Category: Atlanticville News

  • Free beach concert series at Sandy Hook

    This summer, every Wednesday at 6 p.m. (weather permitting) the 2005 Summer Concert Series will be presented at Beach Area E on Sandy Hook. The series will run from June 22 – Aug. 31 and will feature top local performers. Each week over 2,000 people listen and dance to the music, relax and enjoy picnic…

  • Ft. Monmouth targeted for closure by Pentagon

    Operations, personnel would be transferred to other bases BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — More than 5,300 military and civilian employees at Fort Monmouth are facing uncertainty regarding their jobs following Friday morning’s announcement that the Pentagon has targeted the U.S. Army base for possible closure. The…

  • L.B. residents rally to save their homes

    BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — Long Branch homeowners facing the prospect of losing their homes to redevelopment made a statement last weekend at a rally against the use of eminent domain. The rally organized by the Beachfront South Coalition of property owners in the Beachfront South redevelopment zone…

  • Eminent disdain

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Donna Peterson waves a flag during a protest rally along Ocean Boulevard on Sunday, against the Beachfront South development. At left, Aline Multare displays her opinion on the matter while waiting for the rally to begin.

  • Taxes to rise 3.5 cents under $18.2M budget

    Pensions, LOSAP add up to average increase of $52.50 BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Homeowners will pay an average of $52.50 more in property taxes this year under the $18.2 million municipal budget for 2005 adopted by the Borough Council. This year’s spending plan, which included appropriations…

  • Residents get to play urban planners for a day

    Public input gathered at downtown redevelopment workshop BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer PHOTOS BY SUE MORGAN As planners for a day, (l-r) Eatontown residents Al Baginski, Bryan Askew and Bill Thonack sketch out designs for a revitalized downtown district in their hometown during Saturday’s community redevelopment workshop. EATONTOWN —…

  • Human services dept. helps those in need

    FREEHOLD — Monmouth County has a long-standing tradition of initiating and supporting programs to address the needs of its most vulnerable citizens — children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and people who are economically disadvantaged. To achieve that goal, the Board of Freeholders established the Department of Human Services to provide services to residents in…

  • Developer reneges on offer, building swap off

    Brown says he will keep up fight for church in Bwy arts district BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — A local minister believed he was closer than ever to building a church, but now finds he hasn’t got a prayer. Kevin Brown, Broadway, said he was given a list…

  • Monmouth Conservatory makes music for everyone

    As it celebrates 40th anniversary, MCM plans for new facility BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent MIGUEL JUAREZ staff The Monmouth Conservatory of Music is embarking on its 41st year with ambitious plans for a larger facility. Clockwise from above: Founder Felix Molzer leads a rehearsal of the Children’s Opera Chorus. Vladislav Kovalsky combines…