• Circle of Friends club enjoys holiday season

    The Arc of Monmouth’s Circle of Friends, a club of about 65 individuals with mild intellectual and developmental disabilities, spent the month of December spreading holiday cheer. The club, a program that operates through the agency’s recreation department, participated in the holidayAdopt a Family program, which offers support to families through donations and club funds,…

  • Eatontown Fire Dept. asks for new vehicle

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — A fire official has asked the Borough Council to consider the purchase of a new $845,000 fire truck to replace aging equipment. The multi-functional truck, a Quint 11-90, would replace two existing fire trucks and provide cost savings and increased safety, according to 1st Lt. William Mego. “It…

  • Rumson lecture will focus on Arab Spring

    Congregation B’nai Israel of Rumson will present a lecture by Asher Naim, former ambassador of Israel to Ethiopia, Korea and Finland, Feb. 26. Naim will be speaking about the Middle East conflict and the impact of theArab Spring. Free and open to the public, the lecture will begin at noon. Naim immigrated to Israel from…

  • Monmouth Medical ER caters to senior population

    Geriatric Emergency Medicine unit offers specialized care BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Units dedicated to geriatric patients in the Monmouth Medical Center Emergency Medicine Department have special features including special beds, motion sensors and soft lighting. LONG BRANCH — With baby boomers quickly approaching retirement age, Monmouth Medical Center has dedicated a portion of the emergency…

  • Grow Monmouth offers new business tool

    Anew tool that provides businesses with a wide range of local demographic information was unveiled last week at the first meeting of the county’s Grow Monmouth Advisory Committee. Comprised of some 40 business, academic and municipal representatives, the advisory committee announced the new Business Analyst Tool as an enhancement to the county’s Economic Opportunity Mapping…

  • Atlanticville’s Top 10 stories of 2011

    1. Fort Monmouth gates locked A large crowd gathered around the flagpole at Cowan Park at Fort Monmouth on Sept. 15 to watch as the American flag was lowered for the final time before the fort’s gates were officially locked. The retreat ceremony marked the end of a daily tradition that had occurred at Fort…

  • Bill permits stand-ins for mayors on FMERA

    Host town mayors can now name designees to attend authority meetings BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A new bill will allow the mayors of the three Fort Monmouth host towns to designate a stand-in to attend meetings of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) in their absence. The new law, S-2825/A-3972, signed by Gov. Chris…

  • School districts look at sharing services

    Study will look at administrators, operations at six schools in four districts BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Four local school districts are exploring opportunities for shared administrative services, including superintendents, to achieve cost savings. The Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, Oceanport and Monmouth Beach school districts have hired educational and…

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