Category: Atlanticville News

  • Rible seeks to prevent merger of police depts.

    Bill would require impact study and referendum vote EATONTOWN — Legislation has been introduced that could prevent the recently recommended merge of the Eatontown and Oceanport police departments without approval from taxpayers. Assemblyman Dave Rible D-11 introduced legislation in June that would prohibit the merger of local police departments unless an impact study is first…

  • Boro library could turn into a county branch

    WLB Library director says borough branch could lose local appeal BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — A proposal to turn control of the borough public library over to the county is being met with much resistance from objectors who say the plan will cause the local facility to lose its community appeal.…

  • Youth group sets out to help other kids in need

    Kids plan to start Kenya’s Camel Back Library service project BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Members of the Long Branch-based St. Michael’s Youth Group. LONG BRANCH — A group of community youths are gearing up for another successful year of aiding to causes both locally and worldwide. The St. Michael’s Youth Group, based in the…

  • County group hosts school supply drive

    EATONTOWN — Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Monmouth County is holding its eighth annual School Supply Drive to collect clothing, notebooks, backpacks and other supplies for children throughout the county. Donations of new supplies will be collected from July 28 through Aug. 15 at BBBS at 174 Main St. in Eatontown and at K.…

  • Chief calls police dept. merge a bad idea

    Sutton: Shared services is good option, but wrong direction for Oceanport BY DANIEL HOWLEY and JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writers EATONTOWN — With the recent release of a study calling for Oceanport’s Police Department to merge into Eatontown’s force, one official is saying shared services may not be the right direction for the borough. The study,…

  • Gov. Corzine signs bill making RCAs history

    Gov. Jon. S. Corzine last week signed a new bill, A-500, which effectively ends the use of Regional Contribution Agreements (RCAs) that allowed the transfer of mandated affordable housing requirements between municipalities in the same housing region. Use of the RCAs was challenged by affordable housing advocates but defended by townships like Middletown as necessary…

  • Campers see ‘Legally Blonde’ on Broadway

    The Theater Camp at the Seashore Day Camp & School in Long Branch attend the premiere of MTV’s new Elle in “Legally Blonde” on Broadway July 23. After the show, the campers took pictures at the stage door with actors, including Autumn Hurlbert, the MTV runner-up who is part of the ensemble and Elle understudy.…

  • 3 men found with heroin

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Three men are facing various drug charges after they were allegedly found to be in possession of 179 packets of heroin and additional drugs and drug paraphernalia during a routine traffic stop in the township. On July 18, police arrested Thomas Steadman, 28, of Lanoka Harbor; Sean Nelligan, 20, of Glen Gardner,…

  • Man carrying infant is shot with slingshot

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A township resident is facing charges for allegedly shooting a man, who was carrying an infant, with a pellet from a slingshot. Don Sacchitello, 52, of Ocean Township, is being charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon with purpose to use it, unlawful possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare…