Category: Atlanticville News
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District facing tough choices on budget $329,000 spending gap needs to be addressed by June 30
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer District facing tough choices on budget $329,000 spending gap needs to be addressed by June 30 BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer EATONTOWN — In a marathon meeting, angry teachers, bus drivers and aides who received RIF (reduction in force) notices called on the members to find another way to plug a…
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Girl Scout Council honors adult volunteers
Girl Scout Council honors adult volunteers The Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts Inc., Farmingdale, recently bestowed honors upon local volunteers during its adult recognition awards ceremony. The most significant honor, the Thanks II Badge, was bestowed upon Edie Poole — a staff member at Monmouth Council — for work as a volunteer with the Holmdel…
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Opponents step up effort to stop fort plan
Group has rentedbillboard to increase awareness about project BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Group has rented billboard to increase awareness about project BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Opponents of private development at Fort Hancock are digging in. Beginning next weekend, carloads of beach-goers headed for the public beaches at Sandy Hook via Route 36 will drive…
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Gaffney offers dialogue on school’s building plans
University president BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Gaffney offers dialogue on school’s building plans University president’s letter touches on plans for dorm, tennis courts BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — In a prelude to the Zoning Board meeting that was to take place Thursday, Monmouth University President Paul G. Gaffney II sent a…
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Plenty of winners at second Thorne race
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer PAGNES ZAORSKI Carissa Clayton, 11, stretches before the start of the Michael Thorne Scholarship 4-Mile Run, Sunday. WEST LONG BRANCH — In a repeat of their performance last year, the husband and wife duo of Geoff and Jill Evarts won their respective men’s and women’s divisions…
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No end in sight to record-high gas prices
One gallon of regulargasoline nearing $2 BY MARC CAVELLA & VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writers One gallon of regular gasoline nearing $2 BY MARC CAVELLA & VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writers Travelers at the Jersey Shore will face record gas prices as they drive to their destinations this summer. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded…
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Governor pushes property-tax relief plan
BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer In a tour to promote his new tax relief plan, Gov. James E. McGreevey last week sat with reporters to review his "three-pronged" FAIR (Fair and Immediate Relief) tax relief plan. The plan includes what McGreevey has dubbed a "millionaires’ tax" that would place a 2.6…
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Church has 100+ years of history — house tour keeps it going
Greg KellyMonmouthBeach Life Church has 100+ years of history — house tour keeps it going Greg Kelly Monmouth Beach Life Greg Kelly Monmouth Beach Life I’m finding that our Monmouth Beach was an amazing community in the late 19th century. In addition to the rich and famous, thanks be, there were also the humble and…
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Documentarian brings air of reality to PBS series ‘Colonial House’ aims for accurate portrayal of life in 17th-century America
BY KATE PICHELCorrespondent Documentarian brings air of reality to PBS series ‘Colonial House’ aims for accurate portrayal of life in 17th-century America BY KATE PICHEL Correspondent JAMIE BLOOMQUIST Kristi Jacobson, a Rumson native and documentary filmmaker, directed three episodes for PBS’s reality/history series “Colonial House,” which airs this week. Kristi Jacobson had to rough it…
