Category: Atlanticville News

  • DOT OKs rail line funds

    New Jersey Transit will receive more than $1 million for its proposed Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line, according to Reps. Chris Smith and Jim Saxton (both R-N.J.), who sought to have the money included in the federal budget. According to a press release from the congressmen, the MOM Alternatives Analysis Program will receive…

  • Unger calls on residents to serve on Zoning Board

    LONG BRANCH – Councilman Brian Unger is issuing a call to residents who may be interested in serving on the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Zoning Board considers variances for applications that propose to utilize a building or property in a manner not consistent with the city’s zoning laws. Unger is asking that letters…

  • County awards historic preservation grants

    Local treasures get ‘bricks & mortar,’ receive matching funds TheMonmouth CountyHistorical Commission awarded preservation grants recently for 25 restoration projects in 18 municipalities. The awards totaled $100,000. Stained glass at Christ Church Local projects awarded grants include window restoration at Christ Church in Shrewsbury and restoration of the barn at VanMater Farm in Holmdel. “These…

  • Kean addresses budget cuts at town meeting

    West Long Branch to hold public hearing on municipal budget May 14 BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH – Municipalities across New Jersey are preparing for drastic cuts in state aid, but Sen. Sean Kean, D-11, said the decreased funding could be less significant than initially proposed. Kean hosted a town meeting in…

  • City unveils plans for a ‘greener’ community

    City to incorporate green standards and incentives in master plan BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – City officials are taking steps to make the community a “greener,” “cleaner” and “cooler” environment. Mayor Adam Schneider and his appointed Energy ReviewCommittee unveiled plans for the “Long Branch Goes Green” initiative at anApril 22 workshop meeting.…

  • City Housing Authority awarded $250K grant

    LONG BRANCH – The city Housing Authority was awarded a $250,000 grant last week that will fund programs to support housing selfsufficiency. The Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) received the Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Family and Homeownership Program grant from the federal Housing and Urban Development office. The funding will enable the authority to…

  • Stretching out

    Connor Lyness, 10, (l) and his sister, Corinne Lyness, 4, (r) both of Matawan, stretch their muscles before competing in the annual New Jersey Marathon Fun Run/Walk along the Long Branch oceanfront on May 3. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Eatontown nonprofit builds affordable units

    The 14-unit Carver Hotel project to house low-income residents BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN – The Affordable Housing Alliance (AHA), based in Eatontown, is expected to start renting out rooms next month at its newly constructed affordable housing complex. The AHA built the 14-unit Carver Hotel project in Neptune at the site of the…

  • On the catwalk

    Above left, Monmouth University students model clothing from local businesses during a fashion show at the university’s Woodrow Wilson Hall Auditorium in West Long Branch on April 30. The event was hosted by Monmouth University’s Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship classes. Above right: Monmouth University Professor Dr. Joe Mosca (r) gives student Kate Dobbin (l)…