Category: Atlanticville News

  • Working in style

    Pickup trucks aren’t just for hauling any more. Today’s top models are posh and plush, for those seeking what’s essentially a luxury vehicle with heavy-duty capabilities. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features When most motorists think of a full-size pickup truck, images of a burly and dirty vehicle built with strength and durability as prime concerns…

  • City Council drastically reduces Hooligans fines Attorney says city lacks evidence of violations

    By carolyn o by the bar City Council drastically reduces Hooligans fines Attorney says city lacks evidence of violations By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer Despite saying the owners of Hooligans owe $379,000 in fines, city officials agreed to accept $3,000 to settle the code violation case against the Long Branch bar and restaurant. At Tuesday’s…

  • Facility is booked solid with artists’ exhibitions for the coming yFirst year a good one for Cultural Centerear

    Facility is booked solid with artists’ exhibitions for the coming yFirst year a good one for Cultural Centerear The Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, Ocean Avenue, is in high demand as an exhibition space for area artists such as Barbara Cocker, who is presently holding an exhibit at the center through Aug. 5. By sherry conohan…

  • Renaissance footing bill to improve parking

    Staff Writer By carolyn O Renaissance footing bill to improve parking LONG BRANCH — An old deal will lead to some new parking in the city. A stipulation under the Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA) for site plan approval for the Renaissance community in West End calls for the developer to make up for…

  • Long Branch wins bocce title

    Staff Writer By nicole c. vaccaro CHRIS KELLY Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider gets down to business as he helps his team to victory in its challenge bocce match against West Long Branch at the 24th annual Anthony “Putt Putt” Petillo National Bocce Ball Tournament on July 20. LONG BRANCH — After months of talking…

  • City parties against crime

    Staff Writer By carolyn o LONG BRANCH — The city is having a party, and all the good guys are invited. City residents, business owners and law enforcement officials will get together in Slocum Park on Broadway next to the library from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 7 to take part in the National Night Out. Locally,…

  • Learning tap at the feet of the masters

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli FARRAH MAFFAI Through the New Jersey Tap Ensemble Deborah Mitchell is helping to revive a once almost forgotten form of the art. If it’s true that theaters are haunted by the ghosts of performers, then Count Basie was in good company on Saturday. The spirit of the quintessential jazzman likely…

  • Pools at schools are now a permitted use Residents address concerns over possibility of a pool, increased traffic

    Staff Writer By nicole c. vaccaro Pools at schools are now a permitted use Residents address concerns over possibility of a pool, increased traffic Earlier this month, the West Long Branch Borough Council unanimously adopted an ordinance which will allow private primary and secondary schools to build on property zoned for neighborhood/commercial use. A similar…

  • Colts Neck will help pay for housing upgrades in city Town is transferring part of its affordable housing obligation

    Staff Writer By carolyn o Colts Neck will help pay for housing upgrades in city Town is transferring part of its affordable housing obligation LONG BRANCH — A deal with Colts Neck could mean as much as $2.8 million for the city to improve housing. Depending on the actual amount received through the deal, known…