Category: Atlanticville News

  • Man faces drugs, weapons charges

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A Keyport man is facing various drugs and weapons charges after a township police officer conducted a routine traffic stop. On Feb. 4 at approximately 8:10 p.m., Ocean Township Police Officer Bryan Morgan was on patrol in the area of the Asbury Park Circle when he observed a motorist, later identified as…

  • Boro seeks piece of stimulus package

    Council votes to hold off on preparing plans for borough improvement projects BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer West Long Branch has joined a growing list of municipalities that are seeking a share of President Barack Obama’s Economic Stimulus Package in order to help fund infrastructure improvements within the borough. The New Jersey State League of…

  • Arrests made for buying alcohol for underage drinkers

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police working under the state’s “Cops in Shops” initiative have arrested and charged four teens with attempting to purchase alcohol while under the legal age. On Feb. 5, Ocean Township police officers Raheem Carter and Michael Melody were assigned to plainclothes patrol as part of the “Cops in Shops” program. While on…

  • NJLM: COAH withheld evidence to impede case

    League seeks to prove affordable housing mandates are unreasonable BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The New Jersey League of Municipalities (NJLM) is charging that the state’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) withheld information that could help prove that current affordable housing mandates are unreasonable and based on faulty information. The NJLM filed a legal brief…

  • Help sought in search

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who they believe to have attempted to rob a township gas station. On Jan. 24 at approximately 7:48 p.m., police received a call from the attendant at the Oakhurst Service Center and Gas Station on Monmouth Road in reference to an attempted…

  • Environmental group hosts nature tour

    Participants explore Joe Palaia Park during winter walk PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Oakhurst’s Rose McVey holds up Bill McVey, 3, so he can take a picture of ducks during the Ocean Township Shade Tree and Environmental Commission nature walk. Below: Nature walk participants stroll along a trail at Joe Palaia Park on Feb.…

  • Two charged with heroin use

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Two Leonardo residents are facing drug charges for allegedly possessing and using heroin in the parking lot of the Seaview Mall. On Jan. 29 at approximately 2:02 p.m. Ocean Township Police Detective Lt. Steven Peters observed two people acting suspiciously in a vehicle parked near the southern section of the Seaview Mall…

  • Boro seeks ‘strict’ pay-to-play law

    Introduction of ordinance was up for vote last night EATONTOWN — In an attempt to limit the influence political contributions have on local officials, the Borough Council was expected to introduce what is being called “the strictest version of a pay-to-play ordinance” last night. Proposed by council President John Schiels at a Feb. 4 council…

  • FCS receives $10K grant

    LONG BRANCH — Family & Children’s Service (FCS), based in Long Branch, has been awarded a $10,000 grant by the Comcast Foundation. The grant monies received by FCS will help support the organization’s Reading Buddies program. Launched in 1998, the early-childhood literacy development program advances literacy skills and creates enthusiastic, confident young readers in 17…