Category: Atlanticville News

  • Event helps conservation foundation raise $150,000

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) held its 28th annual dinner dance on the latest addition to the Monmouth County Park System. The event, which raised about $150,000 for land preservation in the county, took place on the Fisher-Stern tract on Sept. 17. Drew D’Appolito,…

  • Fort reuse board looks at former Mass. base

    Congress expected to vote on final BRAC listing on Nov. 8 BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — A onetime military base in Massachusetts that now is host to an industrial park, hotel-conference center, and housing could serve as a model for how Fort Monmouth’s facilities could be revived if it…

  • WLB residents want speeding curtailed

    Police captain suggests traffic calming measures like speed humps BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer West Long Branch WEST LONG BRANCH — To prevent a tragedy, some residents are urging borough officials and the police to hurry up and slow down motorists speeding through the town. Roadways throughout the borough, particularly in…

  • Portrait of officials is off the wall

    WEST LONG BRANCH — At the request of some borough residents, the portrait featuring former Mayor Paul Zambrano and former Councilman Joseph DeLisa has been removed from the borough hall lobby. The much-debated portrait, taken of Zambrano, DeLisa, and the rest of the sitting Borough Council at the time the building was dedicated in 2002,…

  • Norwood Court to get two-hour parking limit

    Borough would end overnight, weeklong parking by nonresidents BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer West Long Branch WEST LONG BRANCH — Parking by nonresidents on Norwood Court for more than two hours will be prohibited under a pending new borough law. A public hearing and final vote on the ordinance limiting parking…

  • Concordance focuses on needs of children

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) opened its doors almost a year ago to address needs in the community, and this month shifted its focus to the children. The meeting room at the Brookdale Learning Center on Broadway was filled with supportive organizations and…

  • Who ya gonna call?

    BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer LAYLI WHYTE Sherry and Gregory Irish investigate an office where employees have reported hearing someone whistling when there is no one else there. They’ve seen ghosts, but they’ve never been slimed. And when it comes to apparitions, they want to be taken seriously. “Don’t call us…

  • Award-winning films showcased at film fest

    The Undiscovered Gems Film Festival will be presented by the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank on Saturday, Nov. 19, and Sunday, Nov. 20. Tickets are $8 per movie, $28 for a Saturday pass (four films), $21 for Sunday pass (three films), $40 for weekend pass (all seven films). Tickets are available at the box…

  • New rules for curriculum in Abbott school districts

    Changes will address No Child Left Behind requirements BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer The N.J. Department of Education (DOE) has adopted new guidelines to improve learning and literacy in Abbott school districts such as Long Branch. “The new rules deal with the curriculum in [Abbott] districts,” spokesman Ronald Rice said Tuesday.…