Category: Atlanticville News

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Dan Haaren and John Venino, lifeguards at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch, try to control their boat during the boat relay race portion of the Monmouth County Park System’s annual lifeguard tournament held at the county park Aug. 3.

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    More than 300 international interns from Goldman Sachs, New York investment banking and securities firm, participated in a beach sweep at Sandy Hook recently. The Clean Ocean Action sweep was one of four beach cleanups by more than 650 Goldman Sachs employees and interns. The corporate beach sweeps program gives businesses an opportunity for community…

  • Park system bid for fort parcels advances

    Golf course, marina, gyms, open spaces on county’s wish list BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer The Monmouth County Park System is moving forward with its application for Fort Monmouth properties despite a firestorm of questions by state and local public officials over the cost of moving the fort to Aberdeen, Md.…

  • Saving lives

    PHOTOSBY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from top: Michelle Kantor, lifeguard at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch, races out of the water during the rescue board relay portion of the county’s annual lifeguard tournament held Aug. 3 at the county park. Seven Presidents lifeguards Paul Kegelman, Jordan Crosby and Mike Tomaino carry Kelly Welsh…

  • Unger proposes historic preservation ordinance

    Measure calls for commission, historic inventory BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer An ordinance that would help preserve the city’s historic structures and establish a Long Branch Historic Preservation Commission is in the works. Long Branch Councilman Brian Unger is planning to introduce an ordinance that would designate and regulate historic sites…

  • Wiesel to speak in Lakewood

    LAKEWOOD – Georgian Court University, the Strand Theater and the Jewish Federation of Ocean County will present “Against Indifference,” an afternoon with Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel on Nov. 4 at 1:30 p.m. at the Strand Theater. The afternoon with Wiesel will bring to the forefront the importance of standing up to those who would…

  • Local charity honors parents for a triple Feat

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN BOWES Jennifer and Jay Adamo, Barnegat, pose with their 10-month-old triplets, Vincent, Alexis and Lidia, at the Michael’s Feat BBQ, held July 28 in Matawan. MATAWAN – As the proud parents of 10-month-old triplets, Jennifer and Jay Adamo go through about 24 diapers…

  • Search warrant leads to three arrests

    LONG BRANCH – The Long Branch Street Crimes Unit executed a search warrant that resulted in the arrest of two city women and a Red Bank man. On July 27, the police unit arrested and charged Susan Gilliard, 44, and Latanya Gilliard, 24, both of Rockwell Avenue, and Michael Bradley, 36, of Red Bank, with…

  • House OKs $33M more for programs at fort

    Increased funding for key Army intelligence programs approved The 2008 House Defense Appropriations bill passed July 27 by the Appropriations Committee contains $33.6 million in additional federal funding to support key intelligence programs and other activities at Fort Monmouth. According to Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6), the funding is above…