Category: Atlanticville News

  • Gurbisz Foundation raises funds for at-risk youth

    Horseshoe tourney to be held at Wolcott Park on Sept. 18 BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The fourth annual Capt. James M. Gurbisz Foundation Horseshoe Tournament will raise funds to assist atrisk youths while honoring the town’s fallen hero. Capt. James M. Gurbisz Toby Stark, one of the event’s organizers and a friend…

  • Concerns continue over crime, safety in city

    Neighbors ask for better lighting, police presence BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer For the second time this summer, a group of citizens has stepped forward with concerns about issues of safety and crime in Long Branch. Three residents stood up during the public portion of the Aug. 24 City Council meeting representing their West End…

  • L.B. approves pier management team

    Federal funds will pay for most of $200K contract BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Taking another step toward the final design of the pier and ferry, the City Council approved a nearly $200,000 contract for a pier project management team. The contract was awarded to Skanska USA Building for $198,954 with a…

  • Grant will fund regional coastal initiatives

    Urban Coast Institute receives $250K from NOAA BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute (UCI) has received a $249,750 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue its coastal monitoring and policy initiative. UCI Director Tony MacDonald said the Resilient Coastal Urban Community and Ecosystem…

  • Gateway joins network of protected areas

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer SANDY HOOK — Gateway National Recreation Area was recently added to the national system of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs,) offering it better access to resources and improving its ability to collaborate with other agencies and organizations, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Since it is a national park, Gateway…

  • Bean inspires Senate bill for vets’ services

    Lautenberg joins Holt in fight to better protect mental health of returning soldiers BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer New Jersey political leaders have intensified efforts to revamp treatment resources within the Veterans Administration. Sgt. Coleman Bean Members of both the House and Senate have now proposed legislation in hopes of reducing the rate of suicide…

  • In words and drawings, soldiers leave their mark in time

    Vietnam Graffiti Project tells story of soldiers en route to Vietnam BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Vietnam veteran Dan O’Leary still remembers the day he departed from the western shores of the United States on a packed troopship to Vietnam, a 7,000-mile journey across the Pacific almost 45 years ago. Art Beltrone, co-curator, prepares a…

  • Brookdale Big Band

    Above: Members of the audience gather on the lawn at Franklin Lake Park in West Long Branch on Aug. 27 for a concert by the Brookdale Big Band. Left: Vocalist Barbara Baron performs with the band, a 20-piece ensemble that specializes in swing music in the style of the big bands of the 1940s and…

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    The Brookdale Big Band performs in swing-band style under the stars at a concert in Franklin Lake Park in West Long Branch on Aug. 27. More photos page 21 and at gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY