Category: Atlanticville News
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Dinner events give flavor of county’s ethnic offerings
Ethnic cuisine is the centerpiece of a new arts program that celebrates the rich cultural diversity of Monmouth County. "A Taste of Culture — International Dialogues Over Dinner" will offer participants an intercultural, multi-sensory experience built around three dinner events highlighting Vietnamese, Indian, and African-American cuisine. Created by The Project for Intercultural Development, "A Taste…
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Stories abound about a Monmouth Beach house
Greg KellyMonmouthBeach Life Greg Kelly Monmouth Beach Life The large vacant house on stilts at 3 Ocean Ave. is again the subject of talk in the borough. A Holmdel couple wants to purchase the property, tear down the existing structure, and build a new $4 million, 14,000-square-foot stone house. The borough’s Planning Board is reviewing…
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Perspective
In unexpected ways WWII changed women BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Perspective In unexpected ways WWII changed women’s lives Role in war effort helped shift societal perceptions and expectations BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer In unexpected ways WWII changed women’s lives Role in war effort helped shift societal perceptions and expectations BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer…
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For one resident at least, exchange would not be equal
BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Anna DeFaria is one among many that are fighting to save their home. The 78-year-old retired preschool teacher owns a house on Marine Terrace, one of the three streets located in the redevelopment zone designated as Beachfront North phase II. If the city moves ahead…
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Work beginning on removal of plant smokestack
BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Work beginning on removal of plant smokestack BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) company has begun to remove a smokestack on Long Branch Avenue, the site of the former manufactured gas plant (MGP). The smokestack stands as an obsolete vestige of the former MGP’s operations,…
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Property owners facing 11% city tax increase
Cost of health insurance for city employees going up more than 20 percent BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council introduced a $36.7 million budget, which calls for a 9.5-cent tax increase, at its March 9 meeting. The budget is up $3.96 million from last year’s $32.7 million spending…
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Minister arrested, charged for sexual assault
Allegations made byPa. woman he met in Christian chat room BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Allegations made by Pa. woman he met in Christian chat room BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The Rev. Kevin Brown is being held in Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township, on charges of sexual assault. The 51-year-old city resident was…
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Boro’s new police officers sworn in, will start April 5
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The borough’s two new police officers have been sworn in and are expected to take to the streets in early April. The Borough Council, at its Feb. 25 meeting, hired Theresa Healy, from the West Long Branch Police Department, and Anthony Guido, from the…
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Collision results in fatality
BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A two-car collision on March 1 resulted in the death of a 62-year-old woman from Ocean Township. At 8 a.m. near the intersection of Ocean and Sycamore avenues, Margaret Widmeier, of Staffa Street, was operating a 2002 Saturn when she was struck by a 1995…
