Category: Atlanticville News

  • Development hits roadblock at Long Branch right of way

    Park Avenue Estatesasks council to vacate claim on use of land By carolyn o Park Avenue Estates asks council to vacate claim on use of land By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LINDSEY SIEGLE Jim Quinlan, an officer with the traffic bureau of the Long Branch Police Department, hangs welcome signs around the city’s business district…

  • City’s newest housing project

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer CAROLYN O’CONNELL Kenyeta Morris, 11, of Woodrow Wilson Homes, and Kiara Phillips, 13, of Seaview Avenue in Long Branch, get a little help from Chris Erving, inventory manager of the Home Depot, West Long Branch, in building their birdhouses last Friday. LONG BRANCH — Hammers were banging…

  • Boro Council objects to contractor’s use of farm

    Council disapproves of using farm as storage for construction materials By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Borough Council has found something else Kilkare Farm isn’t good for. Having come out against Monmouth University’s plan to put a parking lot on the Beechwood Avenue parcel, which the school…

  • Going to the dogs

    Canines practice searchand rescue tactics atrecycling company By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Going to the dogs Canines practice search and rescue tactics at recycling company By elaine van develde Staff Writer Canines practice search and rescue tactics at recycling company By elaine van develde Staff Writer Blaze, a search-and-rescue dog, rests in between trials at…

  • Fire totals Chelsea Ave. apt.

    Fire totals Chelsea Ave. apt. CAROLYN O’CONNELL The Long Branch Fire Department was able to contain this fire which began in the attic of a home on Chelsea Avenue. The fire was caused by an electrical malfunction after a squirrel chewed the wires in the attic, according to officials. LONG BRANCH — Wires gnawed by…

  • CO detector law passed after nine-year battle

    Legislation nowmandates detectors insingle-family homes By carolyn o Legislation now mandates detectors in single-family homes By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Because of one woman’s persistence, legislation will mandate all single-family homes be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors. A close call which almost cost the members of her family their lives is what…

  • BIG map encourages smart growth in N.J.

    By maura dowginStaff Writer BIG map encourages smart growth in N.J. By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The state is refining its Blueprint for Intelligent Growth (BIG) map. The BIG map, which designates areas where development is welcomed and areas where it is discouraged, by colored areas of the state in red, yellow and…

  • Candidates ready for public forum Monday

    League of Women Voters sponsoring debatefor council hopefuls By carolyn o League of Women Voters sponsoring debate for council hopefuls By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A debate scheduled for Monday will give all 11 Township Council candidates a chance to speak about issues they feel are most important to the community. Questions…

  • McNamara takes lead for state’s mayors

    By elaine van develdeStaff WriterMayor encouragingmore women to get involved in government By elaine van develde Staff Writer Mayor encouraging more women to get involved in government TINTON FALLS — You could call her Madam President. That’s because Mayor Ann Y. McNamara has been named president of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors and, as…