Category: Atlanticville News

  • Police seek youth in lewdness incident

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police reported that just after noon on July 21, a white male, between 16 and 20 years old, exposed himself to four young girls in the Cobblestone Village Shopping Center on West Park Avenue. According to police, the girls were inside a business in the shopping center at the time. The accused…

  • Suit: Rezoning violates constitutional rights

    Stop & Shop claims rezoning limits ability to compete BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Stop & Shop filed a civil action on July 11 in U.S. District Court against Ocean Township, its mayor and council, as well as the Planning Board. The complaint and demand for a jury trial alleges that…

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    CHRISKELLY staff Hannah Druss, 5, has fun burying her brother, Philip, 13, in the sand during a visit to Seven President’s Park in Long Branch on a sultry Sunday, July 24.

  • Funding in place to rebuild Seaview Manor

    Housing authority receives $220K grant for affordable housing BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer The Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) received an infusion of funds this week that will complete funding for its Seaview Manor project. “The award of this grant is another manifestation that the LBHA and its residents are well positioned to share in…

  • Residents press historic downtown district

    Skeptics reject eminent domain as BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — If potential developers don’t have a model that residents can see and touch, they should not be allowed to work in town. Such were the words of advice given to about 50 residents at the July 20…

  • Petco looking to reopen in early 2006

    Retailer now awaiting signed lease at new Eatontown location BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Though Petco will probably not have its new digs ready for the holiday season, the company is aiming to reopen near its former spot in the borough sometime after New Year’s Day. According…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff July 24 was a very busy day for the lifeguards on duty at Seven Presidents Park, as visitors from all over New Jersey and New York paid a visit to the Long Branch beach.

  • SeaStreak ferry forced to dock at Sandy Hook

    Scare turns out to be electrical malfunction BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer MARISAHULSE Passengers waiting on Sandy Hook for a relief ferry on Friday. In the wake of the recent bombings in London, England, an incident on the SeaStreak New York ferry Friday morning was alarming for everyone concerned. Marisa Hulse,…

  • Suit filed over Stop & Shop rezoning

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Ocean Township OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The developer of a 31-acre tract on Route 35 and Deal Road has countered with a lawsuit after township officials adopted a zoning change that would block plans to build a shopping center with an 80,000-square-foot supermarket. Mayor William Larkin said…