Category: Atlanticville News
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Chamber’s Adopt-A-Family program continues to grow
BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — What could have been a very sad holiday for 13 families in the area will instead be filled with the expected joy of the season. For the 10th straight year the Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce has helped connect local businesses, organizations…
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City school’s pool plan going before voters 65,000-square-foot aqua center is expected
to cost $13.5 million BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer City school’s pool plan going before voters 65,000-square-foot aqua center is expected Artist’s renderings of the proposed 65,000-square-foot Aquatic Center that would be built as part of the redevelopment of lower Broadway in Long Branch. to cost $13.5 million BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer On Tuesday, Long Branch residents…
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Pair of two-car accidents on Route 36
WEST LONG BRANCH — Two auto accidents occurred at the intersection of Route 36 and Monmouth Road over the Thanksgiving weekend. On Thanksgiving Day, a car driven by Gloria Wood, 61, of Neptune was headed eastbound on Route 36 when it was rear-ended by a driver traveling behind it, according to police. Police said Wood…
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Worker falls from roof at construction site
EATONTOWN — A roofer working at the Staybridge Suites construction site was critically injured in a fall from the roof of the sixth floor. The worker fell down four stories, to a portion of the building which protrudes from the main structure. Police said the injured man, Innocen Grijalba, 28, of Trenton, suffered severe internal…
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Subdivision stalled by definition of rear lot line
Submitted plan defined line as perpendicularto front of property BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Submitted plan defined line as perpendicular to front of property BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — The proposed subdivision of an Ocean Avenue lot with a distinctive pink house on it is headed back to the drawing board. The plan…
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Library ready in spring
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Springtime is expected to bring warm weather, sunny days and, in the township this year, a new library. Having been delayed a bit by inclement weather over the last year, township officials said the new building, at 701 Deal Road, is expected to be ready not long after the end of winter.…
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City extends deadline for next phase of Beachfront North
BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Long Branch — The City Council voted to extend the deadline for a proposal on the Beach Front North redevelopment zone, phase II, last week. The designated co-developers, Applied Development Co. and the Matzel and Mumford Corp., have requested more time before they present the city…
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Word on the Street
How do you think Santa Claus puts Word on the Street How do you think Santa Claus puts He climbs through the roof with his big bag. — Alexis Jones Long Branch the presents under the tree? He has magic that he uses. — Chris Cannon Long Branch His reindeer bring him (to the house)…
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Zest
Artist BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Zest Artist’s work teaches more than science Originally done as text illustrations, work carries message of inclusion Artist’s work teaches more than science Originally done as text illustrations, work carries message of inclusion CHRIS KELLY staff Larry Jay Patterson hopes his artwork will make principles of science accessible to a broad spectrum…
