Category: Atlanticville News

  • WLB. mulls resident firefighter program

    Fire dept. says program would add volunteers, cut response times BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The borough fire department is seeking the Borough Council’s approval of a new program aimed at increasing the department’s volunteer recruitment rates and reducing fire response times. Introduced to the council at its Jan. 20 meeting…

  • Fort deploys units to support Haitian relief effort

    Soldiers among those who lost family members BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer In conjunction with its ongoing humanitarian relief operations, the U.S. military has called on personnel from Fort Monmouth’s various Army divisions to help support the Haitian earthquake relief effort. “The secretary of defense has said that there is no higher priority right now…

  • Ocean Grove Chocolate Lovers’ Weekend Feb. 6, 7

    Ocean Grove’s annual Chocolate Lovers’ Weekend will take place Feb. 6 and 7. Chocolate lovers are invited to visit some of Ocean Grove’s beautiful Victorian inns for a peek inside and a touch of something sweet … like chocolate! The tour is free and will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday,…

  • Boro man gets 17 years in state prison

    An Eatontown man has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison in connection with the beating death of his former employer in 2008. N.J. Superior Court Judge Jamie A. Perri, sitting in Freehold, handed down the sentence on Jan. 7, sentenced Tyrone Price, 23, of Eatontown, on Jan. 7 for first-degree aggravated manslaughter in…

  • MMC offers support groups, tours during Feb.

    Monmouth Medical Center (MMC), 300 Second Ave., Long Branch, will host a meeting of Journey of Hope bereavement support group 6-8 p.m. Feb. 2. The group offers support for spouses/partners who lost their loved one to a brain tumor. For more information, call Wendy at 732-972- 3451 “Introduction to Energy Medicine” will be presented 1…

  • ‘Fight Like a Girl’ benefits women being treated for cancer

    LONG BRANCH — The second “Fight Like a Girl Against Cancer” benefit will be dedicated to women being treated for cancer, including a local mother of two who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Wendy Estrada Martinez, a Long Branch resident, will be among those celebrated in the second “Fight Like a Girl Against Cancer”…

  • Chamber awards dinner March 20

    The Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual business awards dinner March 20 at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. Honorees are Dr. Margaret “Meg” Fisher, medical director of The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, and Howard “Howie” Marlin, a Long Branch resident with…

  • Senator’s bill proposes putting end to COAH

    Towns would be authorized to plan for development of affordable housing BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Abill that would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) has been introduced in the state Senate as S-1. The bill was introduced in a Senate session that was held after Gov. Chris Christie was inaugurated on Jan.…

  • New director brings personal experience to Vietnam vet center

    Plans call for public education and outreach program BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer William Linderman brings his personal experience of serving in Vietnam to his new post at the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation. HOLMDEL — William “Bill” Linderman is standing in the center of exhibit space at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel, surrounded…