Category: Atlanticville News

  • In the Service

    Air Force Airman Lance A. Weston has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Airmen completing the six-week basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force. A 2004 graduate of Ocean Township High School, Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, he is…

  • Celebrating the Fourth

    PHOTOSBYCHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from top left: U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mark Hanks tackles a rock-climbing wall Friday as part of the activities at the Organization Day and Independence Day fireworks open to the community and hosted by Fort Monmouth. Kristina Bannon, Hazlet, adds flavor to the festivities as she prepares Italian-style sausage and…

  • Liquor store owner asks for fine to avoid closing

    Council authorized 20-day suspension of license for Rainbow Liquors BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – A Broadway liquor store owner is asking the state Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to impose a monetary penalty for violating his liquor license rather than temporarily close his business. At a hearing before the…

  • Notes

    The Eatontown Public Library will hold a used book sale starting Monday and running through July 31. Hundreds of new and used adult and children’s books, audios, videos, records and magazines in good condition will be available for sale at the library at 33 Broad St. The sale will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays…

  • Puharic chosen new county GOP chair

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Adam Puharic It’s the dawn of a new – and much younger – era for Monmouth County Republicans. On June 13, Adam Puharic, 35, was elected chairman of the Monmouth County Republican Committee. The new chairman pledged to be a different kind of leader,…

  • CHRIS KELLY staff Civil Air Patrol 2nd Lt. Melissa Marcial, Jefferson, tackles a rock climbing wall last Friday as part of the activities at the Organization Day and Independence Day fireworks open to the community and hosted by Fort Monmouth.

  • Parker Road to be repaved

    Work to extend from Eatontown border to Route 71 WEST LONG BRANCH – Motor-ists using Parker Road to go to the Monmouth Mall or the Garden State Parkway will have to seek another route to those locations later this month As part of a larger repaving project, milling or grading of the stretch of Parker…

  • Board member wants answers on school issues

    Grant cites transfers, reappointment, as concerns to address BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer A Long Branch School Board member is asking for greater accountability on the part of District Superintendent Joseph M. Ferraina. Avery W. Grant wants the superintendent to explain his reasons for decisions such as staff transfers, which, he…

  • Ray Licata Memorial Swim set for Aug. 20

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — The second annual Ray Licata Memorial Swim will take place at the West End Beach on Aug. 20. The one-mile swim is a fundraiser to support swimmer safety along the city’s beachfront. Last year’s event raised $10,000 which was donated to the Long…