Category: Atlanticville News

  • Oceanfest on the Long Branch Shore

    Clockwise from top: A large crowd makes its way through vendors set up at the 18th annual Oceanfest event held along the Long Branch oceanfront on July Fourth. Ray Zilai, of Brielle, pours a heaping of popcorn kernels into the large cooking pot at his Old-Fashioned Kettle Corn tent. Abigail Carr (l), 7, and her…

  • BOE and employees agree on contract

    School district employees will pay portion of health-care benefits BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP – School district employees will not have to pay for dental and prescription coverage, but they will pay a portion of their healthcare benefits under the terms of a new contract. A preliminary contract was agreed upon between the…

  • N. J. Blood Services puts out call for donations

    New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, is issuing an alert for blood and platelet donors. The unexpected spring heat wave and related storm damage has resulted in a 30 percent loss of blood and platelet donations projected for this time of year, according to a press release. Each year,…

  • Tumor Center debuts art classes for children

    LONG BRANCH – The Monmouth Medical Center’s David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center is offering “Art is Good: Classes About Art and You.” The center at the Long Branch hospital is launching the new program to assist children experiencing the loss of a loved one from a brain tumor, or living with someone diagnosed with…

  • ‘Chain-Off 2008’

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Monmouth County SPCA volunteer Lauren Blann (l) of Belmar and Monmouth County SPCA Executive Director Ursula Goetz chain themselves to doghouses as part of the “Chain- Off 2008” protest against the cruel treatment of animals in Eatontown on June 28.

  • Public opinion sought on county’s direction

    Development of a strategic plan for Monmouth County has begun, and the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will be relying heavily on input from residents to help develop a plan aimed at improving county services and identifying efficiencies that can be implemented. According to a press release from the county, later this year county residents…

  • Memorial swim in city set for Aug. 17

    Proceeds from event to benefit lifeguard program BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – This summer will mark the fourth year of the Ray Licata Memorial Swim on the city’s oceanfront. The one-mile swim memorializes the late Ray Licata, who loved the beach and always did his part to support shoreline safety. In August…

  • Mayor casts vote to move forward on park

    Contract expected to be awarded this month for Husky Brook Park BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN – Mayor Gerald Tarantolo was called on last week to cast a tie-breaking vote that authorized the borough to move forward with plans to construct a 10-acre park at the site of the former Stella and Capilupi farms.…

  • Council to create boro economic committee

    New group to monitor boro’s economic status and attract businesses BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN – The Borough Council is discussing plans to create a committee whose focus would be to encourage economic growth in the borough. Council is expected to introduce an ordinance at the July 9 municipal meeting that will call for…