Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Loretta Verdi Asaro Obituaries Loretta Verdi Asaro Mrs. Asaro, 86, of Ocean Township died Dec. 19 at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had lived in Staten Island for 50 years before moving to Ocean Township nine years ago. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Design, she was a seamstress…

  • School board needs to acquire mathematician

    I would like to recommend to the members of the Shore Regional High School Board of Education that they acquire a member who majored in mathematics — or perhaps they should just check to see if their superintendent/principal Leonard Schnappauf majored in math. When speaking about current suspensions, Mr. S. observed, "There wasn’t much difference"…

  • Pursuing a bad idea in a harmful way

    Apparently, the National Park Service is not content to simply pursue the bad idea of leasing buildings in Fort Hancock to private commercial entities; the agency now seems committed to doing it in a particularly problematic way. Recently, Sandy Hook Partners announced its plan to seek partial funding for "the first phase" of its proposal…

  • Your Turn

    Your Turn Peter P. O’Such Jr. Guest Column Park Service extension troubles local resident I am quite certain most area residents have learned by now of the National Park Service (NPS) granting a six-month extension to the Letter of Intent, which was initially issued to James Wassel of Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) Nov. 29, 2001…

  • Fire officials set record straight regarding Eatowntown Fire Department

    Recently, the Eatontown Fire Department had the displeasure of being the focus of a story involving our fire chief. We would like to start off by saying that if Chief Brian McLaughlin is found guilty of these allegations, we support whatever the letter of the law prescribes. Our problem is not with the reporting of…

  • For the Record

    For the Record Due to a typographical error in the Dec. 19 story on the Stop & Shop application before the Ocean Township Planning Board, the date for the hearing was incorrectly listed as Jan. 28. The application will be heard by the board at its Jan. 29 meeting to be held in the high…

  • CAP members contribute to a strong America

    The Civil Air Patrol is celebrating 62 years of volunteer service to America. Since Dec. 1, 1941, when the organization was formed, CAP has protected the home skies. In the early days of World War II, CAP performed anti-submarine patrols and was responsible for saving countless lives and merchant ships from disaster. Today, Civil Air…

  • Obituaries

    Kenneth J. Essig Obituaries Kenneth J. Essig Mr. Essig, 67, of Middletown died Dec. 10 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Orange, he resided in Newark prior to moving to Middletown in 1955. He was a letter carrier at the U.S. Postal Service, Middletown, for 38 years, retiring in 1992. He also worked…

  • District, students can use lesson on Constitution

    The most frightening thing about Oceanport School District officials’ handling of Ryan Dwyer and the punishment he received for publishing a Web site critical of Maple Place School is how many people managed to get it wrong. Oceanport residents need to ask themselves how every relevant member of the district’s administration, all of the district’s…