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”…

  • Army Corps plans berm to contain Poplar Brook

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a 15-foot-high berm in Joe Palaia Park to contain flooding from Poplar Brook. The $5 million to $6 million mitigation plan, which the Ocean Township Council discussed during its Jan. 11 workshop meeting, calls for a 50-foot-wide buffer on either side of…

  • Local nurse, student among earthquake survivors

    Ocean Twp. supports Haitian community BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG & DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writers The impact of the devastating Haitian earthquake has affected many area residents, including two locals who survived the temblor as well as those who are responding with an outpouring of support for the earthquake victims.   JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Still feeling the aftershocks…

  • MLK message resonates in Long Branch

    David Brown announces retirement from council BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. playing over loud speakers, Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider drew a parallel between King’s message and the diversity of Long Branch. Sue Harrison, Ronald Mantley, Edna Daniels and Barbara Warren hold hands in…