Category: Atlanticville News
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Mobile command center a second police station Department has been using vehicle in crisis situations for two years
Correspondent By Robert degennaro Mobile command center a second police station Department has been using vehicle in crisis situations for two years OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Once, it was a used tool truck. Now, it is a high-tech mobile command unit. For the past few weeks, officers of the Ocean Township Police Department (OTPD) have been…
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Connection for lights at ball fields to be made
Staff Writer By SHERRY CONOHAN WEST LONG BRANCH — Installa-tion of the lights for the ball field at Valenzano Park could be completed sometime soon with the award of contracts by the Borough Council to Lucas Electric Inc. and Jersey Central Power and Light Co. The council agreed at its June 19 meeting to pay…
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Baykeeper’s shell game key to healthy estuary Volunteer ‘gardeners’ aiding oyster population’s return to Raritan Bay
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Baykeeper’s shell game key to healthy estuary Volunteer ‘gardeners’ aiding oyster population’s return to Raritan Bay PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Oysters grown in floating cages are measured before being dumped in the Raritan Bay as part of the New York/New Jersey Baykeeper’s oyster-gardening program. Three generations of a Monmouth Beach…
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Finding the right theater role Writing, directing plays suit Middletown native’s talents
Staff Writer By john burton Finding the right theater role Writing, directing plays suit Middletown native’s talents CHRIS KELLY Mary Lynn Dobson’s pen has proved to be her most useful tool for a career in theater. The playwright’s award-winning Two on the Aisle, Three in the Van is being staged at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre,…
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Public records soon to be easier to obtain Change in what must be made available goes into effect next month
Staff Writer By lindsey siegle Public records soon to be easier to obtain Change in what must be made available goes into effect next month The rules are about to change. On July 8, the state’s law on public access to government information will become far less restrictive, and there will be substantial penalties for…
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Wanamassa’s old fire truck is new again
Correspondent By Robert DeGennaro LINDSEY SIEGLE Several members of the Wanamassa Fire Company are working on the restoration of a 1940s Ward LaFrance engine that belonged to the company for half a decade before being sold to a collector. The firemen hope to have the engine restored to its former glory, (below) by next Memorial…
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NERC members kick some robutt
Staff Writer By ADELE YOUNG Two competitors set up their robots in the arena before a recent match sponsored by NERC (North East Robotics Club) at Fort Washington, Pa. Drivers control their robots from outside the arena. Whether they have names as innocent sounding as Bubbles or Sunflower or as intimidating as Tyrant or Rampage,…
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Neighbors concerned with conditions at former park
Illnesses of L.B. residents attributed to contaminated soil By john burton Staff Writer Those who live in the area of the former Jerry Morgan Park in Long Branch are angry and worried, and maybe even sick. Area residents gathered at Seaview Manor, Ellis Avenue, last Friday to talk about the conditions on the site of…
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A Long Branch High School teacher facing criminal charges will receive her final paycheck, but she is no longer employed by the city school district.
A Long Branch High School teacher facing criminal charges will receive her final paycheck, but she is no longer employed by the city school district. CAROLYN O’CONNELL Lisandra Zingaro of Ocean Township reflects on the good life she had just a couple of weeks ago. She now faces criminal charges and unemployment. Members of the…
