Category: Atlanticville News

  • Residents, friends remember doctor fondly

    BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF DORN’S CLASSIC COLLECTION Parker administers a smallpox inoculation to a child at a clinic in 1963. RED BANK — A story recounted at his funeral service speaks volumes about the life of Dr. James Westley Parker Jr. A beloved and respected member of…

  • Steady public works progress in Monmouth Beach

    Greg K I don’t want to give my readers the impression that I’m against all development in Monmouth Beach. I’m for smart and legitimate growth. For example, several public works projects over the past few years have brought clear improvement to the borough’s condition, and others are now in the offing. Recent wise renovation projects…

  • Notes Around Town

    The Long Branch Knights of Columbus, Council 33 will hold its “First Sunday of the Month Breakfast” this Sunday from 8 a.m.-noon at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 670 Route 36 (Joline Avenue). The “all-you-can-eat” breakfast will include pancakes, eggs, sausages, bacon, bagels, juice, coffee and tea and will cost $4 for adults and…

  • Police say Ocean Twp. department understaffed

    PBA: Staffing levels have not changed for 11 years BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Council chambers were standing room only last week, packed with off-duty police officers asking for more manpower for Ocean Township’s police department. “As a union, we feel the department is understaffed,” Kevin Faller, delegate for the Policemen’s…

  • School Spirit

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff A bonfire sends sparks into the crisp autumn air during the annual homecoming pep rally and bonfire at Monmouth University Oct. 29.

  • Eatontown moves ahead with plan for downtown

    Phase II will involve public in creating a redevelopment plan BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer An ad hoc committee has been formed and public workshops are planned as part of a visioning process for redevelopment of the Historic District in Eatontown’s downtown. At a press conference held last week at borough…

  • NJ Rep founders partners in life and in art

    BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Gabor and SuzAnne Barabas are surrounded by theater memorabilia in the lobby of New Jersey Repertory Theatre, which they founded in Long Branch. SuzAnne and Gabor Barabas, founders of the NJ Repertory Co. in Long Branch, met at a Halloween party when they were teenagers,…

  • Cable channel poised to expand programming

    Move to Monmouth U provides secure location, technical support BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Monmouth University student intern Brian Specia works behind the camera at the Long Branch cable access Channel 20 (LBC20) studio. WEST LONG BRANCH — If you were to tune into the Long Branch cable access Channel 20…

  • In the Arts

    The Center for the Visual Arts Gallery at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, will host the annual Arts and Communication Faculty Exhibition through Dec. 17. The exhibit represents a diverse mix of artwork from traditional media to experimental work and includes painting, sculpture, photography, watercolor, ceramics and architectural drawings. The gallery is in the Communications and…