Category: Atlanticville News

  • Planners pave way for age-restricted housing

    WEST LONG BRANCH – Zoning revisions that could permit age-restricted housing in three different locations could be on tap as the Planning Board chairman and the architect of the town’s existing master plan work on paving the way for construction of three “55 and over” communities in town. Veteran Planning Board Chairman Joseph P. Henry,…

  • Community’s strengths are the anti-drug

    Twp. adopts new drug & alcohol program BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Building on the positive assets in the community is the focus of a new initiative sponsored by the township’s Alliance to Prevent Drug and Alcohol Abuse program. The Developmental Assets program is designed to recognize the…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff After weeks of mild temperatures, winter finally struck the Shore area, with some towns recording more than a foot of snow. Local roadways became dangerous, such as the intersection of Route 36 and Wykoff Road (shown above), on Jan. 22

  • Students arrested for underage drinking

    LONG BRANCH — A Monmouth University student charged with underage drinking is also being charged with growing six marijuana plants in his Long Branch apartment, according to police. On Jan. 21, at approximately 1 a.m., Sgt. Jorge Silverio and Officer John Evangelho were working a Quality Life Detail, which entails the enforcement of local noise,…

  • Notes Around Town

    Ocean Township Environmental Commission will hold a “Winter Nature Walk” on Sunday, Feb. 6, at 1:30 p.m. at Joe Palaia Park on Deal Road. The Environmental Commission conducts a nature walk each season to give residents a chance to see some of the township’s natural resources that they may not know exist, and to have…

  • Boro hoping for state funds for downtown plan

    Plans moving ahead to improve Main Street aesthetics and economics BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN—Although borough officials are not exactly sure how much more state funding they can get toward turning its downtown into a destination, they hope to know in less than two weeks. The borough’s application…

  • Greater Media Newspapers purchases Latinos Unidos

    Greater Media Newspapers Inc. has announced the purchase of Latinos Unidos, a 25,000 circulation, monthly Spanish language newspaper serving Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Greater Media Newspapers currently publishes 12 weekly newspapers serving Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, with a combined weekly circulation of 305,000. Latinos Unidos, founded and owned by Jackson resident Jorge A.…

  • Commuters say proposed fare hikes are off the rails

    NJ Transit: rising fuel, security costs left $60M budget gap BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer A proposed fare hike by NJ Transit has commuters grumbling and contemplating other forms of transportation — including driving to work. Travis Sutphin, who drives from Freehold to the Red Bank train station for a daily…

  • L.B. Concordance has a place to call home

    Office space makes resources accessible to the community BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) has an official space to call home and will open its doors to the community today. The office is located on the second floor of the Garfield Building at 279 Broadway, and has…