Category: Atlanticville News

  • Long Branch, developer swap Pier Village parcels

    Land will be used to continue bike, pedestrian paths BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The City Council introduced a measure last week that will free up property in the Pier Village redevelopment zone for a recreational pathway along Ocean Boulevard. At the July 24 municipal meeting, council introduced…

  • ‘Wall That Heals’ visits city

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Oceanport’s Jim Palumbo studies the names inscribed on “The Wall That Heals,” a traveling replica of the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The memorial was displayed along the Long Branch beachfront July 26 – 30. Right: An American flag and a bouquet of flowers were left by a visitor to…

  • Sentencing set for Zambranos in the fall

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Former members of the Long Branch and West Long Branch governing bodies are scheduled to be sentenced in the fall after pleading guilty to accepting bribes while in office. Former West Long Branch Mayor Paul Zambrano is scheduled to appear before the United States District Court…

  • ‘The Wall That Heals’

    CHRIS KELLY staff Despite heavy rain, Jim Palumbo, Oceanport, paid a visit July 29 to “The Wall That Heals,” a traveling half-scale replica of the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial, displayed along the Long Branch beachfront last week. Story, page 10.

  • Wellness Community receives $30K

    The Wellness Community has received a generous gift that will benefit Monmouth and Ocean County residents who are living with cancer. The Freed Foundation of Washington, D.C., has donated $30,000 to The Wellness Community – The Diney Goldsmith Center in Eatontown. The mission of The Wellness Community is to help people affected by cancer enhance…

  • Oceanfront resort plans unveiled

    Developer will kick in $20M for Millennium Pier BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Long Branch will get $20 million for the construction of a multimillion- dollar pier as part of an agreement with the developers of an expansive resort hotel zone along the Long Branch oceanfront. The cash payment will go…

  • Notes

    ERIC SUCAR staff Jacob Pirogovsky, 12, of Ocean Township portrays both Mr. Green and Professor Plum during an interactive game of Clue held at the Ocean Township Library on July 25. The Shore Regional girls soccer team will play an alumni game Aug. 8 at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch. Coach Migliorisi…

  • Local churches unite to provide ‘Buckets of Love’

    Two congregations collect flood cleanup supplies BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer BY MELISSA KARSHStaff Writer The Revs. Dean Brown, of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and Terrence Rosheuvel, of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, prepare buckets of love with church member Joan McFarland. RED BANK – The borough’s Independence Day celebration this year presented a fundraising opportunity…

  • DEP revising rule on public access to waterfront

    Proposed regulations would govern private, public properties BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent Public fallout continues over new rules proposed by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to regulate public access to New Jersey’s waterfront. The new Public Trust Rights Rule will apply to both commercial and residential properties along…