Category: Atlanticville News

  • Sounds of summer

    Clockwise from top: Leah Mendoza and the Angel Tones perform at a Franklin Park summer concert in West Long Branch on Aug. 13. Carlos Colon and the Roustabouts entertain the crowd. Emma Rose Denver of Neptune City dances to the music of the Angel Tones. Marcia Koren (l) and Jim Rodriguez, both of Eatontown, dance…

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    Swimmers board a bus that will transport them to the starting line of the Ray Licata Memorial Swim in Long Branch Saturday. More pictures, page 12 FRANK GALIPO

  • Boro looking to form ‘green team’

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council has decided to move forward with the establishment of a borough “green team” to look at reducing energy costs and promoting sustainability. At the Aug. 11 council meeting, Councilman Anthony Talerico Jr., the lead proponent of the initiative, said, “What I have a vision of…

  • Complaint: Redevelopment violates civil rights

    Attorney seeks to amend complaint in Broadway Gateway suit BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city violated the civil rights of lower Broadway property owners by declaring their properties blighted but failing to go forward with redevelopment plans, according to an amended complaint that will be heard in state Superior Court later…

  • WLB police urge residents to sign up for phone, email alerts

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The West Long Branch Police Department (WLBPD) reminds residents to stay informed through the borough’s two different services, CodeRED and Nixle. CodeRED contacts residents by the phone number of their choosing, while Nixle notifies through text messages and email. “We buy from CodeRED a block of…

  • Sailing superstar will lecture at Twin Lights

    After 15 agonizing years, the Americas Cup finally returned to U.S. hands last February as the 90-foot BMW Oracle Racing trim ran bested Switzerland’s Alight V in the waters off Valencia, Spain. The inside story behind this spectacular victory will be among the topics covered by sailing superstar Gary Jobson in his Oct. 3 presentation,…

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    Dan Thormann of Monmouth Beach (right) registers with Rich Rassas (left) prior to the start of the Ray Licata Memorial One Mile Swim on Aug. 14. FRANK GALIPO

  • A sad day for Raritan Bay

    Locals decry forced removal of Baykeeper oyster project BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer An effort to restore the eastern oyster population to the Keyport Harbor officially came to a close on Aug. 9, a day that marked the shutdown of the largest shellfish restoration project in New Jersey and New York. Meredith Comi (c), NY/NJ…

  • Vietnam Era Center to host ’60s Family Day

    HOLMDEL — The Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center, Holmdel, will host a 1960s Family Day on Saturday, Aug. 21. The event will include family activities related to the Vietnam War time period, which will take place throughout the day. The 1960s Family Day will mimic a Vietnam era field day. The event is for…