Friday, December 14, 2012
Atlantic Avenue residents lost everything in hurricane flood waters
"We lost everything, but we didn't lose our lives and how selfish would I be if I sat here and cried over materialistic things that I lost when people have just lost their lives and loved ones lost loved ones." That is not an easy mindset to have when everything you own has been washed away by the biggest storm Long Branch has seen, but it is truly the way Wendy Smentkowski feels. Smentkowski lives on Sixth Avenue, one of the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy because of its close proximity to the Shrewsbury River and a storm drain on the street that backs up easily whenever there is heavy rain. She saw her world change in a matter of hours the day of the hurricane when it caused a flood that swept down her street. She has been forced to…
Friday, December 9, 2011
City awarded $208,000 from the Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund
City officials got some good news from the county on Friday as they learned that they would be receiving financial help for a planned park project. The city will be receiving a $208,000 grant from the Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund to helo fund a proposed park on Atlantic Avenue that would improve fishing access, add vegetation and create a walkway that would connect the street and Shrewsbury Drive. The council passed a resolution at its Sept. 13 meeting authorizing the city to send an application to the Monmouth County Parks System requesting funding from the county's Open Space Trust Fund for the first phase of the proposed park. But upon receiving the application, the county, in a letter to Mayor Adam Schneider, requested some …
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
County Open Space program could help fund project
The city took the first step in securing funding for a new park on Atlantic Avenue during Tuesday night's council meeting. Long Branch Zoning Officer Michele Bernich and Green Committee member Chris Benosky presented plans for the first phase of the project, called Troutman's Greenway. It would be built on the north side of Atlantic Avenue near the bridge that crossed Troutman's Creek. Bernich said the Green Committee is looking for grants from Green Acres, Open Space and FEMA to help fund the first phase of the project, which will cost $336,700. The council passed a resolution that will allow Mayor Adam Schneider to apply for a grant from the Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Program. The grant would cover 75 percent of the project up …
Marguerite Ziemba
7:38 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012
I commend Wendy for her positive attitude. The best of luck to you and your family. more ›