Category: Atlanticville News

  • City to keep Ranch property right of way

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The development of the Ranch property is stalled after a 3-2 vote defeated an ordinance which would allow a paper street to be vacated. Without the adoption of the ordinance, the city will not be relinquishing a right of way through the property. As…

  • City’s massage rules rub therapist the wrong way

    Complex regulations saidto prevent legitimatebusinesses from operating By carolyn o Complex regulations said to prevent legitimate businesses from operating By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer Officials are looking to relax the lengthy procedures required to perform therapeutic massage within Long Branch limits. The request for the change was brought before the council by Glenn Halvorsen, the…

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    chris kelly Memorial Day’s rainy weather was not rough enough to keep Long Branch firemen and other city officials from honoring those who lost their lives in service to their country.

  • Two locations being considered for charter school

    Site in Victoria Plazais above Redheadsbar and restaurant By sherry conohanStaff Writer Site in Victoria Plaza is above Redheads bar and restaurant By sherry conohan Staff Writer The Jersey Shore Charter School is considering locating the new school over the Redheads bar and restaurant on Hope Road, Eatontown. Joseph E. Lyons, a member of the…

  • Women’s center honors volunteers

    By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Volunteers and community members who participate in programs that help victims of sexual assault and domestic violence were recognized recently by 180, Turning Lives Around. "You are a force of nature," 180 Executive Director Anna Diaz-White told the more than 200 people in attendance at the…

  • Beaches are there, but difficult to get to

    By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Jersey Coast beaches may have weathered a busy winter storm season in good condition, but that won’t do the public any good if access to those beaches is restricted, according to a national surfers’ advocacy group. Beach access is a growing concern in coastal states like…

  • Vetter students seize the chance to dance

    International Dance Club program participants demonstrate 13 dances By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Vanessa Linder (above), 11, and her fellow students donned hats while performing the YMCA at the “No Small Feat” event at the Margaret L. Vetter School, Eatontown, May 16. EATONTOWN — Their dancing feat quickly warmed…

  • Two Neptune men arrested for drugs, weapons

    Officer injured whenone suspect fled scenein motor vehicle Officer injured when one suspect fled scene in motor vehicle LONG BRANCH — A loaded 9mm handgun, ammunition for the weapon, narcotics and cash were recovered from two Neptune men after a chase through the city from Lower Broadway to the Pleasure Bay apartments on Atlantic Avenue…

  • SRHS — financial concerns, academic excellence

    Monmouth Beach LifeGreg Kelly Monmouth Beach Life Greg Kelly Our local high school may well be having its share of budget problems right now, but as far as academics go, Shore Regional High School is getting top marks. According to a recent N.J. Department of Education report, SRHS student scores on the 2002 11th-grade High…