Category: Atlanticville News

  • Chain snatcher arrested

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — A Red Bank man was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting a Long Branch resident and stealing a gold chain from around the victim’s neck. Diego Gomez was arrested on June 20 at approximately 7 p.m. and charged with robbery, resisting arrest and…

  • High Court ruling a blow to residents

    MTOTSA atty. says issue must be decided on case-by-case basis BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Last week’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the right of municipalities to condemn private properties to clear the way for private development has left a group of Long Branch residents outraged and disheartened. “It…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Salutatorian Daniel Joseph Harman stands with classmates in the class of 2005 at the opening of the commencement ceremony at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch on June 22.

  • Cat rescue leaves MCSPCA up a tree

    With no public funding, shelter cared for 3,000 homeless animals in BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer GLORIASTRAVELLI Ursula Goetz, SPCA executive director, says the shelter is overflowing with homeless cats. Last month, a cat in Ocean Township got stuck 60 feet up a tree, and it looked like the Monmouth County…

  • At Redheads, drinks flow, but not the music

    Council to renew liquor license with restrictions after many altercations BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Drinks will still flow, but no one will be dancing to music played by a disc jockey or live band inside Redheads Bistro starting this weekend. Alcohol-fueled aggravated assaults, brawling, vandalism and…

  • Cruisin’

    PHOTOSBY CHRIS KELLY staff Mike Savitsky, Keansburg, relaxes on his 2003 Harley-Davidson Road King, while visiting the Long Branch Motorcycle-Only Cruise Night June 25.

  • VNA Hospice offers free Children’s Day

    RED BANK — The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Hospice program is hosting a free grief support camp for children on Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The “Hearts of Remembrance Children’s Day: A Celebration of Life” is designed for children 6-12 who have experienced the loss of a loved…

  • Two Eatontown officers promoted to upper ranks

    Special officer also hired as probationary patrolman BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Two policemen whose résumés both include service as the borough’s drug education officers have now moved up in the ranks. A newly graduated police officer has also begun his tenure as a full patrolman after serving the borough as a…

  • Toddler fatally struck on Rockwell Avenue

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — The death of a 2-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle on Rockwell Avenue Sunday is under investigation by the Long Branch Police Department. Nadeerah Portee, Rockwell Avenue, was transported to Monmouth Medical Center at approximately 9:15 a.m. June 26 after she…