Category: Atlanticville News

  • Juneteenth

    Top: Amir Accoo, of Asbury Park, has his face painted at the third annual Juneteenth Urban Arts Festival held at Brookdale Community College’s Center for Higher Learning in Long Branch on June 12. Charles Trott, of Asbury Park, draws a sidewalk mural in chalk celebrating the event, which is also known as Freedom Day or…

  • Baseball for the visually impaired comes to N.J.

    Game uses cues including beeping ball, vibrating bases BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer At this time last year, Sherlock Washington and Ohmny Romero had to spend their weekends flying from their homes in New Jersey to California to find a baseball league to play in. New Jersey Lightning player Ohmny Romero bats during the team’s…

  • Four council candidates emerge in primary

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Voters in the June 8 primary election chose the four council candidates who will run for the two available seats on the Borough Council this November. According to unofficial results posted on the Monmouth County website, Republican incumbents Mark Van Wagner and Teresa Forbes, whose current terms conclude…

  • Fort reuse bill progresses through Legislature

    Beck looks for approval before June 30 recess BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Abill that would create the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority must gain the approval of one more committee in each house of the state Legislature before it can go to a full vote. Passed unanimously out of the Assembly Commerce and Economic…

  • Special kids get their best beach day ever

    Sea Bright-based chapter sponsors camp program BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — For the third straight year, a California-based nonprofit held a free water-sport event to give some special children their “Best Day at the Beach” in Long Branch. A youngster is supported by volunteers as he rides the surf during ‘Best Day…

  • Joint exercise slated at Fort Monmouth

    First responders from various branches of the Department of Defense will cooperate with federal, state and local counterparts on June 10 and 11 for the annual Joint User Interoperability Communications Exercise. Although numerous emergency vehicles will be seen and heard, the public is reminded that this is a training exercise only. Participants will stage on…

  • Basketball tourney to benefit Jay Dooley Memorial Foundation

    RUMSON — A youth and adult threeon three basketball tournament on July 16 and 17 at Holy Cross School in Rumson will benefit the newly formed Jay Dooley Memorial Foundation (JDMF). The JDMF is a family foundation that funds critical mental and medical health evaluation and treatment of children with special needs. The JDMF will…

  • Performers step up to help facility for cancer patients

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Mothers are women who have busy lives with little or no down time. They are not supposed to get sick, there is no time for that. When a life-threatening disease like cancer strikes a mother, she is forced to take a step back and focus on getting better, but the…

  • Air Force JROTC program coming to LBHS

    Students can opt for program as an elective BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer School officials have high expectations for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program that will be implemented at Long Branch High School this coming fall. “We are excited about it,” Long Branch School District Superintendent Joseph Ferraina said. “We…