Category: Atlanticville News

  • Still time to sign up for iPoet in Long Branch

    LONG BRANCH — The event known as iPoet will return to the city on the afternoon of Saturday, March 5, for an event that’s powered not by the latest in personal tech gadgetry but by the power of words. The Long Branch Free Public Library, at 328 Broadway, will host the event in its community…

  • W.L.B. plans to replace aging fire truck

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — With some help from Monmouth University, the West Long Branch Fire Department is looking to purchase a brand-new fire truck by 2012. Fred Migliaccio, vice president of WLB Fire Company No. 2, speaking at the Jan. 19 Borough Council meeting, outlined the department’s plan to replace one…

  • Long Branch mulls raising beach fees

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch City Council will soon decide how much they need to raise seasonal and daily beach badge rates in an attempt to close a $358,000 deficit in beach revenues. The council discussed the matter after receiving an expense analysis from Finance Director Ronald Mehlhorn Sr. at…

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  • Black History Month poetry reading Feb. 21

    WEST LONG BRANCH — In celebration of Black History Month, Monmouth University will host a reading by poet Aracelis Girmay on Feb. 21. A lively reader of her own work, Girmay will present an hour of exciting, moving and memorable poems beginning at 4:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall Auditorium, 400 Cedar Ave. The event is…

  • Public meetings to be held on future of Fort Hancock

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent The National Park Service (NPS) will hold two public meetings to discuss plans for the future of historic Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook in the Gateway National Recreational Area. Raina T. Williams, a spokesperson for the park service, said Monday that the meetings are planned for Feb. 22 and Feb. 24…

  • Students’ anti-bullying message goes viral

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Above: Long Branch Middle School students Jessica Rojas (l-r), Nichelle Serrano, Grant Brown, Caroline Ferreira, (back) Herron Anderson and Ishmael Best worked on the antibullying music video that has thus far received over 17,000 views online. Right: Emir Hamzie holds up a poster designed to attract the attention of first lady…

  • IN THE ARTS

    The Puzzle Installation, Collaborative Project The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) will exhibit The Puzzle Installation and Collaborative Project, an art installation of thousands of puzzle pieces made in diverse media by artists and nonartists of all ages from across the county. Coordinated by artist Tim Kelly through a series of “Art Is Good” puzzle-making workshops…

  • Drive to the Hoop benefit March 19

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University will host Drive to the Hoop, a 3-on-3, all-ages basketball tournament on Saturday, March 19. To be held in the university’s Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC), Drive to the Hoop will benefit Prevention First and Monmouth University women’s basketball. Last year’s event drew hundreds of participants. Organized by Play2Win, a…