Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • 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. JoANN FILAN, 62, of Whiting died June 2 at home. Born in Newark, she resided in West Orange, Brick and Middletown prior to moving to Whiting in…

  • Heartlessly flawed plan being initiated on Indiana Ave.

    Heartlessly flawed plan being initiated on Indiana Ave. I am going to cut to the chase and not pretend to be demure or be politically correct. The decision to acquire and destroy property on Indiana Avenue in order to augment school property is both outrageous and unacceptable. This decision is an affront to the very…

  • Curious silence on fort development plan

    Barring a sudden change in plans — something certainly not out of the question considering recent history — the chance for the public to comment on Sandy Hook Partners’ proposal for use of the buildings at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook has all but passed. Over the last few months many residents of the area…

  • 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. ESTHER R. MENNELLA ROSCHER, 78, of Eatontown died May 22 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided there until moving to Eatontown…

  • First aid squads in critical condition

    First aid squads in critical condition New Jersey is at a crossroads. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the state’s volunteer emergency response system is pushing its limits, and our communities must grapple with the possibility that the time of such exclusively volunteer effort is passing. For many reasons that is unfortunate. For decades, communities…

  • Guest Column Brian Unger Renaissance should not control beach access

    Guest Column Brian Unger Renaissance should not control beach access The idea that the City of Long Branch would allow the Renaissance Condo-miniums to operate the beach at the former "Pit" in West End first appeared in a town notes column in a local weekly newspaper. It was described as something proposed by the Renaissance…

  • Oakhurst First Aid Squad seeking new volunteers

    The Oakhurst First Aid Squad is beginning to feel a manpower crunch. Gone are the days of stay-at-home moms and the self-employed person who could drop what they are doing to respond to calls in their hometown. The squad has begun to rely heavily on a few dedicated volunteers who are available during the day.…

  • Public should look beyond proposal

    On June 1, the second — and in all likelihood final — public hearing on a commercial development plan for buildings at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook is slated to take place. The hearing is on the plan for the renovation and use of 36 buildings at the fort by Sandy Hook Partners, LLC, a…

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