Category: Atlanticville News

  • City awards contract for ADA ramp at the beach

    LONG BRANCH – City officials are moving forward with plans to construct a ramp along the oceanfront that will comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Long Branch officials reached a settlement with resident Austin Gelzer in a federal court-ordered mediation session where the city agreed to authorize the construction of a barrier-free…

  • Man to serve 30 years in jail for armed robbery

    Long Branch resident must serve 85 percent of prison term BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – A city man was sentenced to 30 years behind bars for a 2005 armed robbery of an Asbury Park storeowner. On May 16, Arian Malik Miller, 25, was sentenced to a 30-year state prison term. Pursuant to…

  • City couple indicted for $1M investment scam

    Larry and Jacqueline Kushner face more than 16 years behind bars LONG BRANCH- Acity husband and wife are facing charges for allegedly scamming several investors out of more than $1 million. On May 12, a Monmouth County grand jury returned a 26-count indictment on Larry Kushner, 56, and his wife, Jacqueline Kushner, 43, both of…

  • Twp. man pleads guilty to setting man on fire

    County Prosecutor’s Office recommending 3-year state prison term FREEHOLD – An Ocean Township man pleaded guilty last week to setting a Long Island, N.Y., man on fire during a party in Allenhurst in 2006. Nicholas Winter, 21, pleaded guilty before state Superior Court Judge Bette Uhrmacher, sitting in Freehold, on May 13 to second-degree aggravated…

  • Volunteers restore island in Mon. Beach

    MONMOUTH BEACH – A small flotilla of boats, filled with plants, volunteers and tools, converged on Shrewsbury Island in Monmouth Beach last week. The May 13 event was phase two of an effort to restore a habitat that had been degraded by an invasive plant, common reed, which had developed into a dense exclusive stand…

  • Police investigation results in 4 arrests

    LONG BRANCH – Amonthlong investigation by the city police department has resulted in the arrests of four city residents who are facing various drug charges. The Long Branch Police Department Street Crimes Unit executed a search warrant on May 8 at a Prospect Avenue apartment complex. Police seized over $13,000 in cash, cocaine, drug paraphernalia,…

  • Pupils make a difference for SPCA animal shelter

    BY BARI FAYE SIEGEL Correspondent “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” HOWELL – Ann Marie Menhart’s fifth-graders at the Newbury School may never have heard this famous quotation by Margaret Mead. They may never have heard of the famed…

  • ‘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…

  • Police search for suspect in robbery

    The suspect in aWest Long Branch bank robbery is caught on camera. WEST LONG BRANCH – Police officials are searching for a suspect involved in a robbery at a West Long Branch bank last week. At approximately 11:41 a.m. May 12, a lone male suspect entered the Hudson City Savings Bank in the Paddock Plaza…