Category: Atlanticville News
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Former teacher faces new set of charges
High school educator fired last year in wakeof drug, sex charges By carolyn o Former teacher faces new set of charges High school educator fired last year in wake of drug, sex charges By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Another round of criminal charges have been filed against a former Long Branch High…
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School board selects new superintendent
Hoover comes to Eatontown from Hainesport district By sherry conohanStaff Writer By sherry conohan Staff Writer The Eatontown Board of Education has reached into Burlington County to choose Jean E. "Nina" Hoover, currently superintendent of the Hainesport Township School District, to be the district’s new schools superintendent. The board on Monday night authorized the ad…
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Chris Kelly Monmouth Mall in Eatontown was abloom with a bevy of orchids during the Sixth Annual Orchid Show sponsored by the Deep Cut Orchid Society from Feb. 21-23.
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Residents near gas plant site want answers on relocation
Officials maintain neighbors are in no immediate danger By carolyn o Residents near gas plant site want answers on relocation By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer At this point, Long Branch residents of several public housing buildings near the former gas manufacturing plant don’t know whether they’ll be permanently relocated while site clean-up continues and whether…
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Chris Kelly Heavy rains caused flooding in some areas. A security guard drives through the parking lot of Monmouth Mall, Eatontown.
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Search Day’s need for more space questioned
Board professionalscriticize objectors By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Board professionals criticize objectors’ expert’s comparisons By Sherry conohan Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Search Day School has reversed its position and decided to share the cost of a special hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment with objectors to its expansion plan. Michael A. Bruno, the…
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Gunfire on Chelsea Avenue
LONG BRANCH — When police responded to several reports of gunfire, they found two individuals engaged in an argument — one brandishing a gun, and the other, a box cutter. Shortly before midnight on Feb. 12, the Long Branch Police Department received several calls from concerned citizens that shots had been fired in the 300…
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Shore Regional plans new look for library
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — To renovate the library at Shore Regional High School, the committee overseeing the work is calling on the "top dogs" in school library design for direction. Tracy Handerhan, director of curriculum and instruction at the high school, who is chairing the committee,…
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Council gives itself room to maneuver on budget
Boro officials introduce ordinance raisingstate-imposed budget cap By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Boro officials introduce ordinance raising state-imposed budget cap By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — As a harbinger of the financial pain to come, the Borough Council has introduced an ordinance to exceed the state-imposed budget cap. By passing the ordinance, the…
