Category: Atlanticville News

  • Opponents of MU expansion press fight

    Officials say they need time to review Zoning Board decision BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer Joseph Hughes, the West Long Branch resident who unsuccessfully fought Monmouth University’s recently approved expansion plan, says that he and several of his neighbors are still reeling from last month’s Zoning Board of Adjustment decision to allow an expansion of…

  • Civil War hero honored at WLB ceremony

    Gen. Horace Porter gets special grave marker in church cemetery BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer A footstone (bottom right) now complements the headstone (top left) at the grave of Brig. Gen. Horace Porter, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who once lived in Elberon. (Top right) Long Branch residents (l-r) Joe…

  • Neighbors dispute blocked right of way

    Residents barricade lane, cutting off access for other neighbors BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Neighbors disagree about blocking this lane. MONMOUTH BEACH — A quiet, tree-lined lane tucked away in one of the oldest sections of the borough, amid large homes built when the town was primarily a summer resort, has become the…

  • Thompson will design Broadway Arts Zone

    Council awards $40K contract for review of redevelopment plans BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council called on a familiar name last week when it awarded a contract to a design firm for the Broadway Corridor and Gateway redevelopment zones. The council adopted a resolution retaining Pratap…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Greg Malinovich performs with the United Methodist Band at St. Luke’s Church as part of the Long Branch Uptown Monday night music series, held Sept. 26.

  • Parking system an issue at condo project hearing

    Opponents BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Long Branch LONG BRANCH — An automated parking system for a proposed luxury condominium project on Ocean Boulevard was the center of controversy at last week’s Planning Board meeting, which went on for over three hours. Applicant Sapphire Beach LLC, Hazlet, is proposing to construct…

  • Pols back using BRAC $$ for Katrina relief

    Holt, Pallone support bill to stall BRAC; help Gulf Coast rebuild BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — The billions of dollars the federal government can expect to fork over to shutter 22 selected military bases as an overall cost-cutting measure could be better spent to rebuild the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast,…

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    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Chris Rudolph (second from left), a senior at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, gets a lesson in flamenco dancing from Lisa Botalico and Gisele Revollar during a performance in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. At right, audience members watch as Revollar demonstrates the Spanish gypsy style of dance.

  • Artists/survivors transform cancer battle into art, dance

    Art exhibit, dance, multimedia collage carry message of hope BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Breast cancer does not discriminate. It doesn’t care what hue you are, how old you are, or whether you are a lawyer or a legal assistant, a mother or grandmother, a dancer or a visual artist. But…