Category: Atlanticville News

  • Sixth Annual Ray Licata Memorial Swim Aug. 15

    LONG BRANCH — It has been six years since Ray Licata, community activist and member of the Long Branch swim community, died unexpectedly late one summer afternoon following his routine ocean swim. To continue to honor Licata’s memory, the committee members of the Ray Licata Memorial Swim have announced that the annual event will be…

  • TRWRA direct-debit bill paying marks eight years

    MONMOUTH BEACH — The Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority became the first sewerage authority in the state of New Jersey to offer customers automatic direct debit for paying sewer bills eight years ago, according to a press release from the TRWRA. Since then, more than 1,000 people have taken advantage of this convenient way to…

  • Pier revue

    B. Jay Willis, of the Jody Joseph Band, electrifies the Pier Village pavilion with a guitar solo at a July 22 concert in Long Branch. MIKE JAGENDORF

  • Young women listen to words of encouragement

    Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno speaks at leadership institute in Freehold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer She has locked up criminals, been Monmouth County’s first female sheriff and is New Jersey’s first lieutenant governor. She is also a law professor, a wife and the mother of three boys — all in all, a most impressive…

  • Fifth annual Kortney’s Challenge to be held Aug. 29

    Kortney Rose OCEANPORT — The Kortney Rose Foundation (KRF) will host the fifth annual Kortney’s Challenge Two-Mile Fun Walk/Run on Sunday, Aug. 29, at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport. Kortney Rose Gillette was a vivacious 9-year-old girl who attended Wolf Hill School in Oceanport. She was diagnosed with a terminal brainstem glioma and died on…

  • Coastal Monmouth Plan outlines blueprint for region’s future

    Plan topics: Transit, housing, economy and environment BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Planning Board’s Coastal Monmouth Plan looks to create a year-round focus for the coastal region. “The vision is to revitalize communities and focus on year-round activity for the Shore,” said Marcia Shiffman, of Maser Consulting, who delivered a presentation on…

  • Foundation launched to benefit animal rescue groups

    SHREWSBURY — On June 18, 150 guests celebrated the 40th anniversary of Purr’n Pooch, a pet resort owned and operated by the Palazzo family with locations in Tinton Falls and Wall. At the celebration, held at the Shadowbrook in Shrewsbury, daughters Betsy Palazzo and Koren Spadavecchia announced the launch of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Purr’n Pooch…

  • Photo

    Eric Zito, (c) tennis instructor, demonstrates the proper technique to Julianne Valvano, 10, of Tinton Falls (l) and Angelica Patel, of Ocean, when playing the net during Ocean Township Recreation Department’s summer tennis clinic at Wayside Park. More photos at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Officials react to gaming industry report

    Report recommends four options for future of Monmouth Park BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Opinion was divided last week among Oceanport officials about the impact of a state commission report on the future of Monmouth Park racetrack. The Hanson Report recommends adding harness racing at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport. The Hanson Report, released July…