Category: Atlanticville News

  • County led state in beach closures from pollution

    County led state in beach closures from pollution While the Jersey Shore is still a magnet for beach-goers, pollution continues to foul ocean and bay waters in Monmouth County, and throughout the state, according to a report released recently. "Testing the Waters: A Guide to Beach Water Quality at Vacation Beaches," the 13th annual water…

  • Racing to raise funds for charity

    By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer SHERRY CONOHAN Joining in welcoming arriving guests to the Monmouth Park Charity Ball at the Shore Casino in Atlantic Highlands Aug. 9 were Nonnie Godvin (l), coordinator of the ball, and Roberta Fox, a former chairwoman. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS — Despite dodging raindrops upon their arrival, the…

  • Army ordnance unit extolled for service in Afghanistan

    CHRIS KELLY Members of the Army’s 754th Ordance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) pose for a group picture before their welcome-home ceremony at Fort Monmouth. FORT MONMOUTH — The 16 members of 754th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company received a warm welcome home in the Pruden Amphitheater here after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. The unit was…

  • Mayor pledges compliance

    MONMOUTH BEACH — Mayor James P. McConville III assured residents they would not lose their federal flood insurance. Speaking at the Borough Commission meeting last week, he said the borough was ahead of the schedule set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for complying with its request to provide data on houses in town. The…

  • Archives, History Day set

    The preservation of New Jersey history will be the focus of Archives and History Day which will be held Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Monmouth County Library headquarters in Manalapan. Celebrated during Archives Week, Archives and History Day was established by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference in 1996. The event brings together…

  • FEMA’s gripes with boro go back as far as 1989

    By Sherry conohanStaff Writer FEMA’s gripes with boro go back as far as 1989 By Sherry conohan Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — The issue is certainly not a new one, although the rhetoric has heated up. The current file on the effort of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to get information and compliance from…

  • Condo garbage pickups under review by city

    By carolyn o Condo garbage pickups under review by city By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Some local residents of condominiums and apartments are not happy with the recent arrival of a bill charging their managing associations for garbage collection. An ordinance dating back to the early 1990s allows the city to charge…

  • Police receive compliment from an unlikely source

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — An accused serial burglar was impressed with the city’s police department, after he was arrested a second time in connection with several burglaries. Cowan Rainey, 28, of Hearn Avenue, was first arrested during a routine patrol of the Long Branch train station on Third…

  • Red Bank youth caught sitting on 9 mm handgun

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Sitting on the evidence did not fool officers while investigating the sound of a gunshot. The sound of a gunshot alerted Long Branch Police officers Todd Coleman, Robert Shamrock and Kim Leavy while patrolling the area of Third and Union avenues at 3:56 a.m.…