Category: Atlanticville News

  • Soup D’Shore: more than a soup kitchen

    Monmouth U students, sorority members volunteer at community kitchen BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Tanya Trinkle, a member of Phi Sigma Sigma at Monmouth University, sets places with placemats decorated by sorority sisters at Soup D’Shore, a soup kitchen at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Long Branch. Christian Klein and Professor John Buzza prepare a…

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    Erin Kelly (l-r), Stephanie Porter, Erica Walsh and Brittney Rodrigues, volunteers from Phi Sigma Sigma, decorate placemats to provide a homey touch at Soup D’Shore, a soup kitchen at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Long Branch operated by the entrepreneurship program at Monmouth University. Story and more photos, page 17 and www.gmnews.com.

  • Not just a number, more than a name

    Monmouth U’s Veterans Roll Call honors fallen servicemen, servicewomen BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer U.S. Air Force retired 1st Sgt. Jeff Hood, coordinator of veterans services at Monmouth University, takes part in a roll call of the names of fallen members of the U.S. armed forces during a Veterans Day remembrance held outside the Stafford…

  • City urged to revise preservation rules

    Advocate says historical properties need more protection BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer The 125-year-old Elberon Memorial Church is among the historic structures that would be protected by a new historic preservation ordinance. A local historian is calling on the Long Branch City Council to adopt stronger protections for the city’s historical structures. Beth Woolley, a trustee…

  • Incumbents hold on to seats in Eatontown, W. Long Branch

    The Eatontown Borough Council makeup remains unchanged after Republican incumbents defeated their Democrat challengers in the Nov. 8 election. The race was close, with Councilman Dennis Connelly garnering 1,199 votes followed by running mate Councilman Mark Regan, who received 1,182 votes of the 4,501 votes cast. “I am happy with the results,” Connelly said. “I…

  • MCSPCA has its eye on the $100K challenge prize

    Shelter would use funds to save more lives, director says BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer EATONTOWN — After a big push during the last week of October, officials with the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is hoping to cash in on a $100,000 grand prize in a national contest. Laurie…

  • Soul Kitchen: Living on a prayer

    Dorothea and Jon Bon Jovi launch community restaurant BY KRISTEN DALTON Jon Bon Jovi mingles with guests at the opening of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation Soul Kitchen — a community-based endeavor meant to empower and inspire — on Monmouth Street in Red Bank on Oct. 19. More photos on page 22 and at…

  • FMERA wants feds to lease fort building

    Lease could create jobs for former fort employees BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Although the U.S. Army formally closed Fort Monmouth two months ago, the Fort Monmouth Economic Redevelopment Authority (FMERA) is hoping to bring the federal government back to one particular building on the property . At its Nov. 10 meeting, FMERA approved…

  • Remembering the boys who came home

    Memorial program honors veterans who died as a result of their service BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Veterans and attendees watch the presentation of the wreaths during the Veterans Day Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel on Nov. 11. The ceremony included special guest speakers, induction into the memorial’s In Memory program…