Category: Atlanticville News

  • SPCA to host ‘Chain-Off’ event

    EATONTOWN – The Monmouth County SPCA is scheduled to host “Chain-Off 2008” at its Wall Street location 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 28. The SPCA will be joining groups across the country to protest the “needless and cruel” treatment of dogs in the community who are helplessly chained to the outdoors, according to a…

  • City juvenile facing burglary, theft charges

    Mother, stepfather of accused arrested for aiding in alleged crime LONGBRANCH- A13-year-old city juvenile, alongwith hismother and stepfather, were arrested lastweek in connectionwith a string of burglaries in the northern section of Long Branch. Police took the juvenile into custody on May 21 and are charging him with five counts of burglary, five counts of…

  • DOT promotes highway safety in New Jersey

    TRENTON – NJ Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Kris Kolluri kicked offMemorialDay and the Shore summer season by reiterating the DOT’s commitment to highway safety and encouraging motorists to exercise caution as they enjoy the upcoming summer season. “As we welcome the summer season, NJDOT is promoting safety by suspending construction on state highways, expanding…

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    One of the actors in the Shore Regional production of “Beauty and the Beast” hands out candy to Richelle Santangelo, 10, at the West Long Branch Centennial Committee’s Memorial Day parade on May 26. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • New SPCA thrift shop expected to open in August

    EATONTOWN – The Monmouth County SPCA thrift shop is expected to be up and running this summer, months before a renovation project at the main building is complete. While a massive renovation of the SPCA structure on Wall Street in Eatontown is under way, animals, staff and volunteers are making sacrifices, waiting for the vast…

  • Life’s a beach … a New Jersey beach!

    State’s beaches garner $50M+ in revenue BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The wind blew and the rain came, but officials on Sandy Hook claimed last week that the summer outlook for New Jersey’s beaches is still good. “We have a great outlook for the summer,” said Jon Miller, a coastal processes specialist with the…

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    Participants in the West Long Branch Centennial Committee’s Memorial Day parade on May 26 take a ride on a float. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • City residents to learn new flood hazard zones

    FEMA presents revised flood maps of Long Branch area BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer In the coming weeks, Long Branch residents could begin receiving letters from local officials stating that they are now living within a flood hazard zone. City officials, along with members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), presented maps displaying the…

  • ‘Family Fun-Fest’ to come to L.B.

    LONG BRANCH – The city will be hosting “Family Fun-Fest” on the Great Lawn along the oceanfront on June 8. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will include clowns, magicians, a parade, a robot costume contest, games, crafts, food and live entertainment. Council unanimously voted 4-0 at the May…