Category: Atlanticville News
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Five years later, Hornick is back to work
Staff Writer By Carolyn o CHRIS KELLY Long Branch fireman Joe Hornick went through a five-year battle with the city before winning the right to work in October. LONG BRANCH — Joe Hornick is back to work as a firefighter for the city, and Mayor Adam Schneider is not happy about it. More than five…
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Farm latest addition for Monmouth University 4.4-acre property in residential zone on Beachwood Avenue
Staff Writer By Sherry Conohan Farm latest addition for Monmouth University 4.4-acre property in residential zone on Beachwood Avenue WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University has increased its land holdings in the borough by buying a former farm on Beechwood Avenue. Susan Doctorian, associate vice president of public affairs at the university, said the school…
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~ Notes Around Town ~
CHRIS KELLY Passey Gardens, Long Branch, was closed off because of construction work being done below street level. Above, a backhoe displaces dirt from the project area. The Chamber of Commerce will hold its seventh annual Antique Show on Dec. 1 and 2 at Long Branch Middle School from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For…
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Council makes new deal for Wampum Park work Price $46,000 more than borough agreed to pay original contractor
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan Council makes new deal for Wampum Park work Price $46,000 more than borough agreed to pay original contractor EATONTOWN — Work should finally get under way at Wampum Park with the award of a contract to the second lowest bidder after the initial winning bidder bowed out of the job.…
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DARE officials admit program’s weakness may lie in its long-term effects on drug prevention
Staff Writer By alison granito “DARE to keep kids off drugs” DARE has become an educational institution and a household name, garnering the lion’s share of government drug education dollars and maintaining a presence in the vast majority of America’s classrooms. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) is the most recognizable and widely used drug education…
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Bea Coleman’s school-based food drive has become a large undertaking
Staff Writer By carolyn o Bea Coleman’s school-based food drive has become a large undertaking chris kelly Boxes are filling up, and they in turn are filling up the auditorium at the Long Branch Middle School. Members of Donna Cetrullo’s eighth-grade food class at the school are taking part in getting the food ready for…
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DARE officer: Program works best with support of parents, schools
Staff Writer By mark rosman FARRAH MAFFAI Sixth-grader Danielle LaCugna answers a question during Patrolman Gerald Bruno’s DARE review session at the Pine Brook School, Manalapan. A piece of the puzzle — not the final answer. That’s how Eric Schmidt, one of three officers in the Manalapan Police Department who instructs youngsters in the local…
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A court battle may be ahead for Oceanport if it adopts a proposed amendment to its zoning ordinances regarding guidelines for uses within a cemetery.
A court battle may be ahead for Oceanport if it adopts a proposed amendment to its zoning ordinances regarding guidelines for uses within a cemetery. The proposed amendments were introduced last Thursday at a Borough Council meeting, and a public hearing on the proposal is slated for the council’s Dec. 20 meeting. Before that meeting,…
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Educational video depicts life, and death, of a local drug addict
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Educational video depicts life, and death, of a local drug addict Retired Middletown Police Detective Mike Slover comes face to face with Richard “Richie” Johnson each time he shows a video plea he requested from Johnson not long before he died of a drug overdose. The stark, searing reality…
