Category: Atlanticville News

  • September: A perfectly edited garden vision

    Green Scene What expectations do you have of your garden? Your goal should be to create a cohesive and vigorously flourishing plant picture — a doable creation with plants that know their place and don’t roam uncontrollably throughout the space allocated. The plants you choose to adopt say a lot about you. Some “safe” gardeners…

  • Safety Fair shows ways to protect children

    Sheriff’s Office hopes to turn fair into annual event BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The sun shone and the sky was clear Sunday as 600 people turned out for the first Monmouth County Family Safety Fair hosted by the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office and Greater Media Newspapers. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Shawn Reu,…

  • Catching a wave

    Clockwise from top: John Marchisin, 11 and Max Sobrano, 11, of Monmouth Beach, and Evan Bremmer, 10, of Oceanport, race to the water to start their heat in the Pro-Am Surf Jam competition on Sept. 21 in Monmouth Beach. Jon Smyth, of Atlantic Highlands, competes in the competition to benefit the Shana Foundation. Glenn Davis,…

  • Council: Library costly to taxpayers

    Boro officials seek change to state library funding formula BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Borough officials are seeking the support of the state’s 565 municipalities in an effort to change the free municipal library funding formula. The West Long Branch Borough Council unanimously adopted a resolution Sept. 17, calling for the…

  • High court asked to review blight case

    IJ: City homeowners’ case ‘tailor-made’ for Supreme Court BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — More than a dozen homeowners on the Long Branch oceanfront filed briefs with the state Supreme Court seeking an end to what has become a controversial high-profile eminent domain case. The Marine and Ocean terraces and Seaview Avenue homeowners,…

  • Concerns raised over parties in township

    Residents call on town officials, police to step up enforcement BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Area residents are calling on township officials to step up their efforts in curbing underage drinking and large parties, following a series of arrests coinciding with the start of the new school year. Residents told Township Council…

  • Boro teen earns Eagle Scout rank

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (D-11th District) honors West Long Branch Eagle Scout Matthew Warshauer with a resolution for his accomplishments and service to the community. WEST LONG BRANCH — After years of hard work and dedication, a borough teen has been awarded the rank of Eagle Scout for his efforts…

  • Mon. U students living off campus get visit

    Task force hands out info. to college students living in local neighborhoods BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — As college students returned back to school earlier this month, local officials continued a joint initiative aimed to preserve the quality of life in city neighborhoods and, at the same time, ensure safe living conditions…

  • Woman caught trying to fill fake prescription

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A Tinton Falls woman is facing charges for allegedly attempting to fill a fraudulent prescription at the Wegman’s supermarket pharmacy last week. Ilene S. Darnley, 28, of Tinton Falls, was arrested Sept. 8 after Ocean Township police received a call from Wegman’s, reporting that a woman was trying to receive prescription medication…