Category: Atlanticville News

  • Trendy thrift shop opens at new site

    FCS Thrift Boutique relocates to storefront on Branchport Ave. BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer With the current economic crises facing families today, gently used quality goods and clothing are in ultra-high demand. Family & Children’s Service, based in Long Branch, opened its first storefront Thrift Boutique on Branchport Avenue. To cater to the needs of…

  • Walking for hope

    Top: Long Branch’s Mina Silva walks the boardwalk while participating in the Long Branch Public Schools’ fourth annual Wave of Hope Walk held along the Long Branch oceanfront Oct. 19. Bottom: Benno and Ryan Bachmann, both of Long Branch, run on the boardwalk during the walk. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Twp. members make a difference

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Township children participate in a “cake walk” at the National Make a Difference Day Carnival held at Wayside Elementary School on Oct. 25. Despite inclement weather, some 500 students, parents and teachers came together Oct. 25 to make a difference in their community. The Ocean…

  • WLB resident receives Bush recognition

    Edward C. Thomas West Long Branch resident Edward C. Thomas has been named a Distinguished Senior Executive by President George W. Bush. The distinction is limited to only 1 percent of the entire federal senior executive corps, according to a U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announcement. Thomas, who is the deputy to the commanding…

  • City looks into state historic program

    Unger: State certification would provide upward of $77,000 in funding for the city BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Talks on a municipal historic preservation ordinance were expected to continue Tuesday night after Councilman Brian Unger requested earlier this month that the city look into applying for certification in a state historic preservation…

  • Seashore wins JSPRAA awards

    Sharon Metz, left, director of marketing and public relations at Seashore Day Camp and School in Long Branch, and Dorothy Jones, president of Dorothy Jones Design, are presented with three Gold JASPER Awards for print and excellence in writing at the 34th annual JASPER Awards Dinner. LONG BRANCH — Seashore Day Camp and School in…

  • Community group to host Brewsips on Nov. 6

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) is presenting its third annual Brewsips fundraiser on Nov. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) on Third Avenue. The event will feature a tasting of unique beers and bubbly beer cocktails provided by Court Liquors and the Hunterdon…

  • NOTES

    Students of the Long Branch High School Interact Club supported Character Counts Week by working with the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Community Water Watch Organization’s beach cleanup on the beaches near Pier Village. The Interact Club is the high school arm of Rotary International, an organization that promotes community services. The following students…

  • Boro seeks county program to cut taxes

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The current economic climate of the state is taking its toll on residents of the community, and the Borough Council is discussing enrolling in a county program to help lower municipal taxes. Councilman Carl Sohl deviated from his routine Parks, Recreation and Parking Committee report at the Oct.…