Category: Atlanticville News

  • 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…

  • Broadway- Gateway blight challenged

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Alawsuit filed against the city of Long Branch charges that the process used by the city to designate properties as “in need of redevelopment” in the Broadway Gateway redevelopment zone was unconstitutional and should be overturned. The suit filed in state Superior Court in Freehold April 8 on behalf of…

  • Dedication to Special Olympics spurs race organizer

    West Long Branch resident organizes Lincoln Tunnel Challenge BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Lincoln Tunnel, a 1.5-mile-long subterranean stretch that connects Weehawken to midtown Manhattan, is notorious for its snarled rush-hour traffic and long gridlock delays. Runners prepare to enter the Lincoln Tunnel during last year’s 22nd annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5K Fun Run/Walk…

  • THE RULES OF THE GAME – Teaching young people to get the most from sports – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial THE RULES OF THE GAME – Teaching young people to get the most from sports By Gloria Averbuch Sports participation offers a seemingly infinite number of "life lessons." The more you learn, the more you realize there is to gain. As a parent, coach, educator or other adult influencer, you can…

  • WLB approves shared services with county

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer åWEST LONG BRANCH — The borough has entered into a shared-services agreement with the county in an effort to reduce the cost of public works services to local taxpayers. The agreement, which was approved unanimously by the Borough Council during its April 8 meeting, will allow the borough to take…

  • West Long Branch to hold budget hearing May 20

    Council approves deferring police pension payments BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Borough Council is asking local taxpayers to weigh in on the borough’s proposed $9.2 million 2009 municipal budget during a public hearing on the spending plan next month. The budget, which was introduced by a unanimous council vote during…