Category: Atlanticville News

  • Commission ready to seek vote on buying land

    Voters also may be asked to approve open space tax to fund purchase By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — The on-again, off-again ballot question on acquiring land by the sewer plant for recreation appears to be on again. The Borough Commission agreed at its meeting July 8 to have…

  • 6th Motor Battalion Marines return from Iraq

    Families greet reservists who were called upto active duty in January By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Families greet reservists who were called up to active duty in January By Sherry conohan Staff Writer SHERRY CONOHAN Marines from the 6th Motor Transport Battalion, most of them reservists, march smartly Sunday to the community center at Fort Monmouth,…

  • perspective

    Building up from a solid foundationNew leader at Monmouth plans to start by making good programs better By sherry conohanStaff Writer perspective Building up from a solid foundation New leader at Monmouth plans to start by making good programs better By sherry conohan Staff Writer Building up from a solid foundation New leader at Monmouth…

  • Pier Village draws feathered guests

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Oceanfront redevelopment has attracted a clientele which was not expected. One of New Jersey’s most endangered species, the Atlantic Coast piping plover, protected under the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, has come to the city to roost. The bird is listed as a threatened…

  • Good weather, good plan mean exemplary Oceanfest

    City By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY The weather cooperated and the crowds came out and jammed the Promenade as they took advantage of everything Long Branch’s Oceanfest had to offer. The day was as close to flawless as it could be. The sun was shining, warm summer breezes were blowing,…

  • Senator opposes developer’s plan for Fort

    Lautenberg says Sandy Hook property should remain in public hands By sherry conohanStaff Writer By sherry conohan Staff Writer Add the name of Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., to the ever-growing list of opponents to the commercialization of Fort Hancock in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. Lautenberg said, during a stop…

  • New rules for park use in place

    By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — A pair of ordinances passed by the Borough Council eliminated exclusionary language that limited the use of borough parks and ball fields and enrollment in recreation programs to residents only. One of the ordinances amended the Parks and Playgrounds ordinance, while the other amended…

  • Zoners continue to grapple with Bruno lot

    Cooper Avenue property was sold at auctionin 1999 for $12,500 By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Cooper Avenue property was sold at auction in 1999 for $12,500 By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The protracted hearings on the application to build a house on a long, narrow lot on Cooper Avenue might — just…

  • County arts council awaits word on funding

    State aid for arts, cultural programs is down about 11 percent from last year By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer With $16 million in arts funding restored to the state budget, members of the arts community are celebrating the success of the uncharacteristic militancy they displayed in advocating for the funds. "Our…