Category: Atlanticville News

  • Residents oppose city’s land swap

    DEP asked to keep Ocean Ave. parcels as Green Acres BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer A group of Long Branch residents is asking the state Department of Environmental Protection to turn down the city’s request to swap Green Acres parcels. The residents traveled to Trenton Monday to present petitions bearing almost…

  • The world changed and a life changed on 9/11

    Local named to head program for kids who lost parents BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – Tracy C. Burns was teaching a class of preschool students in Old Bridge when the attacks on the World Trade Center took place on Sept. 11, 2001. Burns, along with six of her…

  • Swap of beachfront road draws local opposition

    City says no plans in place for Green Acres parcel BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The proposed reopening of portions of Ocean Avenue to vehicular traffic along the Long Branch oceanfront has elicited a less than positive reaction from a large number of city residents. The city has…

  • County GOP celebrates women in politics

    GOP showcases female candidates for local, county and state office BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent BY LORI ANNE OLIWACorrespondent The contributions that women make in the political arena were recognized and applauded June 1 by Monmouth County Republicans. “Hail to the Women in Politics,” an event sponsored by both the Monmouth County Federation of Republican…

  • Notes

    Prevention First’s annual gala was held Friday, May 11, at the Rumson Country Club. The Ocean Township-based nonprofit agency honored Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) and Susan Kyrillos for their dedication to improving the lives of children and their families. The evening in its entirety raised more than $225,000 and all proceeds will be used to…

  • Ranney School breaks ground for Lower School

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – Blue skies smiled down on the Ranney School while hundreds of members of the Ranney community and distinguished guests gathered on the lawn behind the Margaret Mahon Building to celebrate a major milestone for the school. The long-awaited official groundbreaking of the new…

  • Wanamassa Twirlers

    Wanamassa Twirlers perform during the Township of Ocean Memorial Day Parade, May 28.

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff Anthony Orechio, 7, waves an American flag as a classic car cruises by during the Ocean Township Memorial Day parade May 28.

  • Advocates want ocean testing expedited

    2007 Beach Protection Act requires faster testing, public notice BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent BY LAYLI WHYTECorrespondent Despite an early blooming and rather large brown tide on Memorial Day weekend, Clean Ocean Action is optimistic about the future of New Jersey’s shore. Cindy Zipf, executive director of the Sandy Hook-based ocean advocacy organization, said in an…