Category: Atlanticville News

  • Spend a weekend steeped in history

    A Weekend in Old Monmouth May 2-3 BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Now in its second year, A Weekend in Old Monmouth is gearing up for a full schedule of tours and exhibitions highlighting Monmouth County’s varied history. Slated for the first weekend in May, A Weekend in Old Monmouth will offer visitors, both…

  • Voters defeat Eatontown school budget for 4th year

    Newcomers unseat three incumbents on Board of Ed. BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Borough voters rejected the $19.4 million school spending plan at the polls last week for the fourth consecutive year. The 2009-10 school budget was defeated by a margin of 83 votes, with 458 residents voting against the plan and 375…

  • L.B. school budget fails by nine votes

    Spending plan passes in all but two Elberon districts BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch School District budget for 2009-10 was defeated on April 21 by a margin of just nine votes, 402-393, with taxpayers in most districts of the city voting to approve the spending plan. The $86.2 million…

  • Long Branch Elks lodge gets a chair lift

    Donation makes lodge wheelchair accessible BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Robert Bates and his son Robbie attend a ceremony on March 20 marking the opening of a chair lift to make the lodge accessible to people with disabilities. LONG BRANCH — Members of the Long Branch Elks Lodge No. 742 recently installed a wheelchair lift…

  • Motorcycle raffle will benefit Ronald McDonald Camp

    LONG BRANCH — Harley-Davidson/ Buell of Long Branch and the Jersey Shore HOG (Harley Owners Group) Chapter will raffle off a motorcycle this summer, with proceeds going to Ronald McDonald Camp for children being treated for cancer. The motorcycle can be seen at the dealership, located at 671 Broadway in Long Branch, during a “Rockin’…

  • Concordance explains food resources available

    Aid ranges from food stamps to farmers markets BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Food resources in Monmouth County were the topic of the monthly meeting of the Long Branch Concordance. The discussion took place at the Long Branch Higher Education Learning Center of Brookdale Community College on April 15 and was led…

  • NOTES

    Irina Pavlov (l) and Tamara Chernyakhovska demonstrate a folk dance during an Evening of Ukrainian Folk Dancing hosted by the Monmouth Folk Dancers at Red Bank United Methodist Church on March 24. ***** FRANK GALIPO The visual and performing arts majors at the Red Bank Regional High School, Ridge Road, Little Silver, will perform in…

  • Corzine: Dire times call for tough choices

    Governor defends budget as maintaining priorities BY JENNIFER AMATO and BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer In the weeks since delivering his $29.8 billion budget proposal, Gov. Jon Corzine has faced criticism for what one New Jersey radio station has described as “the death of the middle class.” Gov. Jon Corzine Much of the backlash stems from…

  • Friends play the game Frankie loved

    Inaugural Frankie and Friends Invitational held BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer On Saturday, April 18, four baseball teams took the field at West Long Branch’s Valenzano Park to remember one young man who touched the lives of many. CHRIS KELLY staff Frank Caltabilota Sr. speaks about his son during the opening ceremonies of the Frankie…