Category: Atlanticville News

  • WLB: Woolley re-elected; Munson wins first term

    Post-election council will have 4 Republicansand 2 Democrats BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The third time proved to be the charm for Bettina “Tina” Munson, a Democrat and one of two victors in the Nov. 2 Borough Council election. After competing in two hotly contested…

  • Notes Around Town

    The St. Stepanos Women’s Guild 16th annual Armenian Food Festival will be held Nov. 20, 12:30-7: 30 p.m., and Nov. 21, 1-6 p.m., at the church at 1184 Ocean Ave. Traditional Armenian delicacies like lamb shanks, chicken and eggplant entrees will be served. For more information, call (732) 229-3661. ***** The Long Branch Centennial Committee…

  • Donations aid families with ailing newborns

    LONG BRANCH — Michael’s Feat received a check for $18,500 from the Amerigo Vespucci Society of Long Branch yesterday to benefit local families caring for seriously ill newborns. The Amerigo Vespucci Society has been hosting a series of events over the past couple of months, including the Columbus Day parade, to raise funds for Michael’s…

  • Inspiration for poetry born in the midst of war

    BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent Charles H. Johnson, an award-winning poet and journalist, began writing poetry while stationed in Vietnam. ‘The poet is a little god.” Charles H. Johnson often quotes this line by Chilean poet Vicente Huidobro in his poetry workshops. “When you write a poem,” he explains, “you create a world…

  • Township seeks to save parcels as open space

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Two triangular parcels of land between Route 35 and the Colonial Terrace neighborhood are the subject of a township open space proposal. “The two vacant parcels [are being proposed] not for recreational development, but for open space,” Dave Kochel, town manager, said at a public hearing held prior to the council meeting…

  • Lewis, Englehart getting ready for 3 more years

    Sprucing up downtown, repairing highways priorities in 2005 BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Ongoing sprucing up of the downtown and easing traffic flow in the heavily traveled Route 35 corridor top the to-do list of two Democratic incumbents who will be returned to the Borough Council for…

  • Developer opens talks with property owners

    Beachfront South reps say they want to avoid eminent domain BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer The designated developer for Beachfront South in Long Branch met with owners of properties in the redevelopment zone this week to assure them they plan to negotiate for acquisition of their properties and avert lawsuits to…

  • City negotiating with arts district developer

    Lower Broadway zone to include retail and residential space BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer A rendering of the proposed Lower Broadway Corridor arts and entertainment redevelopment zone in Long Branch. Long Branch has entered into negotiations with a potential developer for the Lower Broadway Corridor redevelopment zone. A resolution was approved…

  • Opening the world of books to kids in need

    Nonprofit donates books to agencies that serve children BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Abigail Daly rearranges boxes of donated books that she has collected through her work with the “Bridge of Books” organization, which donates books to agencies all over the state who then distribute the books to…