Category: Atlanticville News
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Howard wins write-in race for SRHS board
West Long Branch, Monmouth Beach, Eatontown pass budgets BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer In a five-way race for three three-year seats on the Monmouth Beach Board of Education in the April 20 school elections, Mary Kay Wedel, the only incumbent in the hunt, won re-election and will be joined on the…
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Center for blind running low on funding
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Edna Doucha, Red Bank, who is legally blind, plays some music at the New Jersey Blind Citizens Association day camp on Thursday. MIDDLETOWN — The New Jersey Blind Citizens Association is looking for some help. The association’s center in Leonardo is looking for…
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Perspective
Students learn history from a BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Perspective Students learn history from a ‘hidden child’ BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff (Above) Holocaust survivor Maude Dahme speaks at Eatontown Memorial School about her experience during World War II. (Below) Victoria Cozzolino (r) and Jack Zullo, of the…
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Budget approved with small cut in tax increase
Nearly a penny trimmed from spending plan as initially proposed BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council trimmed another four-tenths of a cent from the proposed municipal tax increase and gave final passage to a budget of $17,686,551 that will require a 6.1-cent hike in the tax rate…
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Incumbents win, levy for school budget rejected
School officials will meet with council on possible changes to spending plan BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Voters of the city defeated the $75.6 million proposed school budget on April 20. The budget, up $4.6 million from $70.9 million last year, would have increased taxes for homeowners by 4.8 cents…
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UEZ grant bolsters city’s redevelopment effort
BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The state has provided another boost to the city’s redevelopment efforts. On Monday, a check for $214,000 was presented to the city by state Commerce Secretary William D. Watley at a groundbreaking ceremony at a vacant lot on the corner of Broadway and Lippincott. The…
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Officials working to determine source of liquor store blaze
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Officials working to determine source of liquor store blaze BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — An early morning fire that started in the bar area resulted in extensive damage to the Pleasure Bay Wine & Liquors store in the Pleasure Bay shopping strip on…
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Greater Media Newspapers wins 30 NJPA awards for ’03
“Cpl. Curtin,” by Jeff Granit first place, General News Picture Story Greater Media Newspapers took home a total of 30 editorial, photography and advertising awards in the weekly division of the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2003. The prestigious Journalist of the Year award was presented to News Transcript staff writer Clare…
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DEP head wants NPS to reopen lease process
Commissioner doubtsviability of plan created by Sandy Hook PartnersBY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Commissioner doubts viability of plan created by Sandy Hook Partners BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer The state’s highest ranking environmental official endorsed the redevelopment of historic buildings at Fort Hancock but suggested it’s time to dump the private developer, chosen for the project…
