Category: Atlanticville News

  • NPS super to DEP: Replace Route 36 bridge

    BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer The Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge SEA BRIGHT – Public safety, not historic value, ought to be the state’s priority in deciding the future of the Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge, according to a federal representative of Gateway National Park’s Sandy Hook unit. In an Oct. 23 letter to New…

  • Two arrested in armed robbery of clothing store

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – Two Florida men are facing charges for allegedly robbing a Long Branch clothing store at gunpoint last week. On Nov. 27, the owner of The Fashion Depot on Fourth Avenue and one of his staff were alone in the store when two men…

  • Pearl Harbor memories remain vivid to veterans

    Brookdale event looks back at Japanese attack 65 years later BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Will you remember Pearl Harbor? Dec. 7, 1941, “The day that will live in infamy,” is steadily being forgotten it seems, remembered only by those old enough to recall the devastating attack.…

  • St. Jerome marks 50 years as a faith community

    Church and school are thriving five decades after founding BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRISTINEVARNO St. Jerome parishioner Marilyn Ferraro helped plan a year’s worth of 50th anniversary events. The celebration began shortly after the Rev. Harold Cullen became pastor. WEST LONG BRANCH – Just 50 years ago, St. Jerome parish…

  • Notes Around Town

    The Long Branch-based Holy Trinity Church on Prospect Street is hosting social/ballroom dances on the third Saturday of each month. The next dance will take place Dec. 16 from 8 to 11 p.m. in the parish hall. Singles and couples of all ages are invited to attend. Admission is $10, $8 for senior citizens. The…

  • Council amends bond ordinance purchases

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The City Council amended a bond ordinance last week for the purchase of equipment and vehicles for the Department of Public Works At the Nov. 28 municipal meeting, four of the five council members adopted ordinance 24-06 to change which items will be…

  • Coastal study: What lies ahead?

    30 municipalities will participate in study of future growth BY CHRISTINE VARNO and LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writers BY CHRISTINE VARNO and LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writers A comprehensive study that looks at the future of Monmouth County’s coastal region has been launched by local municipal and county officials. The two-year study will examine future development of the…

  • Jennifer Serey, 7, and classmates downtown tree-lighting festivities on Broadway Dec. 4.

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Jennifer Serey, 7, and classmates in the second grade at Morris Avenue School, Long Branch, pretend to sleep as they sing carols during the downtown tree-lighting festivities on Broadway Dec. 4.

  • MacCloud suit drags on

    Eighth adjournment in suit seeking just compensation for home BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer A Long Branch resident displaced by the city’s oceanfront redevelopment project is still awaiting his day in court. Bruce MacCloud was expected to appear in state Superior Court Monday for a trial to determine the value of…