Category: Atlanticville News
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Letter calls on Bush to rescind cuts to housing
BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Letter calls on Bush to rescind cuts to housing BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Residents of Monmouth County gathered at the McLaughlin Pentecostal Church in Long Branch on May 21 to sign a letter calling on President George W. Bush to rescind proposed cuts to the Section 8 housing assistance…
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Residents honored for land preservation work
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Four Monmouth County residents were recently honored by the Monmouth Conservation Foun-dation (MCF) for their efforts to preserve open space. The foundation presented its "Shining Star" awards during the 27th annual Board of Trustees meeting on April 18. Howell resident Elizabeth Naskiewicz was honored for her…
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Council, board OK cuts in school budget
BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council on May 11 shaved $470,000 from the Board of Education’s budget. The cut amounts to roughly a third of the planned $1.5 million increase in the local tax levy to support school operations. The Board of Education put a $24.6 million tax…
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Graduation Day is grand for families, too
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Student reaction at being the first Monmouth University class to graduate from the PNC Bank Arts Center was mixed. Angela Marie Smith, a special education major from Manahawkin, said it was a good idea. "It makes the graduates actually feel like they’re celebrities," she…
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Police arrest two of three suspects in store robbery
Lakewood, Jackson residents face charges from May 17 holdup BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Two men, one armed with a semi-automatic handgun, were arrested last week on robbery and weapon possession charges. Ruben Phillips, 22, of Lakewood and Ronald N. Evans Jr., 21, of Jackson were arrested and charged with…
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SEA charges Hook changes driven by development plan
Superintendent says pipe plan predates Sandy Hook Partners proposal BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Plans to step up sand replenishment along the coastline at Sandy Hook and reconfigure beach parking would benefit a planned development at Fort Hancock at the expense of recreational users of the national park, a local surfers’…
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Zest
Dance company puts unique spin on movement Zest Dance company puts unique spin on movement He appeared to be walking on air. Illuminated by brilliant flashes of a strobe light, dancer Brian McGinnis seemed to stride, leap and run in the air across the stage of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. "I’ve never seen anything…
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Rain doesn’t dampen spirits at graduation
Monmouth Universitystudents addressed by underwater explorer BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Monmouth University students addressed by underwater explorer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth University graduates were able to stay dry during their graduation ceremony thanks to the event moving to the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel. Climb the tallest mountain. Don’t bother…
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Union seeks answers on teachers let go by district
Information needed for teachers to have hearing on status BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer A field representative for the New Jersey Educa-tion Association has demanded that the Monmouth Beach Board of Education provide reasons why two teachers were not rehired. Ronald Villano said at the May 13 board meeting that the…
