Category: Atlanticville News

  • A Halloween celebration

    Above: Eatontown’s Shikha Vinod, 9, prepares to get past ghoul Dave Meickle to enter the haunted library at the Eatontown Recreation Commission’s annual Halloween Celebration Oct. 18. Right: Cameron Kline, 7, Eatontown, tries to light a path for travelers. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff

  • 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…

  • Early hour fire

    CHRIS KELLY staff Firefighters battle a fire in a building off Pavilion Avenue in Long Branch in the early hours of Oct. 20.

  • Man accused of stealing iPods

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — An Asbury Park man is facing shoplifting and assault charges after he was reportedly observed taking items from an area department store last week, police said. Darin U. Farrow, 41, of Asbury Park, was arrested by township police after he allegedly was caught on video stealing iPods from the Target store on…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Participants line up at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch on Oct. 19 for the Long Branch Public Schools’ fourth annual Wave of Hope Walk.

  • Zaro named to state economic post

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Local attorney Jerold L. Zaro has been named as the new chief of the Governor’s Office of Economic Growth. Gov. Jon. S. Corzine made the announcement Oct. 14. Zaro replaces Gary Rose, who left the position at the end of June. Angie McGuire has served as acting chief during the transition period.…