Category: Atlanticville Calendar
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Army Corps working on repair
Staff Writer By carolyn o LONG BRANCH — The extension of outfall pipes may bring an end to flooding of some city streets. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which began the replenishment project on the Long Branch shore line in the late ’90s, has hired a contractor to fix the outfall pipes which have…
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County employees honored for service
The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently honored 108 county employees that have been with the county 20 years or more. In attendance at the event were Freeholder Director Harry Larrison Jr., Deputy Director Thomas J. Powers, and Freeholders Theodore J. Narozanick, Amy H. Handlin and Edward J. Stominski. Reaching a 35-year milestone were…
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Partners hire development director with other ties
Noreen Bodman, the new president of Jersey Shore Partnership, will also be working for Sandy Hook Partners LLC, which has proposed a $90 million redevelopment plan for historic Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. James Wassel, head of Sandy Hook Partners, said Bodman will be business development director for the private developer. Bodman succeeded S. Thomas…
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~ Notes Around Town ~
Chris Kelly Above, Dwayne D. Birch read excerpts from his published book, Shattered Souls, at the Off Broadway Cocktail Lounge as part of Black History Month celebration. The city is gearing up for summer. Ten beaches have been designated for summer fun…mainly swimming and surfing. Those beaches are North Broadway, Laird Street, Morris Avenue, Pavilion…
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Construction starts on new borough hall
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan JERRY WOLKOWITZ Construction workers remove concrete barriers from Cedar Drive by Monmouth University, West Long Branch, on Friday. The road had been closed while the university constructed an underground pedestrian tunnel. WEST LONG BRANCH — Work has begun on the renovation of the former church on Broadway that will become…
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Tree-pruning ordinance now focuses on utilities
EATONTOWN — The borough’s proposed tree-pruning ordinance is back. Only this time it’s stripped of all references to individual homeowners. The Borough Council planned to introduce the ordinance, as revised by Borough Attorney Gene J. Anthony, at its meeting last night (Feb. 13). A public hearing on it was to be set at that time.…
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~ Notes Around Town ~
Chris Kelly Annie Siegel, 6, Monmouth Beach, tries to decorate a handmade Valentine’s Day card at the Monmouth Beach Public Library Feb. 6. In Oceanport, the First Aid Department is collecting donations for the Shaw family, who recently survived a devastating fire, which consumed their entire home on Sagamore Avenue. Carole Conner, a borough resident…
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Much more than drawing a picture For more than 50 years Mama Sarah has helped children grow, heal
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Much more than drawing a picture For more than 50 years Mama Sarah has helped children grow, heal JERRY WOLKOWITZ Dr. Sarah E. McGee Dr. Sarah McGee has transformed hundreds of young lives for more than 50 years as a children’s art therapist, but none as profoundly as the youngster…
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Hearing on Dowd’s DWI charge postponed
Staff Writer By carolyn o MONMOUTH BEACH — Monmouth County Republican Chairman William F. Dowd did not show up for his hearing in the borough’s municipal court, but his lawyer and law practice partner John Reilly did. Dowd, 58, of Ocean Avenue in Long Branch was supposed to be in court on Tuesday to face…
