Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • State slashes funding to school districts

    By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer School districts throughout the state are expected to lose 5 percent of their total state aid for the 2002-03 school year. Due to budgetary problems, the state plans to cut its final aid payment to every school district in the state this year. It’s a move…

  • Incumbents re-elected to Long Branch board

    Budget for West Long Branch schools voted down The most significant change to come out of the April 15 school board election occurred in Monmouth Beach. Voters there narrowly approved a proposal to establish all-day kindergarten in the borough’s school, favoring the measure by 13 votes, 264 to 251. Monmouth Beach voters passed the budget…

  • SRHS budget rejected

    SRHS budget rejected The budget for Shore Regional High School was defeated by 53 votes with 782 against to 729 in favor of the budget for the April 15 school elections. The budget was voted down in three of the four sending districts and passed by only four votes in the third district. Sea Bright…

  • Parents urged to consider consequences of child’s play

    Parents urged to consider consequences of child’s play I’d like to submit the following moral considerations for parents whose children are gifted in athletics: • Before you decide to allow your child to play on multiple competitive teams at the same time, attaching higher priority to one team over another, knowing children will be cut…

  • OBITUARIES

    OBITUARIES VIRGINIA McKENNA, 84, of Tinton Falls died April 10 at Blythe House, Tinton Falls. Born in Union City, she resided in Hoboken, Matawan, and in Keyport for 20 years before moving to Tinton Falls. She was a retired dining room hostess at Ye Cottage Inn, Keyport, and Buttonwood Manor, Matawan. Prior to that, she…

  • Easter a sad time for rabbits

    Every Easter thousands of bunnies are bought by parents looking to surprise their little ones. Maybe it’s to show them responsibility, maybe it’s because the child has been endlessly begging for a rabbit, or maybe it’s because baby bunnies are just so darn cute. But are those good reasons to bring an animal into your…

  • your turn

    Guest ColumnJudithStanley ColemanState your turn Guest Column Judith Stanley Coleman State’s investment in the arts pays big dividends Guest Column Judith Stanley Coleman State’s investment in the arts pays big dividends The goal with any financial investment, whether large or small, is to gain a high rate of return. The key, however, is to make…

  • M.B. school board passes ’03-04 budget

    Borough voters will get their say on spending plan Tuesday By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — After responding to questions about the expenditure on special education and a ballot question on whether to establish an all-day kindergarten, the Board of Education approved a budget of $3,582,125 for the 2003-2004…

  • RBR girls hope to compete with Class B North’s elite

    By paul salusStaff Writer By paul salus Staff Writer The Red Bank Regional softball squad is a fairly young one, but what it lacks in experience, head coach Doug Wooding hopes it makes up for in effort and ability. "Our expectations are the same as every year," he said. "We want to be competitive in…