Category: Atlanticville News

  • Commissioners creating plan to manage parking

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — With an anticipated budget in place, commissioners of the city’s parking authority have now turned their attention to establishing a source of revenue. During a meeting last week, three of the five commissioners, Barbara Hoffman, Vice Chairman Ted Maloney, and Chairman John Villipiano discussed…

  • Testing, taxes, drugs issues for board hopefuls

    Currently all-male boardassured of getting at leastone female member By carolyn o Currently all-male board assured of getting at least one female member By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — In the Ocean Township Board of Education elections, there are three seats to be filled and four candidates vying to fill them. Of those…

  • Liquor store robbed at gunpoint

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Despite a quick call to the police, two men were able to hold up a local liquor store and flee the scene before officers arrived. According to Lt. Antonio Amodio, two men, who had their faces and hands covered, robbed the Buy-Rite liquor store…

  • Quiet public hearing on Shore Regional budget

    By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — After a public hearing at which no objections were voiced, the Shore Regional High School Board of Education passed a budget of $11,144,622, which will require a tax levy of $10,143,032. The tax rate will go up in three of the four…

  • City shoreline could be smoke-free zone

    Recreation director cites health, pollution issues as reasons for ban By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — City officials hope to have an ordinance in place banning smoking on public beaches, and possibly the boardwalk, before the beach season begins. During a workshop session of a city meeting last week, Carl…

  • Deal Yeshiva application sent back to Planning Board

    WEST LONG BRANCH — The Zoning Board of Adjustment bounced Deal Yeshiva’s application to put in two swimming pools and a playground back to the Planning Board, where the school originally began its quest for needed approvals. Thomas H. Klein, the attorney for the Zoning Board, recommended to the board at its meeting March 27…

  • Festival aims to educate as well as entertain

    Many community groupshave supporting roles inTwo River Film Festival By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Many community groups have supporting roles in Two River Film Festival By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Rosellen Otrakji (third from left), the driving force behind the Two River Film Festival, goes over planning materials with students from Monmouth University, who are serving…

  • Skateboarders seek a park of their own

    Teens submitpetition supporting creation of facility By carolyn o Teens submit petition supporting creation of facility By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer It started in the notebook of an Ocean Township middle school student. Three years later, the notion of a township skateboard park is becoming a reality for Josh Linkhart. Linkhart, 15, of Barbara Lane,…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI After 28 years of service, Steven Fitzpatrick is retiring as a lieutenant with the Long Branch Fire Department. See page 13.