Category: Atlanticville News

  • Bridge advocates seek to save Highlands span

    Coalition forms to save bridge from demolition, replacement BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer COURTESYOFPAULSCHARFF Highlands Bridge SEA BRIGHT – A group of residents, seeking to save the Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge from the wrecking ball, is exploring several options, including a possible court injunction, as a means of sparing the aging span.…

  • Talks on ‘God’s Will’ Nov. 15, 29

    The religious studies program at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, will sponsor two panel discussions on “God’s Will, According to the Jewish, Christian and Muslim Traditions.” The Rev. Ronald J. Cioffi, director of the Office of Social Concerns for the Diocese of Trenton and pastor at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Keyport, will present “Thy…

  • W.L.B. mum on appeal of ruling on MU plan

    Mayor puts off talk of cost of lawsuit against zoning board BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH -The borough’s unsuccessful legal battle to preserve the former Kilkare Farm from Monmouth University’s building plan is a taboo topic for now. So too is any discussion about how much taxpayer money…

  • Boro honors Gurbisz with memorial

    Helen and Ken Gurbisz and Mayor Gerald Tarantolo admire the plaque that honors their son’s efforts in Iraq. EATONTOWN – Family and friends of Capt. James M. Gurbisz now have something to permanently honor the local slain soldier. On Saturday, about one year to the day that the Eatontown native perished in Iraq, Ken and…

  • Notes

    Claire and Adam Boren, Rumson, will be honored Nov. 16 at the 15th Annual Testimonial Dinner of the Center for Holocaust Studies at Brookdale Community College. The Borens are both survivors of the Holocaust. Adam Boren participated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and survived Majdanek, Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen concentration camps and a death march before…

  • Borough moves on new police station design

    Total cost estimate is $2.75M sans municipal court BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Current police headquarters at 95 Poplar Ave., West Long Branch WEST LONG BRANCH – The police must exit their existing headquarters for good, even if their new home lacks a municipal courtroom. With those words, Councilwoman Bettina Munson…

  • Calendar sales make for ‘New Beginnings’

    All proceeds from the sale of the New Beginnings 2007 calendar will support the mission of the Monmouth County SPCA, Eatontown. Let holiday shopping commence for the pet lovers among friends, family and even your customers! The 2007 New Beginnings calendar is available from the Monmouth County SPCA just in time for holiday gift buying.…

  • Hearing Nov. 14 on beach pavilion project

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Staff Writer BY LIZ SHEEHANStaff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — Residents will get a chance to question borough officials and make comments about a bond issue proposed to fund renovations at the town’s beach pavilion at a meeting of the Borough Commissioners at 7 p.m., Tuesday Nov. 14. The commissioners approved the introduction…

  • Church seeks approval to expand building

    LONG BRANCH — A local church is seeking approval from the city’s Zoning Board to enlarge its Fourth Avenue building. A public hearing on the application to expand Spanish Assembly of God Church is scheduled for Nov. 13. The Spanish Assembly of God Church is requesting that the board grant use and bulk variances for…