Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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To our readers
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Two file for seat on boro school board Fredric Naimoli and Mark Kramer both want to fill vacant position
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan Two file for seat on boro school board Fredric Naimoli and Mark Kramer both want to fill vacant position EATONTOWN — Two people have filed their résumés with the Board of Education, seeking to fill a vacancy on the panel created when former member William M. Kinney moved to the…
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Time to modernize state government
Only Argentina has had more presidents (five) than New Jersey had governors in a span of less than two weeks last month. Absurd? Of course. A matter of concern? Apparently not among New Jersey legislators. For nearly a year, New Jerseyans have endured an appointed governor that was forced to withdraw from a primary election…
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PATRICIA A. HOURIHAN (nee TIBBETTS), 72, of Shrewsbury died Dec. 18 at Princeton Medical Center, while living with her daughter Kathleen O’Hara of Lawrenceville. Born in Jersey City, she had lived in Keyport and Metuchen before moving to Shrewsbury in 198
PATRICIA A. HOURIHAN (nee TIBBETTS), 72, of Shrewsbury died Dec. 18 at Princeton Medical Center, while living with her daughter Kathleen O’Hara of Lawrenceville. Born in Jersey City, she had lived in Keyport and Metuchen before moving to Shrewsbury in 1984. Mrs. Hourihan was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. James Roman Catholic…
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Guest Column John Janelli ‘Terrorist’ label doesn’t fit duck hunters
Guest Column John Janelli ‘Terrorist’ label doesn’t fit duck hunters I am a licensed New Jersey waterfowl hunter and taxidermist. I’d like you to know how much I resent being referred to as a "terrorist," per the Coalition to Stop Hunting Now, which seems hell-bent on ending duck hunting in its areas of the garden…
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There really is nothing in the world as blinding as self-interest. This week we print a story about owners ofHorse racing industry cannot be a priority thoroughbred and standardbred race horses crying foul over receiving “just” $6 million in sta
There really is nothing in the world as blinding as self-interest. This week we print a story about owners ofHorse racing industry cannot be a priority thoroughbred and standardbred race horses crying foul over receiving "just" $6 million in state subsidies for purses at tracks around the state. Jack Duarte, executive director of the Thoroughbred…
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Correction
In last week’ s Atlanticville story on Robert W. Feeney’s funeral Mass, quotes were incorrectly attributed to his sister, Diane Carter of California. The sister who spoke during Feeney’s funeral is Lynn Weiland of Rockville, Md. We regret the error and apologize to the family for any difficulties it may have caused.
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University, Zoning Board should cater to residents
When we moved to Beechwood Avenue in 1978, there were horses frolicking in the fields of Kilkare farm and an open lot across the street where we could ice skate in wintertime and play in summertime. It didn’t take but a few years before Monmouth College, with West Long Branch (WLB) Zoning Board approval, paved…
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Better outreach needed on development at Sandy Hook
An outfit as large and generally as fine as the National Park Service should be able to do a better job of getting important information about proposed development at Sandy Hook out to the public. The Park Service plans to enter a 60-year agreement as early as this summer with Sandy Hook Partners, LLC, to…
