Category: Atlanticville News
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BMW dealership will be coming to Route 36
Applicant nixes easement for road between Parker Avenue and Route 36 By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The borough will get a new BMW dealership but it won’t be getting a new road with it. The Planning Board gave its approval on March 10 to J.T.V. Associates, LLC, to build…
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Kids get practice in making the right call
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Monmouth County 911 operator Ralph McChesney explains to Monmouth Beach School student Victoria Michaels, 7, what to say during a 911 emergency call. MONMOUTH BEACH — Mr. Peppermint and his friend Muffin recently visited the Monmouth Beach School to demonstrate to the first-graders how…
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Recent fire response cited in support of LOSAP
Effort at DeForrest Place blaze noted by councilman proposing benefit By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Borough Council lavished praise on the volunteer firefighters who fought a major structural fire that destroyed the home of Soren and Marianne Pedersen on DeForrest Place and Councilman William R. Deisinger…
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Redevelopment a reality on oceanfront
By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer CAROLYN O’CONNELL Beachfront North, Long Branch, an oceanfront redevelopment site, is being prepared for the installation of underground utilities. LONG BRANCH — The traffic of bulldozers, the moving of soil, the installation of utilities and the pathways delineated for new roads are all signs that redevelopment is…
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Women’s work: never done, usually underpaid
Mary Gatta tackles issue as director at Rutgers U. Center for Women By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer VERONICAYANKOWSKI Mary Gatta’s own experience in low-wage jobs has provided insight for her research at Rutgers University’s Center for Women and Work. Summer jobs during high school and college provided Dr. Mary Gatta with…
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Sea Bright socked by Shore Regional tax
Borough experiencing largest tax increase among towns in district By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth Beach catches a break next year in the Shore Regional High School budget. The borough’s tax rate to support its share of the $10,143,032 levy will go down. The tax rates of…
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No precedents for her legal challenge
Red Bank attorney remains on trail she blazed 70 years ago By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer JEFFGRANIT More than seven decades into her legal career, Florence Forgotson, Red Bank, is still practicing. One of the first female NYU Law School graduates, she had to wear a man’s robe at graduation (right…
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Conference to focus on dealing with tragedy
Second annual program aims to equip womento handle adversity By carolyn o Conference to focus on dealing with tragedy Second annual program aims to equip women to handle adversity By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEANPORT — When disaster and hardship strike, such as the tragic events of Sept. 11, many women are left behind not…
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Word on the Street
Word on the Street I feel that we should wait until we have a bit more support before going in. — Eve Grimaldi Long Branch What did you think when you heard about President Bush’s 48-hour demand? I think they should have done this the first time. We shouldn’t have bothered waiting for the United…
