Category: Atlanticville News
-

County establishes an ethics board
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has created a county ethics board as a means of assuring standards of ethical conduct for county employees and officers are clear, consistent, uniform in their application and enforceable. A resolution adopted by the freeholders on Nov. 10 alters the county’s Administrative Code to include the newly created ethics…
-

Playing the part
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Students Keziah Spiegel (l-r) and Taylor Rackett rehearse a scene in “Check Please” in the Long Branch High School auditorium on Nov. 19. Above left: Janette Hussey rehearses her role in the school play. Michelle Almeida and Kevin Thrower perform a scene during a rehearsal for “Dog Sees God.”…
-

‘After Juliet’
Above: Monmouth University students Kimberly Philips and James Saunders rehearse a scene in “After Juliet” at the Woods Theatre on Nov. 9. Below: Students in the Department of Music and Theater Arts run through a scene during a dress rehearsal of the play, which takes place following the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. PHOTOS BY…
-

NOTESAround Town
Scout Robert Carricino is assisted in a flag-folding ceremony by Scouts Michael Shannon, Killian Fister, Brandon Herman and Marshall Culver. All belong to Monmouth Beach Boy Scouts Troop 1. Carracino conducted the ceremony at Monmouth Beach Borough Hall on Veterans Day for his Eagle Scout project. He prepared several hundred pocket flags to be shipped…
-

Traffic signal activated
WEST LONG BRANCH — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and local officials flipped the switch to turn on a recently completed transportation project at Wall Street (County Route 32) and Locust Avenue (County Route 15) Tuesday, Nov. 24. According to a press release from the county, the project involved more than replacing a…
-

Nominations sought for BCC’s Wilbur Ray Awards
MIDDLETOWN — The Brookdale Community College Foundation is soliciting nominations for the Wilbur Ray Service Awards, which recognize Monmouth County residents who have made a significant impact on the local community through professional and community service. There are six categories for nominations: Business Service, Education Service, Community Service, Community Service Organization, Criminal Justice Service and…
-

Army’s findings on fort contamination criticized
Army: Environmental studies being prepared BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Eatontown Environmental Commission is calling on the Department of the Army to conduct an in-depth study of environmental contamination at Fort Monmouth before turning property over to the fort’s three host towns. “I feel that we need more information to make a better decision…
-

Ronnie Spector & Darlene Love together for holiday concert
RED BANK — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County will present a holiday benefit concert, “A Christmas Gift for You,” on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. The concert will feature Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love, two women who defined the essence of the “girl…
-

Long Branch seeks urban center status
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch is pursuing designation by the state as an urban center, a classification that would qualify the city for state funds that could be used toward open space, infrastructure improvements and development. A self-assessment of the city is under way as part of the qualifying process for urban center…
