Category: Atlanticville News

  • 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…

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    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…

  • Plastics remain top polluter on N.J. beaches

    Clean Ocean Action calls for volunteers for April 29 Beach Sweeps Marine pollution continues to litter New Jersey’s 127 miles of beach shoreline. That is the clear evidence resulting from the 2005 Beach Sweeps sponsored by Clean Ocean Action (COA) and highlights the need for stricter enforcement of litter laws and cleanup programs, according to…

  • Collins gets 10-year term for sexual abuse

    Retired music teacher will be subject to Megan’s Law provisions BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN – Retired Memorial School music teacher and ex-borough councilman John J. Collins will spend ten years in a state prison on sexual assault and witness tampering charges. Collins, 58, of Cloverdale Avenue, was sentenced on…

  • Eggs in car help police crack harassment cases

    OCEAN TWP. – During the first week of April there were reports of several incidents of eggs being thrown at houses and cars in the Oakhurst section of the township. According to police, there was no specific link between the incidents, but a break in the case came on April 9 when a police officer,…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff West Long Branch’s Brenna Nielsen (r), 10, watches as Kaitlin Scarpino, 10, tries to send a toy frog flying into a metal tub during Monmouth University’s Community Day April 22.

  • Board, union reach contract

    Teachers’ union to discuss, vote on proposed contract BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN – Nine hours after they began meeting behind closed doors, the local school board and teachers’ union came to a meeting of the minds. Now it is up to the Eatontown Education Association (EEA) to review and…