Category: Atlanticville News

  • Eatontown approves use of red-light cameras

    Increased safety, revenues expected from program BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent EATONTOWN — The Borough Council formally adopted an ordinance to bring red-light cameras to the borough, at the June 22 meeting. The measure was approved 5-1 with Councilman Mark Regan being the lone dissenter. Gene J. Anthony, borough attorney, explained that approval allows the board…

  • Anti-Bullying Crew to visit White House

    Long Branch Middle School students’ video draws attention of the Obamas LONG BRANCH — Long Branch Middle School students will be seen throughout the streets of Washington, D.C., wearing green “BullyingWe’ll Stop It” T-shirts when the school’s Anti-Bullying Crew visits theWhite House and Capitol on July 2. The group was invited by President Barack Obama…

  • 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…

  • Call for nominations for 2011 Ocean Champion award

    WEST LONG BRANCH — The Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University announced a call for nominations for the 2011 Ocean Champion and Leadership Awards. The awards will be presented at the seventh annual Champion of the Ocean Awards Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 21, in Woodrow Wilson Hall at Monmouth University. The deadline for all submissions…

  • Fort plan gets HUD nod

    Agency: Plan balances redevelopment and housing for homeless BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer A fter a nearly three-year wait, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved the Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan, which allows negotiations for the transfer of the 1,127 acres of fort property when the post closes in…

  • GOP legislators kick off run for 11th District

    Beck, Casagrande, Angelini would be state’s first all-female legislative team BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer State Republican legislators (center, l-r) Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, Sen. Jennifer Beck and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande are joined by Sen. Thomas Kean Jr. (far left) and Assemblyman Alex DeCroce (far right) as they kick off their campaign for the 11th District…

  • ‘Evolution of Capoeira’

    Students at Afro Brazilian Martial Arts and Fitness in Long Branch demonstrate the art of capoeira, a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dance and music. The fifth annual exhibition, “Evolution of Capoeira,” was held at the Portuguese Club of Long Branch on June 25. Students displayed their knowledge of the art,…

  • Planners endorse senior housing project

    Former Gregory School building would have 116 apartment unit BY KENNYWALTER Architect’s rendering of the proposed senior housing project LONG BRANCH — Although there was concern over a lack of parking, the city Planning Board has endorsed a preliminary plan to convert the former Gregory School building into senior housing. Representatives of the Long Branch…

  • Undy 5,000 5K raises awareness of colon cancer

    LONG BRANCH — The second annual Jersey Shore Undy 5,000 5K run will be held on Saturday, July 23, beginning at 8 a.m. at Pier Village, 1 Chelsea Ave. The aim of the 5K and one-mile family fun run/walk is to help bring greater awareness to colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths…