Category: Atlanticville News

  • Skin cancer screening on the beach

    LONG BRANCH — The Monmouth Cancer Coalition will offer free skin cancer screening to adults at five beaches including Sea Bright Borough Beach and the Great Lawn at the Promenade in Long Branch on July 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Choose Your Cover” will combine the collected expertise of four Monmouth County medical…

  • Learn old-time crafts

    OCEAN GROVE — The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will present a variety of craft workshops throughout the summer in the pastoral gardens of Centennial Cottage. The two-hour workshops will focus on crafts popular in the early days of Ocean Grove and are being offered at minimal cost. Except as noted, sessions run from 10:30…

  • Nursing home owner pleads guilty to theft

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The owner and operator of a township nursing home has pleaded guilty to stealing some $39,000 from one of the home’s elderly residents. On June 30, Michael D. Berg, 72, of Ocean Township, appeared in state Superior Court, Freehold, and pleaded guilty to an accusation charging him with one count of third-degree…

  • Free movies, music on summer nights

    LONG BRANCH — Enjoy summer evenings of live music and movies under the stars at Pier Village all summer long. The free Thursday by the Sea concert series begins at 7 p.m. and will feature: July 16 — The Nerds July 23 — Dr. Dave and Friends July 30 — Cats on a Smooth Surface…

  • Three men indicted in double homicide

    Three men have been indicted in connection with the shooting deaths of two men, one of them a Long Branch resident. (l-r) Antonio Suarez-Perez, Samson Hearn, and Eric Figueras On July 8, a Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment charging Antonio Suarez-Perez, aka "Mingo," 21, and Eric Figueras, aka "Pun," 25, both of Red…

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    Independence Day Parade, Ocean Grove

  • In dark time, husband finds the ‘availability of hope’

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Darren LeBlanc with his late wife Misty LONG BRANCH — A city man has launched a charity in honor of his deceased wife to help those affected by life-threatening illnesses. Darren LeBlanc founded Anthem of Hope in memory of his wife, Misty, who passed away on Sept. 23, 2008, after…

  • Fun at the fair

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Liza Vivian, West Long Branch, makes her way through a funhouse tunnel during the West Long Branch Community Fair held at the West Long Branch Community Center July 7-11. Below: A Ferris wheel towers over the fair.

  • NOTES

    The Friends of the Ocean Township Library will hold its annual book sale July 16- 18 and Aug. 13-15 during library hours. The sale will feature gently used and nearly new books. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays, 1-5 p.m. Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. The library is at…