Category: Atlanticville News

  • Morro Castle disaster an unsolved mystery

    Cause of tragic fire remains unknown BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer PHOTOS COURTESY OF GARY CRAWFORD Above: Spectators flocked to the beach in Asbury Park to view the hulk of the Morro Castle. Left: One hundred and thirty-seven passengers died in the fire that consumed the cruise ship in 1934. OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Seventy-five years…

  • Pallone: Anger over health care bills due to misconceptions

    Opponents vocal at town hall meeting in Red Bank BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) held his ground through three tumultuous town hall sessions on Congress’s proposed health care overhaul last week, and in the end, he remained committed to the legislation he helped draft. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff…

  • McLoone’s 3rd Beach Cleanup Sept. 23

    LITTLE SILVER — McLoone’s restaurants will host the third semi-annual Beach Clean Up 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The cleanup will be held on the beach in front of McLoone’s Pier House at Pier Village in Long Branch. Volunteering for the cleanup efforts will be employees from McLoone’s Rum Runner in Sea Bright, McLoone’s…

  • A room of their own for ailing teens is dedicated

    The Living Room was the vision of Ezra Abraham BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Living Room at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch was dedicated last week on the birthday of the young man who envisioned the room as a place of respite for teens undergoing treatment. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE EZRA ABRAHAM TO…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Jamie Mura of Trenton crosses the finish line to win the Court Appointed Special Advocates’ (CASA) annual 5K race and fun run walk held at Joe Palaia Park in Ocean Township on Aug. 29. More photos, page 25.

  • Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival Sept. 5

    The 2009 Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 12:30 to 10 p.m. along the oceanfront on the Great Lawn/Promenade. The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, in conjunction with the City of Long Branch Urban Enterprise Zone, produces this free, fun-filled day for families which this year…

  • Committee rejects Husky Brook redesign

    Council members want funds spent on existing parks BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The borough’s Recreation Advisory Committee has rejected a planned redesign of the town’s controversial Husky Brook Park, prompting members of the Borough Council to call for an end to the project. The council was expected to further discuss the project…

  • Advocates optimistic for Takanassee solution

    Port Huron house still needs a new site BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Advocates for preserving all three of the Takanassee Beach Club buildings expressed optimism last week that the Port Huron house will remain in Long Branch. The house is the smallest of the three buildings on the beach club site…

  • City opposes expanding time for blight challenge

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The city of Long Branch is asking a state Superior Court judge not to allow a legal challenge to the city’s blight designation of the Fuschia Triangle property 13 years after the lower Broadway site was slated for redevelopment. City Attorney James Aaron filed an objection to the plaintiffs’ motion…