Category: Atlanticville Calendar

Applications for free trees due Aug. 19 The New Jersey Tree Foundation in conjunction with the New Jersey Forest Service is offering free, two-year-old trees to volunteer groups in New Jersey for planting on public lands. Applications will be accepted until Aug. 19 with trees available for planting in October. For details, call Lisa Simms…

Chris Kelly Jacqueline Van Wagner, 9, Eatontown, rehearses the role of Alice for the Eatontown Playhouse’s presentation of Looking Glass Land, which will be presented July 20 and 21. The Long Branch Police Department will be swearing in nine officers to higher positions on Aug. 9. A formal ceremony will be held at the Ocean…

Two fatalities in Rt. 18 accident EATONTOWN — Two persons were killed in a fiery collision of two cars on Route 18 when one of the vehicles, which was southbound on the highway, crossed over into the northbound lanes at 1:04 p.m. on Saturday. The driver of a van which also was struck by the…

WEST LONG BRANCH — Chief Thomas P. Zambrano has announced his retirement from the Monmouth University Police Department after serving the university for 22 years. He is being replaced temporarily by Deputy Chief Ken Walker while a search is conducted for a permanent replacement, according to university spokesman Frank Di Rocco Jr. The Police Department…

Comedy ‘Maggie Rose’ to premiere Aug. 8 The New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch, will present the premiere of the comedy Maggie Rose at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Lumia Theatre, 179 Broadway, Long Branch. The play will run from Aug. 9 through Sept. 15, and performances are Thursdays through Saturdays…

FARRAH MAFFAI Megan Boyle, 6, was one of the children invited to go on stage and perform with M’zume Rhythm Academy before the fireworks display in Marine Park, Red Bank, July 3. During the week of July 16, the New Era anchor, which rests in the yard of Long Branch firefighter Joseph Hornick in West…

Eatontown Chief of Police William Barnshaw recently joined more than 40 law enforcement executives and completed a five-day police executive institute in-residence law enforcement program. The program was held at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), Madison. The program was designed for chiefs of police and command level personnel. Barnshaw, an Eatontown resident, participated in workshops on…

Hit & run driver turns himself in WEST LONG BRANCH — The driver of a car that stuck a motorcycle in a hit-and-run accident on Route 36 has turned himself into police. Capt. Michael Hanaway said Donald LaBella, 68, of Oneida Avenue in Oceanport admitted on July 3 that he was the driver of a…

The Senior Citizens Activities Network (SCAN), Eatontown, recently presented its Sister Mary Simon-Robb Humanitarian Award to Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley. Oxley was honored for his outstanding dedication to the mission of SCAN, the nonprofit community, and to improving the quality of life of Monmouth County seniors. The award recognizes government, business, and individuals…