Category: Atlanticville News

  • Man held in pit bull attack on woman

    BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A Red Bank resident is facing assault and weapon possession charges after he allegedly gave his dog the "attack" command at a party last week, police said. Dustin Palm, 24, of Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank, arrived at a party at the Fountains Motel on…

  • Township, city placing restrictions on rentals

    Landlords would belimited to renting toa single tenant each year BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Landlords would be limited to renting to a single tenant each year BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township Council is scheduled to introduce an ordinance geared toward controlling unruly behavior of college student renters in residential neighborhoods. The ordinance,…

  • Sunshine brings extra green for city couple

    Solar electricity system provides financial and environmental savings BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Marcia and Tom Blackwell are the first on their block, and in the city of Long Branch, to have solar panels installed on their house as a source of electricity. BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Tom and Marcia Blackwell aren’t just having fun in the…

  • Advantages of solar electric systems

    Advantages of solar electric systems Converting to a solar electric system can: Converting to a solar electric system can: • reduce electric bills because you no longer need to purchase as much power from your electric utility company; • further reduce bills through net metering, which credits you for any surplus solar electricity you produce…

  • Zest

    Adoptees seek access law to provide a BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Zest Adoptees seek access law to provide a ‘sense of self’ BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Thomas McGee of Ocean Township is a proponent of legislation that would give adopted children access to their original birth certificates. For decades,…

  • City’s new high school now under construction

    New facility expected to be able to accommodate 1,500 students BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Long Branch’s school construction program is picking up steam. Work on the new high school, expected to be complete in 2006, began Feb. 9. "This is a very exciting time in Long Branch," Superintendent of Schools Joseph Ferraina…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff The Shore Players are well-rehearsed and ready to stage their production of “Crazy for You” at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch over the next couple of weekends.

  • Municipal taxes to rise 8 percent in 2004

    New police officers, higher insurance costs drive spending increase BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer The Eatontown municipal tax rate would increase 6.9 cents to 92.6 cents for each $100,000 of assessed valuation under a tentative 2004 budget unveiled by the Borough Council. The proposed budget of $17,723,462 represents an increase of $840,385, or…

  • Visit to garden shop leads to arrest, jail

    Visit to garden shop leads to arrest, jail Police were called after two men tried to buy fertilizer BY ANNIKA MENGISEN Correspondent Alberto Sanchez-Lopez, 32, was sitting in the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, this week waiting for a court appearance and not fully understanding the nature of the crime he is alleged to have…