Category: Atlanticville News
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Traffic talk dominates Stop & Shop hearing
Engineer testifies that roadway changes will improve intersection BY CHRISTINEVARNOStaff Writer Traffic talk dominates Stop & Shop hearing Engineer testifies that roadway changes will improve intersection BY CHRISTINEVARNO Staff Writer Ocean Township residents once again packed the high school auditorium on June 30 for the latest hearing on a proposed shopping center at Route 35…
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Photo
CHRIS KELLY staff The short-lived artistic works of several sand sculptors added their usually impressive showing as Long Branch enjoyed its traditional Oceanfest celebration on the promenade on the Fourth of July. For more pictures, see page 3.
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Board puts brakes on district bus service
Laidlaw wins$346K contract to handle eight routes BY SANDI CARPELLOCorrespondent Laidlaw wins $346K contract to handle eight routes BY SANDI CARPELLO Correspondent The wheels of the Eatontown school district operated bus service have officially come to a stop. In an effort to close a $329,000 hole in the district’s 2004-05 school budget, the Board of…
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City joining neighbors in making new rental rules
Communities seekto restrict landlordsto one tenant per year BY CHRISTINEVARNOStaff Writer Communities seek to restrict landlords to one tenant per year BY CHRISTINEVARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council is hoping to introduce an ordinance that will regulate the use of single-family homes at the its next meeting on July 13, Mayor Adam…
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Colts Neck deal gives city $2.9M for housing
Money should help town create more than 100 new affordable units BY CHRISTINEVARNOStaff Writer Colts Neck deal gives city $2.9M for housing Money should help town create more than 100 new affordable units BY CHRISTINEVARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city’s stock of affordable housing is filled, but more is on the way. At…
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Bus company has had its share of problems
Nearby districts report positive experiences with transportation company BY SANDI CARPELLOCorrespondent BY SANDI CARPELLO Correspondent EATONTOWN — On its web site, Laidlaw Transit Inc. describes itself as a group of "caring people," who take pride in providing their passengers with "safe and quality services." The 80-year old bus company is not without some dark spots…
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Marine reservist loses life on second tour in Iraq
Roadside bombdestroyed Humveehe was riding in BY CHRISTINEVARNOStaff Writer Roadside bomb destroyed Humvee he was riding in BY CHRISTINEVARNO Staff Writer Sgt. Alan D. Sherman OCEAN TOWNSHIP — As the country gathered at barbecues and picnics on Sunday to celebrate Independence Day, a township marine was laid to rest, having lost his life in the…
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Contemporary arts center opens in L.B.
BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Contemporary arts center opens in L.B. BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The grand opening of the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) is scheduled for tonight, just a month after its May 28 opening was postponed due to code issues. "It was disappointing," Doug Ferrari, the founder…
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Zest
Form and function taught with Grace BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Zest Form and function taught with Grace BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer LINDA DENICOLA Phyllis Rosser and art teacher Grace Graupe-Pillard at the Thompson Park Craft Center in Middletown during a recent class. In the long, low-slung arts and crafts…
