Category: Atlanticville News

  • Rock the IBD Icons vote!

    Todd Katz is a finalist in awareness campaign about inflammatory bowel disease Todd Katz OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A local man is among the top finalists in IBD Icons, a national awareness campaign that celebrates the courage and persistence of those living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and encourages them to overcome the challenges of their…

  • FMERA solicits buyers for first of fort parcels

    Business plan for Fort Monmouth reuse still incomplete BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) voted on Oct. 19 to begin the process of selling off specific land parcels of the fort’s 1,129 acres. One parcel of land located within Tinton Falls, designated as Parcel E, has already…

  • The 630-mile ride of her life

    Local woman competes in 2011 Mongol Derby BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Sophia Mangalee, of Eatontown, ventured to Mongolia to compete in The Mongol Derby, the world’s longest horse race. There is only so much training one can do before being put to the test. The Mongol Derby is the world’s longest wild horse race…

  • FEMA extends N.J. deadline for disaster assistance

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is extending the registration deadline for N.J. renters, homeowners and business owners who suffered damage from Hurricane Irene. Those affected by the storm and flooding betweenAug. 27 and Sept. 5 now have until Nov. 30 to register for disaster assistance, according to a press release. There are three ways…

  • Challengers seek 11th District Senate, Assembly seats

    Ray Santiago (Senate): I am an attorney with a law office located in Freehold Borough. I presently live in Freehold Township. Dan Jacobson, independent, (Assembly): I’m the owner and publisher of the triCityNews newspaper based in Asbury Park. It’s one of the largest weekly newspapers in Monmouth County. I’m also a former practicing attorney, including…

  • 11th District Republicans seek re-election to Senate, Assembly

    Sen. Jennifer Beck: Beck is the president of Jab Marketing LLC, a marketing and media relations firm in Red Bank. Before she was elected to the Legislature in 2005, she served on the Red Bank Borough Council for two terms (six years). She is currently a trustee of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, a member of…

  • City looks to join county solar project

    Long Branch scraps initial plans to join with partners for solar energy initiative BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Long Branch is hoping it’s better late than never with regard to joining a county solar program involving multiple municipalities and school districts. During the Oct. 11 City Council meeting, council President Michael Sirianni announced publicly that the…

  • NOTES

    Children scramble to pick up candy tossed from a float as the Long Branch Columbus Day Parade makes its way down Broadway on Oct. 9. LAUREN CASSELBERRY In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gloss Salon, 605 LakeAve. inAsbury Park, has created a Go Pink Team which will donate half of its October proceeds for…

  • Eatontown to join New Jersey live/work program

    Live Where You Work offers low-cost mortgages to first-time homebuyers BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council will move forward with a state home mortgage incentive program to encourage homebuyers to purchase homes in the towns where they are employed. The council approved a resolution to authorize the borough’s participation in the…