Category: Atlanticville News

  • COA celebrates Earth Day with Beach Sweeps

    Thousands of volunteers will gather at more than 60 sites along the New Jersey coast for Clean Ocean Action’s (COA) 24th annual Spring Beach Sweeps on Saturday, April 25. The largest grassroots environmental event in the state and one of the longest-running cleanups of its kind in the U.S., the COA Beach Sweeps will mobilize…

  • Teacher enlists teens in community service

    Founder of ONE-USA touts value of volunteerism BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Marshall Williams, 13, of Long Branch, clears the beach during a cleanup sponsored by One-USA. LONG BRANCH — Long Branch teacher Tyrone Hamlin has founded a group to encourage city teens to participate in community service projects. Hamlin, a Long…

  • Monmouth Regional BOE proposes leaner budget

    Tax levy cut by $200K from previous year BY KEN WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Monmouth Regional High School District Board of Education is proposing a $25,388,429 school budget for the 2009-10 school year. The budget represents a $418,463 decrease from last year’s budget of $25,806,892. As proposed, the budget calls for a…

  • Eatontown voters have choices for Board of Ed.

    Nine candidates are running for four seats BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The nine candidates vying for two seats on the Eatontown Board of Education appeared before borough residents during the district’s annual Meet the Candidates night April 6 at Memorial Middle School. Seven of the candidates are vying for three, three-year terms…

  • MRHS asbestos removal to begin in summer

    Officials say asbestos presents no danger BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Monmouth Regional High School will begin the process of removing asbestos from a portion of the building this summer. According to Monmouth Regional Business Administrator Maria Anne Parry and Schools Superintendent James Cleary, the asbestos is harmless and does not necessarily…

  • April: The pace picks up!

    William Shakespeare: “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” Dare to dream! Patience has its own sweet rewards. When you are struck with the urge to root in the dirt, you are in your own world. It’s an elusive combination: hard labor with satisfaction on its heels. The speed bumps you encounter in…

  • NOTES

    Employees of Meridian Health Systems were among the 260 bowlers who participated in the 27th annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake, one of the largest yearly fundraisers for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County. More than 60 teams of five bowled during the multi-day event. Participants ranging from schools to individuals to major corporate sponsors…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Cheryl Salem, 6, West Long Branch, rolls out matzah dough at the Passover Model Matzah Making Institute sponsored by Chabad at the Shore and held at the Jewish Community Center in Deal Park April 5.

  • FAMILY FITNESS – Advertorial

    by Gloria Averbuch Advertorial FAMILY FITNESS The family that plays together, gets fit together. Working out as a unit-including everything from casual family activities to sports and exercise-is an excellent, proven vehicle for practicing healthy habits and developing social and emotional bonds. Particularly in relation to children, research has shown that the number one influence…