Category: Atlanticville News
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Questions remain about open space question
Commissioners mum on what tax will be used for if approved by voters BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — Try as they might, residents could not get two members of the Board of Commissioners to tell them what a proposed open space tax will be used for. Commissioners William…
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City man facing weapons and assault charges
BY CAROLYN O BY CAROLYN O’CONNELL Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Donny Reevey, 25, of Grant Court has been arrested in connection with a Sept. 29 armed robbery on Haliburton Street. "Officers developed information over the past weeks linking Reevey to the robbery," police Lt. Bruce Johantgen said. Detectives Raymond Chaparro and Jeffrey Pilone spotted…
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Planners wait for word from DEP on J&B project
Developer seeks approval to cut Whalepond Road property into three lots BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Planners wait for word from DEP on J&B project Developer seeks approval to cut Whalepond Road property into three lots BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — A move within the Planning Board to quickly approve the subdivision…
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Zest
A true story of a boy and his dogSisters turn artist BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Zest A true story of a boy and his dog Sisters turn artist’s work into heartwarming tale BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer A true story of a boy and his dog Sisters turn artist’s work into heartwarming tale BY GLORIA…
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University searching for cause of sickness
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer University searching for cause of sickness BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Health sleuths are trying to determine the cause of a mysterious ailment that has struck a number of students in Monmouth University’s Pinewood Hall dormitory. Sidney B. Johnson Jr., of the Monmouth County Regional Health Commission,…
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Environmentalist’s land a lasting legacy
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The borough is mourning the loss of Robert Irving Owen, a noted environmentalist. Owen is known for donating 8 acres of land adjoining his home on Wall Street to the borough for use as passive recreation or community gardens. Mayor Paul Zambrano…
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Council seeking solution to rowdy residents problem
BY CAROLYN O Council seeking solution to rowdy residents problem BY CAROLYN O’CONNELL Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The council is getting ready to take drastic steps to curb problems residents say are caused by students at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. "We have been overwhelmed with letters and complaints regarding Monmouth University [students] and…
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Zoning Board approves
Search Day expansion20-month hearing process significantly raised cost of project BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Search Day expansion 20-month hearing process significantly raised cost of project BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A scaled-down version of the original addition proposed for the Search Day School has received the approval of the Zoning Board of…
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Logan family matriarch memorialized
Correspondent BY VIVIAN MARTIN Alma Ruth Logan White Alma Ruth Logan White was memorialized on Oct. 11 at Second Baptist Church, Long Branch. The Rev. Aaron N. Gibson, pastor of the church, officiated at the service. The Logan family is known as one of the oldest families in the city and, by all accounts, is…
