Category: Atlanticville News

  • Wolves visit the library

    Clockwise from above: Howling Woods Farm volunteer Kymberli Morris performs a trick with 5-year-old gray wolf Takoda during a visit to the West Long Branch Library on Oct. 20. One of the wolves from Howling Woods Farm, Jackson, that visited the library starred in the film “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” Children of all ages take turns…

  • L.B. looking at cost vs. profits for beach operation

    City may offer holiday badge sale promotion BY KENNY WALTER LONG BRANCH — After a banner revenue year at the city’s beaches, Long Branch officials are going to evaluate the costs associated with operating and maintaining the beaches. The topic of beach fees was brought up at the City Council’s Oct. 26 workshop meeting, where…

  • Harley-Davidson/Buell to host Veterans Day fundraiser

    LONG BRANCH — A ride to honor the nation’s veterans will begin at Harley-Davidson/ Buell of Long Branch and culminate in a Veterans Day ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. Harley-Davidson/Buell of Long Branch will host the annual fundraising event to benefit the Veterans’ Children Scholarship Fund on Nov. 11. According to Jeff…

  • Nov. programs at L.B. Library

    LONG BRANCH — As the holiday season approaches, take some time to relax with a good book, a movie or a program at the Long Branch Free Public Library. Bring the family for a fun, quiet activity to Family FilmDay: “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947) Saturday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m.; “Pocahontas,” Saturday, Nov. 27, 2…

  • Engineer: Franklin Lake threatened by invasive grass

    Remediation will involve herbicides, removal BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — With the Franklin Lake dredging project successfully completed, the borough must now contend with an invasive weed that threatens to strangle the lake. Fran Mullan, municipal division manager with T&M Associates, the borough engineering firm, said the plant species, hydrilla, could…

  • Two River Theater launches ‘One Book, One Community’

    A community-wide literacy event around the book, ‘Charlotte’s Web’ RED BANK — Two River Theater Company will host “One Book, One Community,” a program with the goal to unite the greater Red Bank area through community discussion, literacy education and local arts events all centered around one book, “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White. The program…

  • St. Mary’s new administrator extends welcome mat

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent ‘The welcome mat is out, the light is in the window, and we are open for business,” said the Rev. Harold F. Cullen, Ph.D., who was recently appointed as the new administrator for St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Deal. “We welcome old members and new members of the parish…

  • Court ruling puts Fort Monmouth housing plan in limbo

    By Andrew Davison A decision of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey dated Oct. 27 will force the current Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) to reconsider its affordable housing plan. The court ruled that the affordable housing aspect of the Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan failed to satisfy several…

  • Holt, Sipprelle agree: Voters are unhappy

    Incumbent Holt faces challenge for 12th District seat BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Six-term incumbent Democrat Rep. Rush Holt is facing a challenge by Republican Scott Sipprelle in a battle for New Jersey’s 12th District on Nov. 2. In separate interviews last week, the political opponents cited the economy as the big issue for this…