Category: Atlanticville News

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    jeff granit Allie Arnone, 8, a student at the Woodmere School, Eatontown, takes part in the district’s Titanic Ball, the culmination of a program of focused study for third-graders in the school system. For the story, turn to page 3.

  • Council rejects call for new fire truck $450,000 cost of vehicle considered too great in struggling economy

    By sherry conohanStaff Writer Council rejects call for new fire truck $450,000 cost of vehicle considered too great in struggling economy By sherry conohan Staff Writer After some serious soul searching, the Eatontown Borough Council decided not to invest nearly half a million dollars in a new rescue truck that the Fire Department wanted. The…

  • With small addition, budget approved

    Municipal tax rate will rise 5.4 percent; overall rate rising just 2 percent By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Municipal tax rate will rise 5.4 percent; overall rate rising just 2 percent By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — A 2003 budget of $16,842,709 for municipal purposes, which will require an increase of 4.4 cents in the…

  • Long Branch considers moving paid firefighters

    Plan would consolidate department By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Under a new contract, seven city firehouses may go to volunteer status, leaving only two staffed with firefighters around the clock. Consolidation of staff at the firehouses has been an ongoing topic of discussion for the fire department, particularly the…

  • Sea Bright library has to scramble for art for opening

    The art of Shore Regional students from Sea Bright was missing when the Jay W. Ross Public Library held its open house on Saturday. The library staged the event to show off new furniture, including a new circulation desk and a mural of a beach scene with children painted by artist Megan Heath Gilhool of…

  • Boro battling with owner of ramshackle house

    Holes in exterior make building accessibleto animals, vandals By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Holes in exterior make building accessible to animals, vandals By Sherry conohan Staff Writer Theodore F. Lewis Jr., a Monmouth Beach construction official, has recommended that this house at 18 Riverdale Ave., which has become an eyesore, be torn down. The Borough Commission…

  • Gonzalez to fill vacant board seat

    EATONTOWN — Kevin Gonzalez won’t be leaving the Board of Education after all. Gonzalez, who lost his bid for re-election to the board in the April 15 school elections, was appointed by the board on Monday to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Michael McDonnell, who is moving out of town. The board…

  • Income checks now rou­tine part of LBHA’s opera­tion

    HUD has authority looking back as well as ahead with new verification process By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — As part of a larger HUD initiative, the city Housing Authority is cracking down on those who have not been paying enough for their homes. Commissioners of the authority passed a…

  • Borough may offer benefits for volunteers

    Council must decide on boro contribution beforeplacing question on ballot By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Borough may offer benefits for volunteers Council must decide on boro contribution before placing question on ballot By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Councilman William R. Deisinger said the Borough Council has to decide soon how it will…