Category: Atlanticville News

  • Donation funds purchase of Love INC building

    EATONTOWN — Love INC, a faithbased support organization for families needing emergency help, recently received a gift of $25,000 from the members of First Presbyterian Church of Red Bank. The gift has been used to help purchase the building Love INC has been using for its Furnished with Love ministry in Long Branch. The store…

  • Local man honored for work with Sylvia’s Children

    HOLMDEL — Tony Costa, of Long Branch, has been presented with a silver President’s Volunteer ServiceAward for volunteering 350-plus hours to Holmdel-based charity Sylvia’s Children. Costa, a trustee for the organization, logged the hours while volunteering his time on various projects for Sylvia’s Children, both in New Jersey and in Uganda, where the charity does…

  • Body of Red Bank woman found; husband charged

    Viridiana Beltran- Gomez ABERDEEN — Authorities recovered the body of a Red Bank woman that had been buried in Aberdeen. The remains of 26-year-old Viridiana Beltran-Gomez were found June 25, according to Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni. Her body was buried less than 100 feet from Garden State Parkway mile marker 119 .…

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    Jim Rodriguez and Bette White-Fernandez dance to the music of local band Goldenseal during a concert at Festival Plaza at Pier Village in Long Branch on June 30. ERIC SUCAR staff

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    Shawn Bilka dances to the rhythms of the band Goldenseal during a June 30 concert in Festival Plaza at Pier Village, Long Branch.

  • Stella Maris celebrates 70 yrs. of seaside retreats

    Former summer retreat for magnates now offers holistic renewal BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Sister Frances Scanlon (l-r) and Sister Lois Jablonski sit on the patio at Stella Maris Retreat Center in Elberon. Operated by the Roman Catholic order of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, this year marks the 70th anniversary of Stella Maris and…

  • A cruise to celebrate life

    Travel agency owners launch Kick Cancer Overboard BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Participants pose while on the first Kick Cancer Overboard Cruise in May. The cruise is the brainchild of travel agents Ted and Joanna Friedli, who raise funds to give people affected by cancer the opportunity to go on a free cruise. LONG BRANCH —…

  • ‘Places We Have All Been’

    The Oceanic Free Library in Rumson is hosting an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Linné A. Grant, which include sites in Farmingdale, West Long Branch, Keyport, Sandy Hook, Middletown, Matawan, Rumson, Spring Lake and more. “Places We Have All Been” will be on exhibit at the Oceanic Free Library, Avenue of Two Rivers and Ridge…

  • July programs at Long Branch Library

    LONG BRANCH — It is officially summer, and the Long Branch Public Library, 328 Broadway, has reading clubs and activities for families of all ages. The Children’s Room will have some special programs that focus on the summer reading theme of “One World, Many Stories.” Both the Long Branch and Elberon libraries will host The…