Category: Atlanticville News

  • Weeeeeee!

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Nicholas Olivadotti, 6, and Meaghan Hellmers, 4, have some fun with friends at the West Long Branch Community Center annual fair.

  • Club says study Italian and win a scholarship

    Ocean Twp. Italian American club provides the scholarships BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Once again, the Italian American Association of the Township of Ocean (IAATC) gave out very generous scholarships to local students who are studying Italian. The IAATC gave $9,500 in scholarships to eight high school seniors who are headed…

  • Man charged with bike assault

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — A city man was arrested earlier this week after he assaulted a city resident with a girls’ bicycle, according to reports. Norberto Nieves, 32, Ocean Boulevard, was arrested on June 20 at approximately 4:30 a.m. and charged with possession of a weapon for…

  • Keyport artist brings the war back home

    “Washington Square Explosion” A new art exhibit is causing spectators to pause and think.“Interventions,” the brainchild of Keyport artist Grace Graupe-Pillard, is a combination of photos and slide projections that transposes images of the war in Iraq onto photos of familiar scenes in New York City, New Jersey and other stateside locations. The result is…

  • Council votes to increase Pier Village development

    Resolution allows developer to take title of 15 properties BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer The Long Branch City Council adopted a resolution last week to expand the Pier Village redevelopment zone on the city’s oceanfront. The resolution provides for the designated developer to take the title of 15 residential properties, City Attorney Jim Aaron said…

  • Report might threaten Abbott district funding

    New version includes two additions BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer A new report on the economic requirements for Abbott district school funding designation could recommend that Long Branch be disqualified for the state money. According to the report submitted to the state Legislature last week, “The commissioner of the New Jersey…

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    Scott Pilling staff A Long Branch High School graduate mugs for the camera during graduation ceremonies on Friday.

  • Oceanfest expected to draw thousands to Shore area

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– This year’s 15th annual Long Branch Oceanfest celebration is expected to attract more than 200,000 people from across New Jersey and neighboring states next month, the co-chairwoman of the event said last week. “Last year we were told that over 150,000 people attended…

  • MTOTSA residents complain about home appraisal process

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — Residents living in one of the city’s oceanfront redevelopment zones say they are appalled at what they have encountered as part of the redevelopment process. “It has been two years since MTOTSA [Marine and Ocean Terraces and Seaview Avenue] has been talking at…