Category: Atlanticville News

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    Hollis Cooper leads a group in song during a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the MLK monument on Atlantic Avenue in Long Branch on Jan. 16. Below, Police Officer Bruce Johantgen speaks during the tribute. Photos by CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Conservation District to offer three scholarships

    Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $1,000 scholarships to college students majoring in a conservation-related field. The deadline for applications is April 7. Offered will be The Neal Munch and Mac Clark Scholarships, which have been awarded 27 consecutive years. To qualify, an applicant must be a New Jersey resident of Monmouth or Middlesex…

  • It’s my body and I’ll laugh if I want to

    Body stories told with a mix of humor and pathos BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Clockwise from above: Peg Rice-Moir, Fair Haven, shows a drawing she did of herself as a child. Tinton Falls resident Dot Ransom chose to sit while reading her monologue at the rehearsal for “Some Bodies” at…

  • In the Arts

    The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) will debut a monthly “Movie Night” with a screening of the award-winning documentary “The Corporation” on Friday at 7 p.m. The film features Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and over 30 other corporate insiders and critics. Movie Night will be held on the third Friday of each month…

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    PATRICK HICKEY Students in the Monmouth Conservatory of Music’s String Ensemble performed in a concert for residents of Kensington Court in Tinton Falls on Jan. 14.

  • Wanted: A home of its own for avant-garde company

    Forced out by redevelopment, The Black Box seeks a new venue BY KAREN DeMASTERS Correspondent BY KAREN DeMASTERSCorrespondent The Black Box of Asbury Park, an avant-garde arts and theater company, is sharing space with other arts organizations while looking for a new venue. Pictured are scenes from past productions. The Black Box is once again…

  • Program gives troubled teens new life skills

    Youths will learn anger management, ways to handle conflict BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Prevention First, located in Ocean Township, has a strong mission. The nonprofit agency is dedicated to strengthening the foundations of children and families by empowering them to successfully handle difficult everyday life situations and extraordinary challenges such…

  • New music flutist in concert Jan 19

    Patti Monson The Black Box will continue its monthly concert series “The Music of Invention” on Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. with innovative flutist Patti Monson. Monson will perform: Kaija Saariaho, “Noa Noa” for flute and electronics; Eric Moe, “Let Me Tell You About Our Specials” for flute and electronics, C.P.E. Bach, “Sonata in A…

  • WLB reorganizes with new council member

    GOP holds 5-1 majority on council and mayor BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH –– As the Borough Council enters 2006, its latest roster of players hopes to remain intact for at least the rest of this calendar year. Republican Councilman J. Thomas DeBruin is the governing body’s newest…