Category: Atlanticville News

  • Local teen honored by American Legion

    Ocean Twp. student attends national Boys Nation program BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Ocean Township High School student Tomer Langberg talks with members of the American Legion. Below: Langberg receives a plaque for his participation in the American Legion’s Boys Nation program. An area teen was honored last week for…

  • Opportunity knocks for local nonprofit

    The Arc of Monmouth WOC to open café in Long Branch BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer The Arc of Monmouth’s Work Opportunity Center on Warburton Place in Long Branch. LONG BRANCH — When opportunity came knocking at the door of a local nonprofit, the organization jumped at the chance to expand its services to the…

  • Local teen trains dogs for the blind

    Eatontown resident receives scholarship for work with The Seeing Eye school BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Alexa Kretsch, 17, of Eatontown, poses with Odessa, a golden retriever she trained for The Seeing Eye organization, which is dedicated to raising Seeing Eye dogs for the blind in Morristown. EATONTOWN — After six years of dedicated service,…

  • Mobile home park seeks PILOT contract

    Council agrees to conduct impact study into payment in lieu of taxes agreement BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The owner of a local mobile home park has requested to enter into a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement with the borough in the wake of the park being designated as an affordable…

  • City man indicted for selling knock-off clothes

    LONG BRANCH — A city man was indicted last week by a Monmouth County grand jury for selling counterfeit clothing. Melvin Stanger, 67, of Long Branch, was charged with second-degree trademark counterfeiting, fourth-degree criminal simulation and third-degree theft by deception, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. If convicted, Stanger faces…

  • Bill to ban elections on holidays passes

    The Senate approved a measure last week that would permit elections to be rescheduled if they fall on a date that coincides with a period of religious observance. The legislation was drafted in response to a special school election that was scheduled in Long Branch, Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright and Oceanport during Rosh Hashanah, according…

  • L.B. man arrested for car theft

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A Long Branch man is facing charges for breaking into and stealing items from a parked car on Grassmere Avenue in the township. On Nov. 18 at approximately 2:02 a.m., Ocean Township Police Officer Leslie Laffan was on patrol in the Wanamassa section of town. He observed a freshly broken window on…

  • M.B. to host ‘Bead for Life’ fundraiser Dec. 6

    The Monmouth Beach Cultural Center on Ocean Avenue will be hosting the “Bead for Life” fundraiser Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is open to the public and jewelry pieces, as well as loose beads made by Uganda women, will be for sale. All profits from the event will benefit Bead…

  • NOTES AROUND TOWN

    Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), Eatontown, will hold a Holiday Shopping Night in Red Bank 6-9 p.m. Dec. 4 at Winters Furs, 43 Monmouth St.; Jace Jewelers, 53 Broad St.; and Gaetano’s Restaurant, 10 Wallace St. All shoppers will receive a 15 percent discount, and 10 percent of the proceeds will benefit BBBS. Gaetano’s will…