Category: Atlanticville News

  • Oceanport and WLB agree to share dispatch services

    Boros expect to save combined $1.3M over five years BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Borough Council has entered into a shared services agreement with West Long Branch that the two municipalities hope will save them a combined $1.3 million over the next five years. Approved by the West Long Branch Borough Council…

  • Frank Talk presents black history programs

    RED BANK — Local actress Lorraine Stone will bring a great heroine of black women’s history to life in “AWoman Named Mary Bowser” at Frank Talk Art Bistro and Books on March 19 and 20. Mary Bowserwas born a slave in 1839 on a plantation in Virginia. Her contribution to the outcome of the Civil…

  • Photo

    Monmouth University students perform on Feb. 24 in the spring musical “Godspell,” produced by the Department of Music and Theatre Arts at the Lauren K. Woods Theatre on the West Long Branch campus where performances continue through March 3. More photos page 8 and gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Army secy: Keep commissary open

    PX could operate for two years after Fort Monmouth closure BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer The fight to keep the commissary at Fort Monmouth open past the post’s closure date in September has received some significant backing. In a pair of letters addressed to Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez (both D-N.J.), Secretary of the…

  • Long Branch to consider solar projects

    Planner: Solar power would trim city’s $750K electric bill BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council will soon decide whether to proceed with solar panel projects and how large the scope of the project will be. City Planner Pratap Talwar, of Thompson Design, gave a lengthy initial presentation to the council at…

  • Anniversary of ‘Mingo Jack’ lynching to be marked

    Mingo Jack Remembrance Group to hold March 5 memorial gathering BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer A splintered tombstone marks a grave at Locust Grove Cemetery in Eatontown where Samuel ‘Mingo Jack’ Johnson is believed to be buried. On March 5, 1886, a riotous crowd gathered outside the Eatontown lockup, located at what is now the…

  • GM Newspapers staff spreads ‘Greater Good’ at animal shelter

    Volunteers roll up their sleeves at Sayreville Pet Adoption Center BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Kyle, a Shih Tzu, gets all dolled up for his new owners during the Greater Media Newspapers’ Day of Greater Good at the Sayreville Pet Adoption Center Feb. 17. GMN controller Kathy McBain (center), an experienced groomer, gets ready to work…

  • in the service 

    Navy Seaman Recruit Jordan L. Sepulveda, son of Sheryl F. Steinman of Long Branch, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Sepulveda completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and…

  • Holy Cross to host Gaelic Mass and Irish parade

    Holy Cross Church in Rumson will celebrate its third annual Gaelic Mass and Irish Parade/Festival in honor of St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 12. The event will begin with a gathering before 8 a.m. on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright, near the base of the Sea Bright Bridge, followed by a parade of flags…