Category: Atlanticville News

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    Rabbi Gordon Yaffe, of Ocean Township, speaks during the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Guild’s annual service held at the city’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park on Atlantic Avenue on Jan. 18. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • LIHEAP to provide help for utility bills

    EATONTOWN — Families who need help to pay their utility bills can still access help from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Donna M. Blaze, CEO of the Affordable Housing Alliance based in Eatontown, has announced that federal funding is still available for LIHEAP. The program provides assistance to families, the disabled and…

  • Cinderella’s Closet hosts Prom Fashion Showcase

    Cinderella’s Closet of Monmouth County will host its third annual Prom Fashion Showcase from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, at PNC Reception Center in Holmdel. Fashions will be provided by Diane and Company of Freehold, Men’s Wearhouse, Tuxedo Court, Manalapan. The fashion show will feature models from local high schools, including Christian Brothers Academy…

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    ArtsCAP, Asbury Park, will present the “Big Lebowski Bowling Tournament, Fundraiser and Film Screening,” Jan. 29 at Asbury Lanes, 209 Fourth Ave., Asbury Park. Bowling will be from 8 to 10 p.m., followed by the movie “The Big Lebowski” at 10 p.m. Participants need a team of four to compete in the bowling tournament. Shoes…

  • DOT awards $810K for Sandy Hook path extension

    U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $810,000 for extending the existing Sandy Hook multi-use pathway system from North Beach to Gunnison Beach and Fort Hancock . This figure includes $475,000 that Pallone secured in the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which was approved by the president on…

  • 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…

  • Polar plungers

    Participants brave the frigid weather and dash toward the ocean at the start of the fourth annual Polar Bear Plunge held at the Sea Bright public beach on Jan. 10. More than 300 people took a dip in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the annual ritual hosted by the Ancient Order of…