Category: Atlanticville News

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    SCOTT PILLING staff Sgt. Kyle Theres gets help putting on his bomb gear from other members of the 754th Ordnance Co. during training exercises on explosive ordnance disposal held at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, on Jan. 2.

  • In the Arts

    Eatontown Playhouse, 37-13 Route 35 north, will present “Gingerbread Lady,” a comedy by Neil Simon, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m., Feb. 10-March 4. Tickets are $22, $17 seniors/students. The Children’s Entertainment Series will present “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and “Hansel & Gretel” for ages 3 and up, Saturdays…

  • Trio of exhibits at WLB library

    “Phoenix,” by Mare Akana “Triple Play: A Trio of Mixed Media Explorations” will open at the West Long Branch Library on Sunday. Featured artists are Mare Akana, Tinton Falls; Mary Monagle, Spring Lake;and Marilyn Poley, Pt. Pleasant. Akana is known for her use of intense colors and surface textures. Primarily abstract, her work has suggestions…

  • Eleni’s passion: Keeping dances, costumes of Greece alive

    Hellenic dancers share cultural identity and pride in Greek heritage BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer The lost Greek dances of Asia Minor and other Greek folk dances will be performed when the Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey hosts its annual Taverna Night Saturday at Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in…

  • Boro moves toward buying Capilupi tract

    4-acre tract at Grant Ave. and Route 36 eyed for parkland BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Up to 21 acres of once thriving farmland could eventually become this otherwise bustling borough’s newest recreational space. With the promise of a $400,000 grant coming from New Jersey’s Green Acres program, Eatontown…

  • Man attempts to lure girl, 10

    BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH –– Borough police are asking for the public’s help in their search for a man who reportedly attempted to lure a child over to the pick-up truck he was driving on Monday afternoon. Police are also hoping that the driver of a car…

  • Housing authority gets grant for Grant Court

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) was awarded a $385,000 grant by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York last week to support the agency’s three-part redevelopment plan. The money will assist in funding the second phase of the project, which consists of demolishing the 82-unit Grant Court housing complex, according…

  • Unlocked car thefts continue

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP –– Township police received a report of thefts from two vehicles on Mahoras Drive on Jan. 25 between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. One of the vehicles was parked in a garage that was left open and the other was parked in the driveway of a home. Both were left unlocked. Stolen from the…

  • Grants will help house homeless and disabled

    Survey shows at least 1,300 adults, children homeless in county BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Two county programs are among the recipients of a state grant that will support their efforts to house homeless people with disabilities. The two recipients are programs within the Department of Human Services,” said Lynn F.…