Category: Atlanticville News
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Upgrades for city’s senior center slated State grant will pay for 1,400-square-foot addition to facility
Staff Writer By carolyn o Upgrades for city’s senior center slated State grant will pay for 1,400-square-foot addition to facility LONG BRANCH — The city’s senior center is getting better, and the state will be footing much of the bill. The 6,500-square-foot senior center located on Second Avenue has, according to its director, Pat Krosnicki,…
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Carrying a torch for lighthouses N.J. Lighthouse Society assists in preserving 20 lighthouses and their artifacts and lore
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Carrying a torch for lighthouses N.J. Lighthouse Society assists in preserving 20 lighthouses and their artifacts and lore JERRY WOLKOWITZ Tom Laverty, president of the New Jersey Lighthouse Society, peers out from the north tower of the Twin Lights Lighthouse in Highlands. Whether they arrived via schooner or steamship, the…
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County pushing plan for new Patten Ave. bridge
County pushing plan for new Patten Ave. bridge Cost of work expected to be roughly $4 million; should improve safety By Sherry conohan Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — A new, wider Patten Avenue bridge, possibly sporting a fishing platform, will be built in the not-too-distant future. Commissioner William C. Barham, director of public works, reported…
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~ Notes Around Town ~
CHRIS KELLY The Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce will be moving into a new building and welcoming a new neighbor, the Long Branch Urban Enterprise Zone administrative offices. Many of the laborers waiting along Broadway will no longer be allowed to line up and wait for contractors to employ them for the day. City…
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Task Force 1 was on the scene early Several area residents are part of state’s Urban Search and Rescue Unit
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan Task Force 1 was on the scene early Several area residents are part of state’s Urban Search and Rescue Unit PHOTOS COURTESY OF JIM BASTAN Acting Gov. Donald DiFrancesco (above) takes some time to talk to New Jersey’s Urban Search and Rescue Unit, also known as Task Force 1, during…
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Twin Lights gathering is affirmation opportunity Volunteers, other Americans praised for unity of purpose
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Twin Lights gathering is affirmation opportunity Volunteers, other Americans praised for unity of purpose JOHN BURTON Assemblymen Joseph Azzolina (R-13) and Steven J. Corodemus (R-11), Monmouth County EMS Coordinator Michael Bascom, and Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley gather at the Twin Lights lighthouse in Highlands to honor the many…
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A special feel for horses and dogs Certified equine and canine therapist finds her calling in the barn
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli A special feel for horses and dogs Certified equine and canine therapist finds her calling in the barn FARRAH MAFFAI Carol Allan gets a kiss from Skip who wants more attention than the short massage she was just giving him. Some downsized execs trade their cubicles for a home office,…
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ESPA math test scores concern school board WLB official notes scores on that section out of line with other parts of test
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan ESPA math test scores concern school board WLB official notes scores on that section out of line with other parts of test Only 68 percent of the fourth-graders in West Long Branch’s public school were found to be proficient in math in a state-mandated test, school Superintendent Joan Kelly reported…
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CHRIS KELLY Long Branch’s Maurice Covin tries to break a tackle and head upfield during the Green Wave’s dramatic overtime win over Matawan in Long Branch on Saturday.
