Category: Atlanticville News

  • Police bust man for lewdness

    LONG BRANCH – A 10-month investigation into reported lewdness acts in Long Branch concluded last week with the arrest of a city man. The Long Branch Police Department arrested and charged Julio Filho Costa, 22, with six counts of lewdness on June 24. According to police, in October 2006 police responded to the area of…

  • Oceanfest

    PHOTOSBYERIC SUCAR staff July Fourth in Long Branch is marked by Oceanfest, a beachfront celebration of Independence Day. Throngs filled the Promenade, where vendors plied the crowd with savory foods, and costumed characters, stilt walkers and musicians entertained. At top, Tyler Rivera, 7, Long Branch, raises an American flag during this year’s 17th annual Oceanfest.

  • Notes Around Town

    Renaissance Gardens at Seabrook in Tinton Falls presented dog walker Carol Smith with a plaque this month in recognition of her dedicated effort to keep a friendship going between a resident and the dog he could no longer care for. Smith was hired to walk Louie, a miniature poodle belonging to Glenn Rodman, who was…

  • Creating bridges, one bead at a time

    Linda DeNicola My Take Linda DeNicolaMy Take There is so much need in Africa, and when I see mothers unable to feed their children it brings me to my knees. So I decided to do something. I decided to sell jewelry for a nonprofit called Bead For Life (BFA). When the box came in the…

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff Spectators watch from the Promenade as sand sculptor Mark Chapman creates a tableau on the beach during the 17th annual Oceanfest celebration in Long Branch July Fourth. More photos, page 3.

  • Bridge advocates go to court to save span

    Sea Bright, Highlands, citizens group file appeals BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Sea Bright-Highlands bridge A citizens group, joined by the boroughs of Sea Bright and Highlands, has gone to court to block the state’s plan to replace the historic bridge that links the two Shore communities. Two separate appeals were…

  • DOT: Span is worst drawbridge in state

    Pallone asks DOT to consider repair, lower replacement BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent It was evident before Kris Kolluri, commissioner of the N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT), began his presentation June 21 on the state’s plan to replace the 75-year-old drawbridge that connects Sea Bright and Highlands with a fixed bridge 30 feet…

  • Broadway arts project approved by planners

    Plan faces court challenge by dissident property owners BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Rendering of the Broadway arts district. LONG BRANCH – – The developer of the downtown Broadway arts sector is expected to break ground on the first phase of the mixed-use arts and entertainment project this fall. The city’s…

  • Notes

    Scholarship winners The Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean hosted its annual scholarship presentations June 13 and awarded six scholarships totaling $6,500 to local high school graduates who will be beginning college studies in the fall. Italian Studies Scholarships went to Ocean Township High School graduates Nicholas Galanakis, who will attend the University…