Category: Atlanticville News

  • Hearing on MU arena could start on May 25

    Application for proposed activity center is complete BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH – What promises to be a lengthy application for Monmouth University’s plan to build an indoor sports arena is expected to start unfolding later this month. In the meantime, the borough’s Zoning Board of Adjustment, the…

  • No Cinderellas show up to claim prom gowns

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Long Branch high school seniors Ann Goncalves (above) and Ana Alvarez (left) look at a dresses at a prom dress sale hosted by the Monmouth University Public Relations Student Society of America on April 26. LONG BRANCH — You can lead Cinderella to the closet but…

  • Corzine signs fort redevelopment bill

    Holt urges focus on job creation, with land use to follow BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Gov. Jon S. Corzine signs the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Act into law outside Gibbs Hall on Friday as (l-r) state Secretary of Commerce Virginia Bauer, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Assemblyman Michael…

  • On Campus

    The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently honored several students at art and science competitions held during its Earth Day Fair at the Monmouth County Library, Manalapan. To refocus attention on recycling, the Board announced a new initiative, “Slow the Flow – Recycle!” aimed at increasing public awareness about the benefits of recycling. Local…

  • Hotel campus zone plans unveiled

    Rendering of Hotel Campus Zone by Boggs and Partners. Redevelopment calls for Broadway to be extended to oceanfront BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer The developer for the city of Long Branch’s hotel campus redevelopment zone unveiled plans last week for the area that include extending South Broadway down to the oceanfront. “Part of our plan…

  • Polling places, candidates in municipal election

    The Long Branch municipal election will be held on May 9 and polls will be open at the following locations from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.: District 1 and District 4, Elberon Fire House at 173 Lincoln Ave; District 2 and District 3, West End Fire House at 595 Second Ave; District 5 and District…

  • Photo

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above Gov. Jon S. Corzine sits next to U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone and Rep. Rush Holt at a news conference prior to the bill signing of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Act into law. Below, local politicians, military staff and members of the public attend the news conference at Gibbs…

  • Renovations continue to historic church

    Second phase of work will secure exterior of 127-year-old structure BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer The Long Branch Historical Museum on Ocean Avenue in the Elberon section of the city will be undergoing renovations this month to restore the 127-year-old structure that once acted as the place of worship for seven…

  • No increase in cost of beach fees this year

    LONG BRANCH – An ordinance introduced by the City Council at the April 25 meeting calls for no increase in beach fees over last summer’s rates. According to ordinance 14-06, the sale of seasonal beach passes in the city for the summer season, which extends from May 27 through Aug. 12, began on May 1…