Category: Atlanticville News
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CHRIS KELLY Dorothy (Teresa Mancini) hugs the Scarecrow (Derek Byzinski) goodbye as the Cowardly Lion (James Falco) and the Tin Man (Max Kimble) wait. The Wizard of Oz will be performed at Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and March 8-9.
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Oceanport paving project threatens trees Residents fighting borough to retain silver maples, which line street
Staff Writer By carolyn o Oceanport paving project threatens trees Residents fighting borough to retain silver maples, which line street Wardell Circle will soon see much- needed road improvements, but Oceanport residents are fighting to save the trees that line the neighborhood’s streets. The borough received a $150,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation…
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City man faces grim news about mother’s remains Body of Victoria ‘Singh’ Puryear Walker was sent to Georgia crematory
City man faces grim news about mother’s remains Body of Victoria ‘Singh’ Puryear Walker was sent to Georgia crematory CHRIS KELLY Ronald Puryear tells his grandson, Xavier, 3, about his great-grandmother, Victoria “Singh” Puryear Walker. The woman’s body was among more than 300 discovered at the Tri-State Crematory, Walker County, Ga. Authorities suspect the bodies…
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West Long Branch municipal tax rate rising 4.4 percent Higher cost of employee health insurance, salaries figure in increase
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan West Long Branch municipal tax rate rising 4.4 percent Higher cost of employee health insurance, salaries figure in increase WEST LONG BRANCH — A 2 cent increase in the tax rate for municipal purposes is necessary for the borough to provide a superior level of service for residents, according to…
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Municipal tax rate rising 4.4 percent
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan WEST LONG BRANCH — A 2 cent increase in the tax rate for municipal purposes is necessary for the borough to provide a superior level of service for residents, according to Mayor Paul Zambrano. A proposed $6,042,586.67 budget which will require a tax rate of 47 cents per $100 of…
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Meeting community health needs VNA of Central Jersey has seen its mission evolve over the years
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan Meeting community health needs VNA of Central Jersey has seen its mission evolve over the years VERONICA YANKOWSKI Ruth DePaul, East Brunswick, has her blood pressure taken by Susan Hone, a registered nurse with the Visiting Nurse Association of Central New Jersey. At its inception 90 years ago, the organization…
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Working for VNA a different kind of nursing For nurses, in-home service allows for more focus on patients
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan Working for VNA a different kind of nursing For nurses, in-home service allows for more focus on patients Jerry Wolkowitz Lisa Zwerdling, a community health nurse with the VNA of Central New Jersey, reviews her patient medical notes with Theresa Wilson of Red Bank, a client of the VNA. Lisa…
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Changing times benefit York Telecom
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan VERONICA YANKOWSKI Dean Gonteski (l), vice president of solutions of York Telecom in Eatontown, and Oswald Bedward demonstrate videoconferencing technology. EATONTOWN — Fueled by a slowing economy and a fear of flying, business at York Telecom Corp., a provider of teleconferencing systems, has taken off, and the company expects it…
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No explanation for change in zoning map Master plan shows line inappropriately redrawn around property
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan No explanation for change in zoning map Master plan shows line inappropriately redrawn around property WEST LONG BRANCH — It may not be the stuff of Agatha Christie, but the borough has a mystery surrounding its zoning map that’s a real puzzler. Borough Attorney Gregory S. Baxter advised the council…
