Category: Atlanticville News

  • GOP takes council seats in area towns

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Republican party continued its success in two area towns during the Nov. 4 elections, gaining a total of four council seats in West Long Branch and Eatontown. In the West Long Branch contest, Republican incumbents Christopher Neyhart and J. Thomas DeBruin edged out Democratic…

  • Students celebrate Character Counts week

    Long Branch High School students participate in the national Character Counts Week. LONG BRANCH — High School freshman teachers Joseph Gallo and Amanda Terry celebrated Character Counts (CC) week by helping their students develop the “Six Pillars of Character.” CC is a nationally recognized week celebrated Oct. 20-24. The Long Branch teachers worked together and…

  • Kean sponsors bill to revise COAH rules

    Bill calls for RCAs to be reinstated in New Jersey BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer State Sen. Sean T. Kean and some 15 other legislators are sponsoring a bill that they say will revise the state’s affordable housing laws. Kean (D-11th District) explained in an Oct. 24 press release that the bill would give towns…

  • Painted & polished, Count Basie reopens

    Theater marks project end with celebratory concert While some spent the summer months down the shore or by the pool, employees at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank spent the summer renovating and preparing for the theater’s Oct. 30 reopening. The Basie, 99 Monmouth St., closed June 30 and is set to reopen with…

  • Judge tells city: No stay on jury trials

    Former MTOTSA homeowners seeking just compensation in court this week BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Long Branch homeowners are continuing their legal battles in court this week seeking just compensation for their oceanfront homes, despite a failed attempt by the city to postpone the trials. Monmouth County Assignment Judge Lawrence M. Lawson rejected two motions…

  • Twp. students earn distinction

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Several students within the Ocean Township school district have been designated as AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level Advanced Placement (AP) examinations. Five students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a…

  • Local arts program offers hope, support

    The Wellness Community hosts ‘Paint and Play’ program for those affected by cancer BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Lissa Yanko-Larkin, of Ocean Township, works with watercolors during a therapeutic painting session for cancer survivors at the Community Wellness Center in Eatontown on Oct. 28. For area residents living with cancer, in remission…

  • Product born out of fireman’s experience

    BY ZACH LEVINE Correspondent HOWELL — In 1996, township resident Peter Kuppler and other firefighters were called to respond to a residential fire in Howell where they believed several children were trapped in an upstairs room. When two firemen mistook a storage room for the children’s bedroom, they suffered serious injuries from smoke inhalation; injuries…

  • City to remember vets at ceremony

    Bus trip planned to Trenton for WWII memorial dedication BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — After community members gather together at various ceremonies Tuesday to honor veterans for their patriotism, a group of Long Branch residents will be heading to Trenton to witness a special dedication. As part of Long Branch’s Veterans Day…