Category: Atlanticville News

  • 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…

  • City group to honor community members

    LONG BRANCH – The Concerned Citizens Coalition (CCC) is hosting its Awards Program tonight to honor people and organizations for their services to the community. The event will be held at 6 p.m. at the Long Branch Portuguese Club on Broadway and eight awards will be distributed. The public is welcome to attend. “There are…

  • Hungry for relief from rising food prices

    Worldwide food crisis hits home; higher prices compound gas costs BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Steve Jacobson, owner of theAmboy Deli inMetuchen, strikes an upbeat and genial demeanor when talking about his business over the phone. But there is a hint of frustration aswell, a frustration shared by people all over the country and, indeed,…

  • Monmouth U. to plant rain garden on campus

    WEST LONG BRANCH – The Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute will plant a demonstration rain garden on the university campus on Saturday at 10 a.m. between the Facilities Management Building and the Athletics Building. A rain garden is a landscaped, shallow depression, designed to reduce storm-water runoff by capturing and infiltrating rain and snow melt…

  • Residents ask boro to keep library open

    Tarantolo: A committee will conduct a study on the public library BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN – Residents have begun circulating petitions throughout the borough in order to garner public support for the continued operation of the Eatontown Public Library. In response to concerned residents, Mayor Gerald Tarantolo has called for a committee to…

  • Two juveniles face 14 counts of car burglaries

    LONG BRANCH – Two juveniles are facing charges for a string of car burglaries in the city. On May 6, police responded to a Morford Avenue residence at approximately 2:30 a.m. after a Long Branch homeowner reported to police that his car alarm had been set off, according to police reports. Upon investigation, police discovered…