Category: Atlanticville News

  • Host towns to create Ft. Monmouth reuse committee

    BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Regardless of what happens in Washington, D.C., regarding Fort Monmouth, elected officials in the base’s three host communities are assembling the personnel to figure out the most palatable reuse of the 1,126-acre U.S. Army post. The governing bodies in two of the three municipalities — Eatontown…

  • Probe continues into assault

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University police, assisted by detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, are still looking into the circumstances surrounding the alleged assault on a student earlier this month, according to a university spokeswoman. Citing privacy restrictions, university spokeswoman Petra Ludwig confirmed that campus police were continuing their investigation into the attack,…

  • U.S. opposes Clearwater motion to join suit

    Gov BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer TRENTON — The U.S. Attorney’s Office has moved to block Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater from joining a suit against the National Park Service. In a motion filed Sept. 13 to dismiss Clearwater’s bid to become a plaintiff in the suit against the NPS, the…

  • Crash leaves one dead, one critical

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– A city man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a car on Ocean Boulevard. The fatal accident occurred at approximately 8 p.m.,when, according to reports, Brian Piccillo, of North Ocean Avenue, was traveling northbound on Ocean Boulevard on a 2005 Suzuki…

  • Deal Rd. sidewalk, road widening project to begin

    Resident asks why homes losing property on south side of road BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP – Sidewalk and road improvements on the east and west sides of Deal Road are to begin this week and are not expected to cause any major disruption in traffic flow. According to…

  • Eatontown to create pedophile-free zones

    Public hearing and vote on ordinance based on drug-free zones Oct. 5 BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Convicted sex offenders would be restricted from living within 1,000 feet of any school building or child-care center under a pending law initiated last week by the Borough Council. As a precaution,…

  • Health-care workers rally for better conditions

    Union stresses staffing levels in talks on new contract BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Members of Local 1199 New Jersey Service Employees International Union demonstrated for better working conditions Saturday outside Monmouth Care Center in Long Branch. LONG BRANCH –– Nursing home employees demonstrated here Saturday to advocate for improved conditions…

  • Poetry festival heralds: Walt Whitman wrote here

    Poet BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent According to scholars, Whitman’s favorite photo of himself with a paper butterfly on his finger was taken in Ocean Grove. Walt Whitman may have spent only three weeks in Ocean Grove, but for Kevin Chambers there are enough connections to justify naming a poetry festival in his…

  • Fuel costs rise by $100K for municipal vehicles

    Council OKs emergency appropriations for gasoline, diesel fuels BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council approved $100,000 in emergency appropriations for fuel for municipal vehicles last week, to be raised by taxes in the 2006 budget. The council adopted two emergency appropriation resolutions at its Sept. 13…