Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • New Maple Place principal is making changes Administrator bringing fresh approaches to middle school

    Staff Writer By carolyn o New Maple Place principal is making changes Administrator bringing fresh approaches to middle school CAROLYN O’CONNELL New Maple Place middle school Principal Dr. John K. Amato, Oceanport, reviews curriculum which has been revised over the last three years. The new principal at the helm of the Maple Place middle school,…

  • Private operations don’t belong in public parks

    With little notice and no fanfare, some big changes have been proposed for the Sandy Hook portion of Gateway National Park. The Hook, one of the last remaining stretches of largely undisturbed coastline in the state, has been a part of the National Park System since 1974. It contains significant environmentally sensitive areas and provides…

  • Plans for new schools, repairs moving forward

    Staff Writer By carolyn o LONG BRANCH — The Board of Education is moving forward with plans to build three new schools, while six of its existing schools have either recently completed or nearly completed roofing projects. The announcement regarding the work was made Tuesday with a visit from Caren Franzini, executive director of the…

  • News & Views

    News & Views Vivian Martin Local production more than a Minor success Playwright Joan Minor really outdid herself this time. She has been writing and directing plays for years. Most have been performed at Trinity AME Church; however, some of us remember about 18 years ago when she produced and directed The Wiz at the…

  • Chairman extends thanks to heart walk supporters

    As a Monmouth County resident and businessman, I want to say thank you to Monmouth County. Like all Americans, everyone at the American Heart Association and who are involved with the Monmouth County American Heart Walk were saddened by the tragic events of Sept. 11. Both President Bush and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani encouraged…

  • Crematory ’up to snuff’ so far as standards concerned

    In a rant published in the Nov. 29 Atlanticville, Michael A. Keats of Oceanport implies Monmouth Memorial Park’s crematory has violated New Jersey’s air quality rules "several times." Please allow me, as one who was an active environmentalist long before it became fashionable, to correct the gentleman: Monmouth Memorial Park has never been fined for…

  • Long Branch schools seek donations for the holidays

    For more than 25 years, Long Branch public schools have addressed the needs of our community whenever needs arise. At this time of year, it is especially important to ensure that all members of the school system’s family feel part of the holiday spirit. That is why we conduct an annual Christmas food and gift…

  • Good Samaritans brighten day for stranded motorist

    As a community service, I am glad to send you this letter to praise the efforts of some good local citizens. While on my way home to Long Branch from shopping at ShopRite in West Long Branch last week, my automobile ran out of gasoline, so I was stuck almost in the middle of the…

  • Little oversight on crematory emissions

    In last week’s Atlanticville, in the article regarding Woodbine Cemetery, the cemetery’s president, Gregory Kunkowski, presents readers with viewpoints that disregard Oceanport residents concerns and valid fears. On Nov. 20, 2001, I was told by Joel Leon, staff member of Bureau of Air Quality and Engineering, N.J. State Department of Environmental Protection, that: "If a…