Category: Atlanticville News

  • Township holds the line on taxes once again

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — New year, same municipal tax rate. As it has since 1996, the township has delivered its municipal budget, and the proposed tax rate is 56.9 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. For a home assessed at $150,000, that means paying $853 for municipal services.…

  • No precedents for her legal challenge

    Red Bank attorney remains on trail she blazed 70 years ago By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer JEFFGRANIT More than seven decades into her legal career, Florence Forgotson, Red Bank, is still practicing. One of the first female NYU Law School graduates, she had to wear a man’s robe at graduation (right…

  • Conference to focus on dealing with tragedy

    Second annual program aims to equip womento handle adversity By carolyn o Conference to focus on dealing with tragedy Second annual program aims to equip women to handle adversity By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEANPORT — When disaster and hardship strike, such as the tragic events of Sept. 11, many women are left behind not…

  • Word on the Street

    Word on the Street I feel that we should wait until we have a bit more support before going in. — Eve Grimaldi Long Branch What did you think when you heard about President Bush’s 48-hour demand? I think they should have done this the first time. We shouldn’t have bothered waiting for the United…

  • 150-year-old home destroyed by fire

    Teen escaped through second-floor window; cause of blaze unknown By sherry conohanStaff Writer Fire destroyed his home, but a relieved Soren Pedersen hugs his son Erik, who escaped unharmed from the blaze. Teen escaped through second-floor window; cause of blaze unknown By sherry conohan Staff Writer A college student home on spring break escaped unharmed…

  • Seaview Manor residents to be relocated

    Remediation work to take place on site; housing lists suspended By carolyn o Remediation work to take place on site; housing lists suspended By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer It’s official. Within two weeks, the Long Branch Housing Authority will begin relocating residents of Seaview Manor. The relocation is taking place because the cleanup of the…

  • One man’s long battle with boro goes public

    Surfrider owner airs years of complaints about treatment by town By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Jim Lobiondo, owner of the Surfrider Beach Club, voiced dissatisfaction at a recent Borough Council meeting with several matters the borough has dealt with, including its refusal to transfer the Peninsula House liquor license…

  • Council proposing rules prohibiting ‘pay to play’

    Resolution that will ask for state resolution to end practice also on tap By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Having seen the integrity and ethical standards maintained by township officials besmirched by former Mayor Terrance D. Weldon, the governing body is taking aim at one of the most prevalent and…

  • Senior center may be finished in 6 months

    By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Only the weather’s cooperation is needed to begin construction of the township’s senior center. The 2,400-square-foot addition to the West Park Recreation Center, designated to be a facility for the township’s 3,600 seniors, was kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday. The project…