Category: Atlanticville News

  • Legal champion for the rights of homeowners

    Wegener: Shift to taking homes for private gain has come in last 5 years BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Peter H. Wegener (l) applauds as Long Branch resident Lori Ann Vendetti speaks at a recent press conference. Looking on are (l-r) Institute for JusticePresident Chip Mellor and IJ attorneys Scott Bullock…

  • Councilman Woolley defends building official

    Agendas to determine official’s attendance at future council meetings BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer West Long Branch WEST LONG BRANCH — As the borough’s lead building official, Michael Jahn does five jobs with residents picking up the tab for one, according to Councilman Joe Woolley. Upon returning to the Borough Council…

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    GLORIA STRAVELLI Save Sandy Hook (SSH) raised more than $18,000 at a Sept. 10 fundraiser held at the Navesink estate of Judith Stanley Coleman, SSH president. The funds will go toward SSH’s ongoing legal battle to block commercial development at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. Pictured at the fundraiser are Ed Dlugosz, a trustee of…

  • Ocean Twp. man in need of organ donation

    Owens family also needs help with medical bills BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Bruce and Kathi Owens OCEAN TOWNSHIP – Life was going along pretty well for Bruce Owens and his wife up until Dec. 10, 2005. Bruce was healthy and working for the Ocean Township schools as a custodian and…

  • Suspect charged with theft from business

    LONG BRANCH – A city man was placed under arrest last week for the alleged burglary of a Broadway business. Willie Platts, 53, was arrested Aug. 26 and charged with burglary after police allegedly recovered numerous pieces of jewelry from Big Brazil in his possession, according to police reports. Platts was additionally charged with criminal…

  • Vehicle stop leads to arrest

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP – Township police arrested two people on Aug. 4 for alleged possession of narcotics and a weapon. According to police, the arrests occurred at 9:45 p.m. after a routine motor vehicle stop on Valley Road. Jose Alvarado, 21, of Bradley Beach, and his passenger Melanie Yannuzzi, 23, Ocean, were found to be in…

  • For MTOTSA, cavalry arrives

    IJ, public advocate raise hopes of residents BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Above: Institute for Justice senior attorney Scott Bullock receives a T-shirt with an anti-eminent domain message at a press conference in the MTOTSA neighborhood on Aug. 30. At right: State Public Advocate Ronald Chen announces that he will join…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Workers with the Long Branch Public Works Department clear away sand Tuesday that was deposited on Ocean Avenue during Tropical Storm Ernesto.

  • City renews offer to negotiate with MTOTSA

    Woolley: Talks would be with individual owners only BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer The city of Long Branch has renewed its offer to negotiate with a group of property owners for the taking of their homes for its beachfront redevelopment. The offers came in registered letters delivered shortly after the Institute…