Category: Atlanticville News

  • City explores ways to save energy, funds

    Committee looking at energy-efficient options in operations, projects BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – City officials are currently exploring environmentally friendly options to conserve energy and, ultimately, save money. Mayor Adam Schneider formed a Long Branch Energy Review Committee about two months ago to discuss energy-efficient measures in current…

  • A day at the beach … what’s the cost?

    Public advocate looks at price of accessing shore BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Beachgoers in New Jersey can pay anywhere from $5 per day to upward of $17,000 per year to soak up the sun’s rays and take a dip in the ocean. State Public Advocate Ronald K.…

  • Advocates: State funds needed to save Takanassee

    Voters urged to approve Garden State Preservation Trust BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Jeff Tittel of The N.J. Sierra Club speaks at a press conference held in front of the Takanassee Beach Club June 26. Environmentalists, activists and local officials gathered on the Long Branch oceanfront last week to advocate for…

  • Abuse often borne out of hunger for control

    Experts say leaving relationships safely takes planning BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Domestic violence will affect one out of four women in their lifetimes.In 2005, the state domestic violence hotline received 1,192 crisis and 1,397 non-crisis calls in Monmouth County, 1,470 crisis and 1,843 non-crisis calls in Middlesex County, 844 crisis…

  • Group trains counselors for victims of domestic violence

    Women Aware Inc. seeking volunteers to help victims BY JESSICA ALFREY Correspondent BY JESSICA ALFREYCorrespondent Domestic violence is generally a problem dealt with by local police departments. But thanks to Women Aware Inc., an average citizen can learn to become a crisis counselor and help victims decide how to best help themselves. According to Jean…

  • Women broke free from prisons at home

    Editor’s note: The following are the stories of three area victims of domestic violence. The names of the victims and others mentioned in their accounts have been changed to guard their identities. Their situations are recounted at times in graphic detail. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lisa was 18 years old when she met her…

  • 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…