Category: Atlanticville News
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Shore Regional H.S. teacher plans to show practical side of physics
Silvestri leavesindustry toenter classroom By sherry conohanStaff Writer Shore Regional H.S. teacher plans to show practical side of physics Silvestri leaves industry to enter classroom By sherry conohan Staff Writer Nuclear engineer Vincent Silvestri hopes to impart to his students the practical application of the physics he will be teaching them at Shore Regional High…
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Free breakfast offered to all Long Branch students
Studies show academic benefits from eatinga morning meal By carolyn o Studies show academic benefits from eating a morning meal By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Grumbling stomachs will no longer get in the way of a productive day of learning Before hitting the books for the day, all city public school students…
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School for Children opens new facility
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — After 27 years on the campus of Monmouth University, the School for Children has moved into a new home at 270 Industrial Way West in order to have more room to grow. The school serves a diverse population of children who suffer from autism…
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DEP puts brakes on rush to swap land
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The proposed land swap between the borough and the Chapel Beach Club has been put on hold by a directive of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). John Garofalo, acting manager of the DEP’s Bureau of Coastal Engineering, sent Mayor Gregory W.…
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Retirements staved off layoffs in Eatontown schools
One-time offer boostedcompensation forunused sick days By Sherry conohanStaff Writer One-time offer boosted compensation for unused sick days By Sherry conohan Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Faced with a declining enrollment that had resulted in the loss of 500 students over two years, Schools Superintendent Robert J. Soprano figured he’d have to lay off 20 teachers…
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Rare change: new top administrator at OTES
New principal is just the third head administrator in school By lindsey siegleStaff Writer By lindsey siegle Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI William J. Galatro, the new principal for the Ocean Township Elementary School, is ready for the opening day of classes on Wednesday. OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The new face in the principal’s office at Ocean…
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Post office to be renamed for slain officer, Pat King
U.S. Congress passes bill renaming Third Avenue post office By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city’s main post office, which was dedicated 88 years ago, will be renamed in honor of officer Pat King next month. A bill that was introduced in Congress by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.)…
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New K-5 math program introduces writing element
District aims to improve fourth-graders By Sherry conohanStaff Writer District aims to improve fourth-graders’ scores on state ESPA By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — When children in kindergarten through fifth grade return to school on Sept. 5, they will be greeted by a new math program geared to helping them do better…
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New sergeants add power to boro’s force
By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer Farrah Maffai Patrolman Dennis G. Cahill (c) is sworn in as a sergeant on the Monmouth Beach police force by Borough Commissioner William C. Barham as his wife, Ellen, (r) and daughters Kelsey and Kayla, holding the Bible, look on. MONMOUTH BEACH — The police department…
