Category: Atlanticville News

  • Temple to host Israeli author

    LONG BRANCH – Tem-ple Beth Miriam Sisterhood will host a book signing by Israeli author Eva Etzioni-Halevy, currently on a U.S. book tour for her new novel, “The Garden of Ruth.” The reception will be held at Temple Beth Miriam, 180 Lincoln Ave, Elberon, Wednesday, June 6, at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 and includes…

  • New Jersey OKs lower summer speed limit

    35 mph limit on main stretch May-September BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent SEA BRIGHT – The borough has received permission from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to drop the speed limit from 40 mph to 35 mph from May 15 to Sept. 15 on portions of Route 36, the state-owned highway that…

  • Advocates: Preserve Takanassee Beach Club

    Historic site under contract for 21-unit residential project BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Assemblyman Sean Kean, Scott Peters and Brian Unger toured the Takanassee Beach Club grounds. LONG BRANCH – – A roomful of local officials, concerned residents and environmental activists agreed last week to mount an effort to save the…

  • Suspects arrested in robbery, shooting

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – Two borough men are facing charges after an Eatontown man was grazed in the head with a bullet last week. On April 18, police responded to Joline Avenue, on a report that a male was possibly injured after a shooting had occurred, according…

  • For a city child, first glimpse of the ocean

    Fresh Air Fund family introduces youth to the Shore BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – – What began as an opportunity for an inner-city child to visit the Jersey Shore for the first time, became what a Long Branch couple describe as the most rewarding experience of a lifetime.…

  • Photo

    A Monmouth University student adds her signature to a poster expressing condolences to members of the Virginia Tech campus community in Blacksburg, Va., where a mass shooting occurred April 16.

  • Green Scene

    May 2007 – Bring cachet to the flowerpot Gotti Kelley Green Scene May 2007 – Bring cachet to the flowerpot Gotti Kelley   A gardener’s Mecca is indeed the time in spring and early summer when pale leaves break through the soil and you envision carpets of color soon to appear. On my way to…

  • Notes Around Town

    Ocean Township’s Debbie Strom watches as Tyler Munoz, 6, Little Silver, makes a donation at the “Paint the Town Pink” kickoff in Red Bank April 29. The city of Long Branch will hold its annual citywide yard sale the weekend of May 19 and 20. Residents participating in the event who wants their addresses published…

  • Newspaper group boasts banner year for awards

    Latest tally is 28 awards in state press contest Greater Media Newspapers photographer Jeff Granit won a second place for his portrait “Protegee.” It was an exceptionally good year for Greater Media Newspapers, when the New Jersey Press Association awarded the group 28 awards for writing, photography, advertising and circulation excellence in its Better Newspaper…