone appreciates the safety and security of an entrance that is lit. There is not such clear rational, however, for the lighting all over a…

  • Obituaries

    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…

  • Your Turn

    Mary Lou StrongGuest ColumnDelays at Hook reveal Your Turn Mary Lou Strong Guest Column Delays at Hook reveal ‘negativism at its worst’ Mary Lou Strong Guest Column Delays at Hook reveal ‘negativism at its worst’ Save Sandy Hook’s campaign to discredit the National Park Service (NPS) and Sandy Hook Partners took no time off during…

  • Women urged to take charge of their heart health

    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…

  • Salvation Army appreciates help, but more is needed

    I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the people who so generously contributed to our Red Kettle campaign during the holidays. Although we didn’t meet our financial goal, we were able to help more than 200,000 people with food and children’s toys. Thank you. Your generous support all year long allows us to help…

  • Time to end parkway toll/tax long overdue

    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…

  • Obituaries

    Eleanor E. Kahn Obituaries Eleanor E. Kahn Mrs. Kahn, 80, of Eatontown died Jan. 16 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in New Castle, Pa., she had been a resident of Eatontown since 1975. Mrs. Kahn was a homemaker. From 1977-88, she was employed at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library, Shrewsbury,…

  • Time to pull plug on Beachfront North II

    2004 is shaping up as a very big year in Long Branch’s redevelopment effort. The city is set to move forward with a redesign for Ocean Boulevard and construction of Pier Village, and the first phase of Beachfront North is expected to be completed. It is the redevelopment that is still in the planning stages…

  • Resident: Right to own a home becoming imperiled

    Keyport residents fear a smart growth initiative will jeopardize their homes. Red Bank residents see their neighborhood interests run rough shod over by the Borough Council so private developer friends can overdevelop a neighboring site for personal gain. Long Branch homeowners are told to get a lawyer when they realize their homes are about to…