Category: Atlanticville News

  • Skate park planned for Seven Presidents Roller hockey rink is also part of county’s expansion plan

    Staff Writer By lindsey siegle Skate park planned for Seven Presidents Roller hockey rink is also part of county’s expansion plan LONG BRANCH — By this time next year Seven Presidents Park may be a place for sun, sand, surf and skate. The county is currently seeking permits to build a skate park and roller…

  • ~ Notes Around Town ~

    CHRIS KELLY Devin Cousins, 12, Long Branch, takes a ride down the water slide at the Long Branch Historical Association’s annual Crab Bake, held at Seashore Day Camp, Long Branch. The court battle continues between the city and decorated firefighter Joseph Hornick. The city had 10 days to file and appeal against the recent Merit…

  • PRC wins approval for Two Wall Street project

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Two Wall Street, L.L.C., is proposing the construction of an office complex, as depicted in the artist’s rendering above, at the former site of the Schwartz auto dealership. The Borough Planning Board on Monday approved the application of Two Wall Street, L.L.C., to develop a major office complex near Red…

  • Capturing memories in kids’ clothing

    Staff Writer By GLORIA STRAVELLI FARRAH MAFFAI Nanci Hersh makes mixed media collographs of children’s clothing using oil and ink, and then imprinting a painted image on handmade paper. Baby bonnets and tiny booties, girlish dresses and little-boy sailor suits outgrown by their young sprouts have become the medium for an artist’s expression of her…

  • DEP reviews effect

    DEP reviews effect facility will have on protected areCrematorium may sink in wetlandsa By john burton Staff Writer The hearings on a proposed crematorium at Woodbine Cemetery, Oceanport, have been placed on hold for now. At last week’s meeting, Borough Planning Board Attorney Pasquale Menna announced the public hearings on the application would be adjourned…

  • Severed gas line forces evacuations

    Staff Writer By nicole c. vaccaro Three buildings on the Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch had to be evacuated Friday morning after a construction worker accidentally severed a gas line. Construction crews were working on the new Jules L. Plangere Jr. Center for Communication and Instructional Technology at approximately 8:45 a.m. when one…

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    CHRIS KELLY Long Branch Police Lt. Pat Joyce (l) entertains the crowd with the Cherubs as part of the Sea Bright free concert series on Friday.

  • Court fight between city and Hornick continues Most recent ruling requires city to begin paying firefighter

    Staff Writer By carolyn o Court fight between city and Hornick continues Most recent ruling requires city to begin paying firefighter Not paying a fired firefighter who is battling to get his job back could cost Long Branch $100 per day. A decision by the state’s Merit Systems Board June 15 mandates that Joseph Hornick,…

  • More than opportunity for a good book at the library

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli More than opportunity for a good book at the library Information experts in the information age. Ultimate search engines. If you don’t recognize these job descriptions, it’s time to update your perception of today’s librarians. In addition to working in traditional library settings, librarians now have careers as information officers,…