Category: Atlanticville News

  • 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…

  • Hospital’s ‘Power of Pink’ event set for July

    LONG BRANCH – The Women’s Council for the Leon Hess Cancer Center at Monmouth Medical Center will be hosting its 2008 “Power of Pink” Luncheon on July 24. The annual fundraising luncheon will be hosted at the Fort Chapel and Grounds at Sandy Hook from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will honor Dr. David…

  • Monmouth population now exceeds 659,000

    FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Planning Board has released the county’s 2008 population information, which estimates 659,353 people now live in Monmouth County. This represents a total resident population increase of 0.56 percent in 2007 and an overall increase of 7.2 percent, since the 2000 U.S. census. “Monmouth County continues to be a preferred location…

  • Democrats to name candidate by Sept. 17

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH – The borough Democratic Party is expected to name a candidate for the November municipal election by September. Two Democratic write-in candidates in the borough primary election earlier this month have rejected the write-in nominations. Former Mayor John Paolantonio and former Councilman Barry Pollack rejected their nominations…

  • Agencies could feel impact of state cuts

    Coalition attempts to focus attention on Corzine’s budget BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Better Choices for New Jersey, a coalition of at least 30 organizations and groups, has been formed to address what the coalition calls the “dangerous and short-sighted budget” that has been proposed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. Corzine has…

  • Local business donates new shoes to charities

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP – For the last three years, local business owner JoAnne Abraham has been helping Monmouth County residents by donating new shoes to those in need. Some 250 pairs of shoes were donated to 180, Turning Lives Around, and Family & Children’s Service to be distributed to less fortunate…

  • DOT delays bridge project for July Fourth

    Kean: Construction will hurt tourism, local economy BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Construction on the Route 36 Highlands Bridge, which connects Sea Bright and Highlands over the Shrewsbury River, will be delayed until after the July Fourth weekend, according to the N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT). The demolition of the southbound approach spans of the…