Category: Atlanticville News

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    A.J. Tracey and Dylan Kayzar, Long Branch, are among the hundreds of volunteers clearing debris from local beaches during the statewide Clean Ocean Action Spring Beach Sweeps April 24.

  • Gov.’s Earth Day pledge: No LNG, offshore drilling

    Christie’s stance applauded by environmental advocates BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie marked Earth Day by reaffirming his administration’s commitment to environmental protections. At the oceanfront in Sea Bright on April 22, the governor was met with applause and even drew a standing ovation as he articulated his opposition to liquefied natural gas…

  • Eight sites added to Weekend in Old Monmouth

    40 historic Monmouth sites to be open for visits on May 1 and May 2 The 18th-century Georgianstyle Burrowes Mansion in the heart of downtown Matawan will be one of the stops on the county’s third annual “Weekend in Old Monmouth,” a two-day historic-sites tour on Saturday, May 1, and from noon to 5 p.m.…

  • Monmouth Regional district reworks budget

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — A failed budget has left Monmouth Regional School District officials scrambling for a plan. District Business Administrator Maria Parry said last week she is revisiting the defeated budget plan after voters in Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Shrewsbury Township shot down the $25.6 million budget during the April…

  • High-end condos approved for BFS

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Project Manager Peggy Steinhauser points out design features of a luxury condominium project approved for the Beachfront South redevelopment zone. LONG BRANCH — Both the CityCouncil and the Planning Board have signed off on a proposed 11-unit luxury condominium development along the Long Branch oceanfront. The council, which is the…

  • Friends take the diamond for Frankie

    2nd annual tourney will continue May 1 BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Oceanport’s Ira Tilton works the mound for the Devils during the second annual Frankie and Friends Baseball Tournament at Valenzano Park, Frank Caltabilotta Field, on April 24. CHRIS KELLY staff WEST LONG BRANCH — For the second straight spring, friends of a beloved…

  • Suit challenges blight label in Beachfront So.

    Mayoral candidate wants designation lifted BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Robert Krebs LONG BRANCH — Beachfront South resident Robert G. Krebs has filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s blight designation of his Ocean Avenue home. Krebs, who is challenging incumbent Mayor Adam Schneider for the mayor’s office, confirmed this week that the suit was filed…

  • Beck: Fort bill balances state, local interests

    Locals want greater voice in future of Fort Monmouth property BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Residents queue up to pose questions to local legislators regarding Senate bill S-917, which would create the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority, at a public meeting held at Shore Regional High School April 21. WEST LONG BRANCH — Amendments to…

  • Work on Route 35/36 intersection under way

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun construction on improvements to the heavily trafficked Route 35/36 intersection. “I’m happy it’s finally happening,” Mayor Gerald Tarantolo said. “This was one of my projects when I first became mayor.” The DOT is realigning and widening the entire intersection…