Category: Atlanticville News
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Planners approve 96-unit mid-rise on Clifton Avenue
Former GI housing will be cleared to make way for project By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer A glittering, seven-story mid-rise with 96 units has received preliminary approval from the Long Branch Planning Board. Planned for Clifton Avenue and Ocean Boulevard, the mid-rise will sit on a site that currently contains 34 homes…
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Condo given to agency
By maura dowginStaff Writer Condo given to agency By maura dowgin Staff Writer KEYPORT — A local realty group donated a condominium to 180, Turning Lives Around, formerly known as the Women’s Center of Monmouth County. Lawrence Vecchio, owner of BetterHomesNJ.com V.R.I. Realtors, on West Front Street, Keyport, is not only donating the house, but…
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Fort Monmouth veterans clinic sets rules for use
Freeholder Theodore J. Narozanick has announced the rules and regulations by which veterans will be able to use the new Veterans Community Based Outpatient Clinic (VCBOC), which officially opened at Fort Monmouth last month. The following rules have been supplied by the Veterans Administration: Veterans wishing to register or make arrangements to transfer their care…
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Sewerage authority chairman stepping down
Expansion construction delay may result in suit against contractor By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer Elwood L. Baxter MONMOUTH BEACH — In his parting shot, Elwood L. Baxter suggested it was time to seek damages from the contractor who is behind schedule in completing construction of the sewer plant expansion. At the…
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Councilman challenges anonymous caller
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Councilman challenges anonymous caller By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Councilman Theodore F. Lewis Jr. had a Memorial Day story that he hoped would reach an anonymous caller who left a message on his answering machine. Lewis, speaking at the June 11 meeting of the Borough Council, said the anonymous…
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Matawan man brings fishing to cable TV
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY The New Jersey Fishing Show, created by John MacAdam (l) and Gary Cogland, will debut on Comcast’s CN8 on July 6. MATAWAN — A borough resident is using a cable access channel as a vehicle for his television and fishing passions. The New Jersey…
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Driver who fled scene of hit-and-run sought
Witnesses able to give police partial license plate number of vehicle By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck a boy on a bike, leaving him fighting for his life. Shortly before 5 p.m. June 23, a witness called 911 to report that…
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Manatee matter comes to a close
Statue By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Statue’s kidnapper pleads guilty to disorderly charges By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The manatee mailbox of Dr. Anthony M. "Doc" Villane Jr. is back at the end of his driveway and the person who cut the baby manatee away from its mother and made off with it has…
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Board lowers age limit for kindergarten
Date for test admission pushed back a month with 6-3 vote By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Overcoming some last minute hesitation, the Board of Education approved a policy change on the age for admittance to kindergarten to Nov. 30. Under the present policy, children must be 5 years old…
