Category: Atlanticville News

  • Why do these people have a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike?

    • Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and a nurse in the Civil War, was a teacher and founded the first public school in New Jersey (1821-1912). Rest area is in Oldmans Township. • Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, was born in Caldwell (1837-1908). Rest area is in…

  • Entries sought for arts awards

    VSA arts of New Jersey, New Brunswick, is accepting applications for the 2010 Arts Achievement awards and fifth annual Dare to Imagine awards. Deadline for applications is Jan. 11; winners will be announced in March. The Arts Achievement awards include the Student Arts Excellence awards presented to students with disabilities who are classified (mainstreamed, inclusion,…

  • Birth of a town

    BY KATHY CHANG & KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writers Ever wonder how a place, a township, a borough, a school, a park, a lake, a river, a bridge or a street got its name? The Murray House in Poricy Park in Middletown. Greater Media Newspapers recently delved into this topic to find answers to questions…

  • NOTESAround Town

    Eatontown Playhouse, 37-13 Route 35 north, Eatontown, will present “Lover and Other Strangers,” Jan. 8-31. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $20, and $15 for seniors and students, and includes coffee, cake and cookies. “The Musical — Hansel & Gretel” will be performed at noon Saturdays and Sundays,…

  • Support grows for eminent domain ban

    DeStefano: Ordinance should apply outside redevelopment zones BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — With the city expected to eliminate the use of eminent domain in the Beachfront South redevelopment zone, some are calling for the ban to be extended to the entire city. Council President Michael DeStefano weighed in on the issue at…

  • Woman dies of injuries from apartment fire

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A township resident succumbed to injuries she sustained in a fire at her apartment on Christmas night. On Dec. 25 at approximately 10:49 p.m., police received a 911 call from a tenant of the Middlebrook at Monmouth apartments who said a fire alarm was sounding in Building 26R, Garden Drive, and that…

  • Fort host towns receive reimbursements

    O’port, Eatontown, Tinton Falls get funds for planning BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Oceanport taxpayers received a check for $195,723.19 as a reimbursement for extraordinary planning expenses associated with the reuse of Fort Monmouth that were already paid by the borough. Councilman Joseph A. Irace explained that the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) within the…

  • L.B. Fire Department holds awards ceremony

    LONG BRANCH — The Training Division of the Long Branch Fire Department held its annual Training Graduation and Awards Ceremony Dec. 17 at the Branchport Hose Company firehouse on Branchport Avenue. Every year the division hands out certificates detailing the training that a firefighter has participated in during the recent year. This year there were…

  • Free workshop on nutrition for babies and children

    LONG BRANCH — Learn about healthy nutrition habits for infants and young children during WIC’s “Healthy Habits for Babies” workshop hosted by the Long Branch Concordance Family Success Center (LBC) on Friday, Jan. 22, 2-3:30 p.m., at 279 Broadway, Suite. 301, in Long Branch. Presenter Robin McRoberts, program manager for New Jersey’s Special Supplemental Nutrition…