Category: Atlanticville News
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Cops: Woman was raped at knifepoint on way to work
BY CAROLYN O BY CAROLYN O’CONNELL Staff Writer Lucas J. Vacca LONG BRANCH — A young woman on her way to work was attacked by a man who led her at knifepoint into the bushes and raped her. On Sept. 11, the day after the attack, police apprehended a man identified as Lucas J. Vacca,…
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Man robbed at knifepoint
BY CAROLYN O BY CAROLYN O’CONNELL Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A Sea Bright resident returning home from work was reportedly robbed at knifepoint on Sept. 6. The incident was reported at approximately 8 p.m. when an emergency call came into the city Police Department from a Spanish-speaking man who reported that a co-worker had…
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Zoners’ decision on Search Day expected soon
Additional plans have changed since hearings began BY CAROLYN O BY CAROLYN O’CONNELL Staff Writer The hearings are over, but the Search Day School is still not sure if its plan for expansion will be approved. The approval or denial of the project, which has been before the Ocean Township Zoning Board of Adjustment for…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the West Long Branch Fire Department use foam to put out a Pax Construction vehicle, which caught fire near the Broadway and Route 36 intersection on Sept. 10.
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Historical society recognizes borough’s oldest homes
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer Jim and Pat Delehanty’s 100-year-old house on Hollywood Avenue is one of seven “Century Homes” that were awarded plaques from the West Long Branch Historical Society. WEST LONG BRANCH — Plaques recognizing the significance of their houses were presented to the owners of six century-old homes…
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New contracts for boro police approved
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Borough Council has approved an ordinance fixing the salaries established under the new Policemen’s Benevolent Association contract. The salary for captain, the top rank covered, goes up to $84,281 this year, $87,863 as of Jan. 1, 2004, and $91,597 as of…
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Borough may alter plan to sell property
Sale of 2.6 acres is expected to generate $200,000 for town BY SANDI CARPELLOStaff Writer BY SANDI CARPELLO Staff Writer EATONTOWN — When it comes to subdividing a Fieldstone Court lot, area residents and borough officials may reach a compromise. At a workshop meeting last week, the mayor and council discussed ways to subdivide and…
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Vivian Martin
News & ViewsMLK Guild dedicates brick walkway Vivian Martin News & Views MLK Guild dedicates brick walkway The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Memorial Guild of Second Baptist Church, Long Branch, founded in 1968 under the pastorate of the late Rev. C.P. Williams, held a dedication ceremony and reception Sept. 13 at the…
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Council mulling action on Ocean Gate property
Residents request town purchase or consider rezoning 32-acre site BY CAROLYN O BY CAROLYN O’CONNELL Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Residents opposed to a planned shopping center have taken their battle to the Township Council. Opponents of the project, which will be located on 32 acres at the corner of Deal Road and Route 35,…
