Category: Atlanticville News

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    CHRIS KELLY A driver travels carefully down Bath Avenue, Long Branch, during last Friday’s snowstorm, the second substantial snowfall of the winter season.

  • Solution to traffic trouble sought

    Officials discussedpossible changes for light at Route 35 intersection By carolyn o Officials discussed possible changes for light at Route 35 intersection By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — State officials seem to like what township officials have to say about potential changes as a means of relieving traffic congestion on West Park Avenue.…

  • Auditor: TRWRA in good financial shape

    Makes threerecommendationsfor future transactions By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Makes three recommendations for future transactions By Sherry conohan Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — The Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority received high praise from its auditor, David Kaplan, for its management during the fiscal year that ended on Oct. 31. "You end the year in excellent condition,"…

  • Nursing home employees protest changes at facility

    Administration says conditions for residents remain the same By sherry conohanStaff Writer By sherry conohan Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Employees of Gateway Care Center picketed in front of the Route 36 nursing home last week as a protest against what they say are deteriorating conditions in the facility. Union workers at the Gateway Care Center…

  • Opposition to commuter rail plan gaining steam

    Boro-based group now looking beyond town By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — A mushrooming protest against introducing commuter train traffic on a little-used freight line through the borough has resulted in NJ Transit receiving a petition with 1,300 signatures of people opposing the plan. Michael J. Panter, who has been…

  • Knife attack hospitalizes Chelsea Avenue man

    Assault followedargument between two cousins from Brazil By carolyn o Assault followed argument between two cousins from Brazil By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — An argument between two Brazilian cousins nearly resulted in the death of a Chelsea Avenue man who was stabbed multiple times, reportedly with a kitchen knife and a pair…

  • City puts plan in place to deal with terrorism

    By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The first step in being prepared for a terrorist attack is to make sure a plan is in place. The city’s Office of Emergency Management under the direction of Director Stan Dziuba is now seeking county and state approval on the terrorism annex…

  • Board hopefuls must join race by Feb. 24

    Board hopefuls must join race by Feb. 24 With the deadline for filing for school board candidacy less than three weeks away, the president of the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) has urged citizens sincerely interested in education to consider school board candidacy. The deadline for filing nominating petitions to appear on the ballot…

  • Race to help fund Thorne scholarship

    May 18 inaugural eventwill be run on streetsof West Long Branch By Sherry conohanStaff Writer May 18 inaugural event will be run on streets of West Long Branch By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The first of what organizers hope will become an annual four-mile race to benefit the Michael W. Thorne…