Category: Atlanticville News

  • Final ceremonies at Fort Monmouth on Sept. 13, 15

    Fort Monmouth Garrison Manager George Fitzmaier will host a Garrison inactivation ceremony at Garrison headquarters at Fort Monmouth on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 2 p.m. The ceremony unofficially marks the closure of Fort Monmouth as a military installation. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held inside the fort’s Expo Theater. On Thursday,…

  • Event to help raise money for specialized playground

    The fifth annual Ryan Bell Memorial Walk and Wheel-A-Thon will be held on Sept. 18 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The event will take place at Larrison Hall at 2 p.m. Registration is at 1 p.m. There will be a 1.5-mile walk, refreshments and entertainment. The registration fee is $25 which will be waived if…

  • Paddle the Navesink Day Sept. 17

    RED BANK — Plans are under way for the second annual Paddle the Navesink Day, a free community-wide celebration of the Navesink River and all the opportunities it provides to adults and youths. Beginning at 10 a.m. at Maple Cove at the foot of MapleAvenue on Saturday, Sept. 17, local boating clubs, businesses and organizations…

  • WLB and Oceanport look at shared services

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The success of shared dispatch services for the boroughs ofWest Long Branch and Oceanport has spurred a look at other shared services within their respective police departments. Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon explained in an interview earlier this month that the borough is looking at ways to save…

  • Eatontown discusses widening of Wyckoff Road

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council discussed plans for a $1.2 million project to widen Wyckoff Road between Routes 35 and 36 at the Aug. 10 workshop meeting. The roadwork would address traffic congestion caused by left-turning vehicles. Currently a four-lane road, Wyckoff Road would be widened to accommodate a turning…

  • Monmouth seeks to provide assistance for Silent Seniors

    The Monmouth County Office on Aging wants to find senior citizens who live alone to see if they are in need of government services. The program, Silent Seniors, relies on neighbors to identify seniors who live alone and to report those individuals to Office on Aging staff, who will then do some outreach. “The goal…

  • Partnership preserves Middletown’s Coe estate

    25-acre property will become parkland, center for autistic adults BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The Coe estate on Sleepy Hollow Road will become Middletown parkland, with a portion of the 25-acre property to be used as a learning center for individuals with autism. ERIC SUCAR staff A bucolic 25-acre estate in Middletown will be preserved…

  • Photo contest to capture five decades of open space preservation and park development

    A picture may be worth a thousand words, but how many pictures would it take to capture the beauty of preserving 650,000 acres of open space and parks in New Jersey over the past 50 years? That’s the challenge the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is putting into the shutter-happy hands of residents and…

  • Shore towns mop up Irene’s aftermath

    Officials say effects of hurricane not as severe as feared BY KENNYWALTER, NICOLE ANTONUCCI & MIKE DAVIS Staff Writers Long Branch police officers assess damage caused by Hurricane Irene, including a downed utility pole near the beachfront on Aug. 28. Right: A home near Branchport Creek in Long Branch is flooded. More photos, page 16…