Category: Atlanticville News

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Monmouth University student Mike Malinowski, of Colts Neck, polishes the wooden pews at St. James Episcopal Church in Long Branch during the university’s annual Community Service Day on Saturday. The event was sponsored by the campus Student Government Association.

  • In the Arts

    “Shadows of Shadow Lawn,” an hourlong documentary on the alleged haunting of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, will debut on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. in Wilson Auditorium. The free screening is open to the public and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Produced by Monmouth University graduate student Tom Hanley and…

  • Business owners dig in

    Group hires attny. to fight loss of properties to eminent domain BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Business owners in one of the city of Long Branch’s redevelopment zones are taking steps to prevent loss of their properties through eminent domain. “We are not going to wait around for our properties to…

  • Arts group raises funds to purchase building

    The Arts Coalition of Asbury Park (ArtsCap) is raising funds to purchase the historic Kinmonth Building at 710 Mattison Ave. The circa-1911 building houses the Savoy Theatre. ArtsCap hopes to restore the theater and use the building as a community center with office space, a senior center, film center, artists studios, rehearsal space, children’s art…

  • WLB police station to get $6K Band-Aid

    Building BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer West Long Branch WEST LONG BRANCH –– Borough police headquarters are slated to undergo some patchwork repairs designed to make the aging, leaky building more watertight and working conditions more tolerable. Altogether, the Borough Council agreed at its Sept. 21 meeting to spend $6,176 for…

  • SRHS task force to review facilities

    Teachers, parents, business community hold initial meeting BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer A newly formed task force assigned to look closely and suggest ways to enhance the buildings and grounds at Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, will not necessarily end up pressing for a multimillion-dollar construction referendum. However, the…

  • Eleven new police officers added so far this year

    Two new officers, promotion to sergeant, bolster police force BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Ocean Township OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Two more police recruits took the oath of office last week: Jeffrey J. Malone and Mark T. Powoski. According to Chief Antonio Amodio, the two new appointments bring the number of new…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Jack Layton, Shrewsbury, poses beside his 1944 Ford pickup during the Ocean Township Fall Festival held at Joe Palaia Park on Saturday.

  • Woman charged with identity theft, fraud

    While responding to a report of a dog left in a vehicle, Ocean Township Police Officer Michael DeSimone uncovered a different crime. The officer was dispatched to Middlebrook Shopping Center to investigate a report that a dog was left locked in a vehicle. A check of stores did not produce the registered owner of the…