Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Ex-fire chief comes to defense of Oceanport Hook & Ladder company

    Ex-fire chief comes to defense of Oceanport Hook & Ladder company A Feb. 14 article in a local newspaper concerning the Oceanport Fire Department is very misleading. It appears the person that wrote the article didn’t do his homework. First off, the Oceanport Hook & Ladder Fire Company is a privately owned building, owned solely…

  • Chief thanks supporters of ‘Bullet’ Feeney

    The Long Branch Fire Department and the family of the late Robert "Bullet" Feeney would like to thank everyone for all they did during our recent loss. To all the merchants who donated food; the Keelen Bus Co.; the American Red Cross; Joseph Ferraina, superintendent of schools; Fred Migliaccio of the Long Branch Public Works;…

  • Son of first aid volunteer sees need for new siren

    I am 13 years old and a son of a volunteer first aider and firefighter who has played a big role in Oceanport. I am writing in reference to Oceanport’s siren problem. I think the volunteers do a perfect job. It is a lot of work and dedication to be an emergency service volunteer. The…

  • Ex-fire chief comes to defense of Oceanport Hook & Ladder company

    Ex-fire chief comes to defense of Oceanport Hook & Ladder company A Feb. 14 article in a local newspaper concerning the Oceanport Fire Department is very misleading. It appears the person that wrote the article didn’t do his homework. First off, the Oceanport Hook & Ladder Fire Company is a privately owned building, owned solely…

  • The right man for the job at LBHA

    The first impression created by the Long Branch Housing Authority’s new executive director is a good one. Tyrone Garrett takes the helm of the city’s public housing program with the vision and drive to transform the agency and make it an important participant in the city’s resurgence. Considering all that is happening here now, he…

  • Chief thanks supporters of ‘Bullet’ Feeney

    The Long Branch Fire Department and the family of the late Robert "Bullet" Feeney would like to thank everyone for all they did during our recent loss. To all the merchants who donated food; the Keelen Bus Co.; the American Red Cross; Joseph Ferraina, superintendent of schools; Fred Migliaccio of the Long Branch Public Works;…

  • The right man for the job at LBHA

    The first impression created by the Long Branch Housing Authority’s new executive director is a good one. Tyrone Garrett takes the helm of the city’s public housing program with the vision and drive to transform the agency and make it an important participant in the city’s resurgence. Considering all that is happening here now, he…

  • Son of first aid volunteer sees need for new siren

    I am 13 years old and a son of a volunteer first aider and firefighter who has played a big role in Oceanport. I am writing in reference to Oceanport’s siren problem. I think the volunteers do a perfect job. It is a lot of work and dedication to be an emergency service volunteer. The…

  • Red Cross involvement in Guantánamo Bay detailed

    Red Cross involvement in Guantánamo Bay detailed It seems a horror to many Americans that anyone — especially the Red Cross — would be interested in the welfare of the Afghan war detainees being held by the United States military in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, However, it is our very own government that has asked the…