Category: Atlanticville News

  • Four suspects arrested in hit-and-run on Cedar Ave.

    LONG BRANCH — A food deliveryman was the victim in a hit-and-run incident on Cedar Avenue. On Dec. 5, Long Branch police officers were dispatched to the Glenn Ellen Apartment complex on Cedar Avenue after receiving a report of a motor vehicle hit-and-run. Police Officer Stanley Balmer arrived on the scene and spoke with the…

  • A horse and carriage ride

    CHRIS KELLY staff Micky and Preston Yanes, of Sea Bright, get a closer look at a horse after taking a carriage ride along the oceanfront Dec. 13.

  • Event raises over $7K for twp. native battling cancer

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Power Center in partnership with The Beauty Foundation for Women’s Cancer Care raised over $7,500 at the Fight Like a Girl Against Cancer event. The fundraiser, held Dec. 7, was dedicated to Betsi Eberhardt Kelli, 39, a native of Ocean Township who is battling stage IV kidney cancer. Led by the…

  • Party host, partygoer face alcohol and drug charges

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police have charged two men with drug and alcohol offenses after breaking up a party at an Overbrook Avenue residence last week. On Dec. 8 at approximately 11:52 p.m., police received a call from a resident reporting three suspicious people in front of an Overbrook Avenue residence in the Oakhurst section of…

  • High school model for a new world

    DOE: Students must be prepared to compete globally BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The way high school students are being taught is changing, and according to the New Jersey Department of Education, personalized learning and virtual classes are part of the new educational structure. Jay Doolan, assistant commissioner of educationwith the DOE, outlined…

  • Students research love at Mon U

    JIM REME Kaitlin Weldon, Dr. Gary Lewandowski and Csilla Greiner participate in a Monmouth University project to research love. WEST LONG BRANCH — Seven Monmouth University undergraduate students are conducting research on love and intimate relationships this semester. The students are assisting Dr. Gary Lewandowski with his research on the social psychology of romantic relationships.…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Passengers take a carriage ride along the Long Branch oceanfront in Pier Village Dec. 13.

  • Eatontown to finalize COAH plan Dec. 22

    Assemblymen ask for 90-day extension on COAH deadline BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Eatontown Borough Council and Planning Board will hold a special joint meeting next week in order to get the borough’s affordable housing plan prepared for submission to the state. The meeting is scheduled to be held Dec. 22 and the Planning…

  • Residents seek limits on eminent domain in city

    Unger supports reintroduction of Protecting the American Dream ordinance BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Agroup of Long Branch residents are calling on the City Council to move forward with an ordinance that will restrict eminent domain from being used to transfer private property to private developers. Residents from the Beachfront South and Marine and Ocean…