Category: Atlanticville News

  • Passenger in car arrested following motor vehicle stop

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP- A 47-year-old Long Branch resident is facing several drug charges following a motor vehicle stop in Loch Arbour. On Feb. 6 at approximately 8:55 a.m., Ocean Township Patrolman Scott Valenti pulled over a vehicle on Edgemont Avenue, according to police reports. A passenger in the vehicle, identified as Long Branch resident John DeLuca,…

  • Bridge replacement project under way

    Historic drawbridge slated for demolition in summer of ’09 BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The Highlands Bridge SEABRIGHT- It’s full speed ahead for construction to begin within the week on the Route 36 Highlands Bridge. New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Kris Kolluri announced Feb. 8 that the DOT will replace the 75-year-old drawbridge…

  • Singers sought for Fame Game

    Move over American Idol. New Jersey Fame Game, a statewide singing competition to benefit Prevent Child Abuse- NJ (PCA- NJ), is open to all students between the ages of 6 and 22 who live in or attend school in New Jersey. The contest gives participants the opportunity to have fun and showcase their singing talents…

  • Pause before you prune: February

    He who would perfect his work, must first sharpen his tools. Confucius, 551-479 BCE Having the right tools always comes first. Don’t start pruning before taking a close look at your equipment. You probably rely on tools that have been inherited or accumulated over several years. It pays to make a fresh start. Focus on…

  • Give a child a book, give the gift of literacy

    Book donation drive provides new books to disadvantaged kids BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Literacy for all children is being promoted throughout the area, thanks to the Monmouth County Reading Council’s Have a Heart, Give a Book campaign. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Tim Briggs, 11, of Fair Haven (left photo) and Colleen Huddy,…

  • City couple fights to keep mini horse as pet

    Horse owners scheduled to appear in court March 4 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer ALong Branch couple is expected to appear in municipal court next month after receiving summonses for violations associated with Cocoa Puffs, their pet miniature horse. ERIC SUCAR staff Long Branch resident Kathi Owens gives her pet miniature horse, Cocoa Puffs, some…

  • Transitional home in boro seeking to expand

    Council to vote on zoning change at Spring House site on March 12 BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Atransitional home for single women with children in Monmouth County is expected to undergo an expansion project to better serve the community. Plans to add eight units to the already nine-bedroom Spring House facility on South Street…

  • Church to open at new site in Ocean Township

    Plans call for Greek Orthodox church facility to double in size BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer A rendering of the St. George Greek Orthodox Church complex that is planned to be built on a 6.5-acre lot in Ocean Township. OCEAN TOWNSHIP – The six-decadeold St.GeorgeGreekOrthodox Church ofAsbury Park is expected to open at a newsite…

  • Mon. U president speaks at Vietnam veterans’ lecture

    WEST LONG BRANCH – The New Jersey VietnamVeterans’Memorial Foundation hosted a lecture and oral-history discussion this month titled “In the Navy, in Vietnam,” delivered by retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Paul G. Gaffney II, president of Monmouth University. Gaffney, a Vietnam veteran, spoke about his role in coastal naval operations during theVietnamWar. The programwas held…