Category: Atlanticville News

  • Cruise to the Jersey Shore

    Jerry Ricciardelli looks through the window of his 1932 Ford at the 16th Annual Cruise to the Jersey Shore Car Show and Oldies Concert presented by the city of Long Branch at the Oceanfront Promenade on June 20. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Flag Day service

    U.S. Marine Pvt. Peter F. Banach Jr. assists in raising the U.S. and POW flags during the Long Branch Elks Lodge No. 742 Flag Day services on June 13. Also participating in the ceremony was the Long Branch VFW Honor Guard, along with Boy Scout Troop 148, and officers and members of the lodge. Banach,…

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    Quadrie George and members of the class of 2010 toss their mortarboards into the air at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony for Long Branch High School held at Beston Stadium in Long Branch on June 18. More photos Page 3 and @gmnewls.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • VNACJ honors Social Worker of the Year

    Debra Giordano, VNA of Central Jersey Community Health Center board chair, (l) and Gary Linington, executive director, VNACJ CHC, congratulate Betsey Pepperman (center), named VNACJ Social Worker of the Year. RED BANK — Betsey Pepperman, of Long Branch, has been named 2010 Social Worker of the Year by the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey…

  • Free resources available for moms with the ‘baby blues’

    Summertime is becoming an increasingly popular time to welcome a new child. Among the babies born in the United States every year, 35 percent are born from the beginning of June through the end of September, according to the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services. But statistics show that for every 8 in 10…

  • MTOTSA holdouts sue city for damages

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer At least two of the MTOTSA property owners who refused to sign a settlement with the city of Long Branch have moved forward with complaints against the city. Lee and Denise Hoagland The suits were filed by Lakewood attorney Peter Wegener, of Bathgate, Wegener & Wolf, in state Superior Court…

  • State delays vote on Long Branch budget

    Residents critical of bonding, spending BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — For the second straight year, the City Council was unable to vote to adopt the municipal budget when scheduled. The vote was originally scheduled for the June 8 meeting, but because the state has yet to approve the proposed budget, the council…

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    Charles Harris, of Neptune, displays the flag of the U.S. 22nd Regiment of Colored Soldiers during the third annual Juneteenth Urban Arts Festival, which took place at Brookdale Community College’s Center for Higher Learning on Broadway in Long Branch on June 12. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates the announcement of…

  • Council mulls study of fort building

    Mallette Hall could house new municipal complex BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Eatontown is eyeing Mallette Hall at Fort Monmouth as a new borough hall. EATONTOWN — The Borough Council discussed plans for a feasibility study of MalletteHall, a Fort Monmouth building that could become the new municipal complex. At its June 9 meeting, the…