Category: Atlanticville News

  • Beatles characters live during ‘Day in the Life’

    Autism advocacy group will benefit from Nov. 10 show BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer With a little help from their friends in the @CT (ACT) Theater Company of Freehold, children with autism and their families can have hope for a brighter future. The creative team behind “A Day in the Life” includes (l-r) Dan Davidson,…

  • Long Branch student diagnosed with MRSA

    Ocean Township High School student contracted skin infection BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – A Long Branch elementary student was expected to return to school Monday after missing several days of classes due to a MRSA staph infection. The school district received a report Oct. 30 that a third-grade student had contracted the…

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    ANDREW MILLER staff Andrew Chiles, 2, of Atlantic Highlands, holds a poster at a rally Nov. 3 in Long Branch to save the Takanassee Beach Club property from being developed.

  • City talks to local group about oceanfront plans

    Business administrator says city wants input from residents BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – A city community group said it is making “headway” with the city after meeting with officials to discuss future plans of the oceanfront. Mayor Adam Schneider and city officials have met with the Long Branch Save Ocean Avenue committee…

  • Man charged with assault at Pier Village

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – A Sea Bright man is facing charges for assaulting a woman with a piece of concrete while she was working at a boutique in Pier Village. Police arrested and charged George Dipierro, 52, with criminal attempt homicide, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of…

  • Affordable housing units planned to open in Dec.

    LB Housing Authority Grant Court project cost $20 million BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer A rendering of the new Long Branch Housing Authority Presidential Estates affordable housing complex, which replaces the old Grant Court building. LONG BRANCH – Residents will move into the newly constructed Grant Court affordable housing complex as soon as next month,…

  • Fort invites public to 90th anniversary

    Fort Monmouth will mark its 90th anniversary the week of Nov. 5 through 8. The week-long celebration culminates on Thursday, Nov. 8, with the 90th Anniversary Festival on Greely Field. The festival will begin with Fort Monmouth’s annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. with the Commandant of West Point, Brig. Gen. Robert L. Caslen…

  • Treats for little ones

    Mya Terry, 5, decorates a ghost at the Holiday Express Halloween party for children Oct. 28 at Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff “Crabby Doctor” Laraine Gaunt, Red Bank, fills a grab bag for children who attended the party.

  • Second Baptist raising funds for expansion

    Addition to include new sanctuary and classrooms BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – Plans to expand the Second Baptist Church building on Liberty Street are under way and church members are asking the community for help with fundraising. To help fund the multi-million dollar expansion project, the church is offering opportunities to purchase…