Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Parent expresses sincere gratitude to superintendent
It has been with great interest that I have been following the controversies within the music department at Shore Regional High School. At Long Branch High School, we have received the support of our [school] superintendent, Joseph Ferraina, the high school administration, the music and performing arts staff, and the parents, which has resulted in…
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Destruction of colonial-era home stuns Ocean resident
During the first week of October, I spotted a large bulldozer at the 200-year-old, repainted home at the corner of Park Avenue and Monmouth Road in Ocean Township. I was cautiously hoping no harm would come to one of the few bicentennial homes remaining in that West Long Branch/Ocean section of Monmouth County. Unfortu-nately, within…
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OBITUARIES
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. JACQUELINE A. WILLIAMS, 46, of Long Branch died Oct. 2 at The Center for Hospice Care at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, after a battle with cancer.…
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Boro better be sure priorities are in order
Parents in Eatontown are rightly concerned about the situation in the school district regarding Superintendent of Schools Robert J. Soprano. The message they have gotten from the borough’s Board of Education is that Soprano is fine for this year but unacceptable for next year. Not surprisingly, that status has caused parents to start asking questions.…
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Environmentalists, hunters need to work in unison
As a nation, a wise person once said, "United we stand, divided we fall." One of the things that divides us quite dangerously is the all too common practice of slinging labels around and lumping people into the same categories based on their views concerning a single issue. For example, "liberals and conservatives," "Democrats and…
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Agency expresses thanks to golf classic supporters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County would like to thank the many corporate sponsors, golfers and volunteers who weathered the rain in great spirits on Sept. 26 at Spring Lake Golf Club. The 13th annual golf classic raised more than $85,000 to support mentoring programs for children living in Monmouth County who have lost…
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OBITUARIES
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. SCOTT B. WHEELER, 42, of Houston, Texas, died Sept. 16 at home. Born in Long Branch, he had lived in Freehold before moving to Houston 20 years…
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SHRS board needs to play a different tune
As amazing as it might seem, members of the Shore Regional High School Board of Education appear ready to use professional musicians rather than student musicians for the school play this year. Under almost any circumstances that would be questionable. Under the existing circumstances at Shore Regional, it is ridiculous. It is wrong for so…
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Contact legislators about environmental extremists
It is time to speak out on the half truths and spin tactics of the self-proclaimed coalition to stop hunting on the Navesink and south Shrewsbury rivers. This group is taking out ads in the local weekly newspapers at an estimated cost of $500 per week. I ask myself, where does all this money come…
