Category: Atlanticville News

  • University approaches boro with parking plan School reportedly seeking to create lot on recently purchased farm

    Staff Writer By sherry conohan University approaches boro with parking plan School reportedly seeking to create lot on recently purchased farm Monmouth University intends to move ahead with its plan to develop a parking lot on the old farm on Beechwood Avenue it recently purchased, despite the objections of neighbors and West Long Branch officials,…

  • Holidays a busy time for Memorial School choir

    Staff Writer By SHERRY CONOHAN CHRIS KELLY The students who make up the Eatontown Memorial School Choir have had a busy holiday season with appearances all over town. EATONTOWN — They come to school early every morning to practice their singing before classes begin, and they return to John J. Collins’ music room a couple…

  • Making sure more have a happy holiday

    Staff Writer By carolyn o CAROLYN O’CONNELL Santa gets a lift from the Long Branch Fire Department as he makes his rounds through the city, wishing all a merry Christmas on Saturday. LONG BRANCH — Santa Claus still made it to the homes of some families in need who did not know where to turn…

  • State delivers on new teacher incentives

    Staff Writer By carolyn o LONG BRANCH — The state’s teacher recruitment program is paying off for city schools and the teachers who work there. The New Jersey commissioner of education, Dr. Vito Gagliardi, presented 12 teachers from the Joseph M. Ferraina preschool with awards on Friday. Each teacher received a laptop computer and, depending…

  • Red Cross continuing to respond to Sept. 11

    Red Cross continuing to respond to Sept. 11 Organization’s officials tell mayors of spending $1.6 million to date By Sherry conohan Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — About 250 families and individuals in Monmouth County were affected by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, and 128 of them have received assistance from the American Red Cross,…

  • Reisner sworn in as judge

    Staff Writer By sherry conohan FARRAH MAFFAI Ronald L. Reisner’s wife Chris smiles with pride as her husband is sworn in as a Superior Court judge by Superior Court Judge Clarkson Fisher Jr. at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold on Dec. 21. FREEHOLD — With the son of his mentor administering the oath, Ronald…

  • Time for tea and history at Poricy Park program pays tribute to women of Revolutionary era

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Time for tea and history at Poricy Park program pays tribute to women of Revolutionary era veronica yankowski Katrina Richter, a volunteer at Poricy Park, Middletown, samples a cup of tea during a commemoration of the Boston Tea Party. When British rule became intolerable, Colonial women did their part to…

  • Boro moving on plan for Howard Commons Eatontown council also approves new police contract

    Staff Writer By sherry conohan Boro moving on plan for Howard Commons Eatontown council also approves new police contract Eatontown has received a $50,000 "smart growth" grant from the federal General Services Administration to help pay for the planning of the future of Howard Commons, a housing area at Fort Monmouth that the government is…

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    Chris Kelly Shore Regional’s Melissa Lehman and Rumson-Fair Haven’s Carly Golden dive for a loose ball during a game in West Long Branch on Friday. The Blue Devils gave the state’s fifth-ranked team a tough time before falling to Rumson, 36-28.