Category: Atlanticville News
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Pier Village draws feathered guests
By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Oceanfront redevelopment has attracted a clientele which was not expected. One of New Jersey’s most endangered species, the Atlantic Coast piping plover, protected under the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, has come to the city to roost. The bird is listed as a threatened…
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New school to serve as cap of contamination
Officials stillgrappling with how to handle toxins in playing fields By carolyn o Officials still grappling with how to handle toxins in playing fields By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer Construction has resumed on the new A.A. Anastasia School in Long Branch, but the testing of the new school site for contamination will continue. Construction on…
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Incorrect elevation certifications could sink boro’s flood insurance
FEMA sent letterto hundreds of residents warning of problem By sherry conohanStaff Writer FEMA sent letter to hundreds of residents warning of problem By sherry conohan Staff Writer The Federal Emergency Management Agency has threatened to put Monmouth Beach on probation from the National Flood Insurance Program for failing to enforce NFIP regulations. In a…
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Board ready to ask voters to approve expansion
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Board of Education was expected to vote Tuesday night on a resolution putting a referendum on the ballot in a special election Sept. 30 for a $7.3 million project to build an addition and make renovations at the district’s two-school complex…
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Board cuts back on staffing cutbacks
District staffing changes follow drop inenrollment, federal aid By Sherry conohanStaff Writer District staffing changes follow drop in enrollment, federal aid By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — It was a night for saving jobs as well as axing them. The Board of Education Monday night, faced with the necessity of layoffs because of budget…
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District searching for new high school principal
By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — After just a year on the job, the principal of the township’s high school has resigned. Dr. William Cohee, who came to the district from Middletown, Del., was hired last year as principal of the 1,325-student high school at a base salary of $110,600…
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Basketball court draws concerns from neighbor
Attorney asks council why approvals weregiven without a hearing By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Attorney asks council why approvals were given without a hearing By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — How does a full-size basketball court, complete with lights, play in a residential neighborhood? The one at 5 Robin Court has failed to…
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NPS clears way for development of fort
By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer The National Park Service has cleared the way for a private developer to line up financing for a controversial $75 million redevelopment project at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. The Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) issued by NPS Northeast Regional Director Marie Rust dated July…
