Category: Atlanticville Calendar

  • Wampum Park opening day fast approaching

    EATONTOWN — Mayor Gerald J. Tarantolo looked out over the dried out and caked mud in Wampum Park where the borough’s new Veterans Plaza will soon stand and saw a bright future for the borough’s downtown. "I think this will be a stimulus for the revitalization of the downtown area," he said during a visit…

  • DEP continues to monitor township sites for W. Nile

    Staff Writer By lindsey siegle DEP continues to monitor township sites for W. Nile Ocean Township — A year after being the Monmouth County town in which birds and mosquitoes tested positive for the West Nile virus, officials expect something different this summer. Martin Chomsky, superintendent of the Monmouth County Mosquito Extermina-tion Commission, said that…

  • At Waterspirit, every day is Earth Day Childhood at Shore helped environmentalist connect with nature

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli At Waterspirit, every day is Earth Day Childhood at Shore helped environmentalist connect with nature JERRY WOLKOWITZ Sister Suzanne Golas, Long Branch, stands on a pavilion overlooking the beach and the Atlantic Ocean at the Stella Maris Retreat Center in the city. She runs Waterspirit, an ecology and spirituality ministry.…

  • Memorial basketball game slated for April 19

    Memorial School, 7 Grant Ave., Eatontown, will hold the "William R. Bruce Memorial Student/Community Basketball Game" April 19 at 7 p.m. The cost is $5 per person, with proceeds benefiting the Bruce Memorial Fund and the purchase of a new electronic scoreboard for the gymnasium. For more information, call Anthony Fusco at the school, (732)…

  • Historical Association hits the bricks to raise funds

    Staff Writer By Sherry conohan OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A plan to sell bricks for a walkway at the site where the township’s new historical museum will be located in Joe Palaia Park will help raise the funds needed to restore the building for public use. Virginia Richmond, president of The Township of Ocean Historical Museum…

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    SARAH McCOLGAN Alissa Sweeney, 13, works on a project at Color My World, Ocean Township on Saturday.

  • community bulletin board Sponsors sought for JLMC annual fund-raiser

    community bulletin board Sponsors sought for JLMC annual fund-raiser The Junior League of Monmouth County (JLMC), Rumson, is seeking sponsors for its annual fund-raiser, "Black-Eyed Susans and Blackjack," scheduled for May 18 at the Grey Oaks Estate, Colts Neck. The event will feature hors d’oeuvres and food stations, casino-style gambling, and dancing to music provided…

  • Firm hired to reassess value of city properties

    Staff Writer By carolyn o LONG BRANCH — City residents can expect to find a letter in their mailboxes explaining the revaluation process which the city can no longer delay. The revaluation ordered by the Monmouth County Board of Taxation will be conducted this year and will be reflected in 2003 tax bills. The city…

  • ~ Notes Around Town ~

    FARRAH MAFFAI Theodora Apostolacus admires the sports bear, just one of many bears and dolls she and the other ladies of the Woman’s Club of Long Branch made for the Valerie Children’s Center, Monmouth Medical Center. Capt. Patrick Caron of the Long Branch Police Department passed away early Wednesday morning. Caron, a police officer for…