Category: Atlanticville News

  • Fundraiser to benefit Church of the Presidents restoration

    LONG BRANCH — A cocktail reception fundraiser will be held 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at the Ocean Beach Club, 1035 Ocean Ave., to benefit the restoration of the Church of the Presidents. The church is the last remaining building associated with the seven presidents who vacationed in this city during the country’s Gilded Age.…

  • The Arc of Monmouth names new president

    Offering opportunities to people with disabilities will be a focus BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Neil Fleischman, new president of the board of directors of The Arc of Monmouth, poses with Mary Scott, Arc executive director. TINTON FALLS — The Arc of Monmouth, an organization that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has appointed…

  • August programs at the L.B. Free Public Library

    As the summer winds down, the Long Branch Public Library Main Library and the Elberon Branch have programs for everyone. Programs at the Elberon Branch,168 Lincoln Ave., this month are: Pat Squire’s Book Reviews, Thursday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m. — Noted reviewer Squire will provide a fast-paced, entertaining and informative presentation on current popular books.…

  • Ocean Twp. police investigate rash of car burglaries

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — According to an Ocean Township Police Department press release, police investigated 22 incidents of car burglaries that occurred during the overnight hours in the Oakhurst section of the township on July 31. The vehicles were parked on Franklin, Greenbrier, Maplewood, South Lincoln and Larchwood Avenues. Cash, loose change and small personal belongings…

  • Pallone bill aims to curtail gang violence

    Ferraina: School district programs aim at preventing gang influence BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With replicate bills being introduced in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D- 6th District) is hoping to mount a fourpronged attack on gangs throughout the country. An impromptu memorial with gang-related symbols marked the site of a homicide 2006.…

  • West Long Branch looks for solutions to traffic woes

    High traffic volume is a contributing factor to speeding BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Borough Council at its meeting on Aug. 4 continued to search for solutions to several traffic problems. The primary concerns discussed were street parking around Shore Regional High School, volume on Maryland and Delaware avenues, and…

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    Inaayah Brown, of Long Branch, gets a helping hand from Arthur Green, of the Long Branch Fire Department, after a tour of a fire truck during the annual National Night Out Against Crime held at Slocum Park in Long Branch on Aug. 3. More photos, page 3 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Monmouth Conservation Foundation founder dies

    Judith Hurley Stanley Coleman MIDDLETOWN — Conservationist and philanthropist Judith Hurley Stanley Coleman was known to “think globally and act locally” in the fight to preserve Monmouth County’s rapidly dwindling open spaces. The well-known community activist, who was a founder of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation and Save Sandy Hook, died peacefully at the age of…

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    Angelica Patel, of Ocean Township, waits for a return shot during Ocean Township Recreation Department’s summer tennis clinic at Wayside Park on July 23. JEFF GRANIT staff