Category: Atlanticville News

  • Peace on playing fields sought with sports code of conduct

    Players, parents, game officials to sign pledge BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer EATONTOWN — After months of deliberation and development, the Borough Council has introduced an ordinance to establish a youth sports code of conduct. The measure, aimed at keeping peace on the borough’s playing fields, was introduced on a 5-0…

  • Towns move for harsher ‘animal house’ penalties

    BY CHRISTINEVARNOStaff Writer Towns move for harsher ‘animal house’ penalties BY CHRISTINEVARNO Staff Writer Two neighboring municipalities, Long Branch and Ocean Township, have cracked down on unruly behavior generated from seasonal rentals. At the Long Branch Council meeting on July 13 and in Ocean Township on July 14, both councils passed ordinances that will restrict…

  • Proposed open space tax goes to the voters

    BY CHRISTINEVARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINEVARNO Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Voters will be asked if they support an open space tax. A resolution was passed by the Township Council at its July 14 meeting placing the question of an open space tax on the Nov. 2 ballot. The proposed tax would support an open space…

  • LOSAP pension program proposed for volunteers

    Two other measures given final approval by Borough CouncilBY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer LOSAP pension program proposed for volunteers by Borough Council BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer EATONTOWN — A Length of Service Awards Program for the borough’s volunteer firemen and first aid squad members will be placed before the voters in the Nov. 2 election.…

  • Artist’s life blossomed in shadow of Supreme Court

    Watercolors on exhibitat Monmouth BeachCultural Center BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Watercolors on exhibit at Monmouth Beach Cultural Center BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — Agnes Harvey Stone was a woman both of her time and before her time. The wife of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone, she looked after her…

  • Forum offers teen view of medical world

    BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Forum offers teen view of medical world BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer Patrice Habermann WEST LONG BRANCH — This week Patrice Habermann, who will be a senior at Shore Regional High School this fall, is getting an inside look at the medical profession that she hopes to be part of in…

  • No evidence found to tie sewer plant to duck deaths

    DEP agrees authorityonly pumped stormwaterfrom electrical manholes BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer No evidence found to tie sewer plant to duck deaths DEP agrees authority only pumped stormwater from electrical manholes BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — The state Department of Environmental Protection has given a clean bill of health to the Two Rivers…

  • Making the arts accessible for everyone

    Theaters, groups welcome people with disabilitiesas performers, audience BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent Theaters, groups welcome people with disabilities as performers, audience BY KATHY HALL Correspondent Accessible arts facilities make it possible for people with handicaps to participate fully in the arts. Illustration from “Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator’s Handbook.” One out of every five Americans…

  • Sewer plant expansion delayed again

    Sewer plant expansion delayed again The closer the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority gets to completing the $48 million expansion and upgrade of its sewer plant on the Shrewsbury River in Monmouth Beach, the more elusive the closing date seems to become. In a report to the authority’s board at its July 7 meeting, Jeanette…