Category: Atlanticville News
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Council may seek other use for sidewalk funds Governing body seeks to use money for other streets
Staff Writer By SHERRY CONOHAN Council may seek other use for sidewalk funds Governing body seeks to use money for other streets WEST LONG BRANCH — Progress has been reported by the Borough Council in dealing with two thorny issues: sidewalks and drainage. Councilman Richard F. Cooper Jr. said at the council’s meeting on Sept.…
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Competition shows Xena’s a top dog Police dog and handler among elite teams in country at recent event
Staff Writer By SHERRY CONOHAN Competition shows Xena’s a top dog Police dog and handler among elite teams in country at recent event VERONICA YANKOWSKI Eatontown Patrolman Thomas Ferrugia plays with Xena outside the police department last week. EATONTOWN — Xena and her buddy and handler, Patrolman Thomas Ferrugia, have moved into the most elite…
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Incorrect markings lead to gas line strike, disruption Broken high-pressure line quickly plugged, completely repaired
Staff Writer By SHERRY CONOHAN Incorrect markings lead to gas line strike, disruption Broken high-pressure line quickly plugged, completely repaired LINDSEY SIEGLE Workers contemplate the damage caused when a gas line was broken last Friday. WEST LONG BRANCH — A subcontractor working for New Jersey-American Water Co. broke a 2-inch gas line at the intersection…
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Congressmen say Earle an unlikely target
Staff Writer By alison granito Area legislators described Naval Weapons Station Earle as "secure" and highlighted its strategic importance in the event that the United States undertakes overseas military action in the war on terrorism during a press conference Monday at the Earle pier in Leonardo. Representatives Frank Pallone (D-6) and Rush Holt (D-12) undertook…
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Sennachie and meitheal meet in Red Bank Storytellers get together to benefit family of stricken boy
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Sennachie and meitheal meet in Red Bank Storytellers get together to benefit family of stricken boy PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Jim Flanagan, a writing teacher at Asbury Park High School, helps keep the centuries-old tradition of the Irish storyteller, or “shenachie,” alive and well. Flanagan spins yarns that detail his…
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Communities coming together in troubled time Neighbors gather at services and vigils to share grief, spread hope
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan Communities coming together in troubled time Neighbors gather at services and vigils to share grief, spread hope CHRIS KElly Julia Weyent waves the flag high with her father Richard at the Long Branch candlelight prayer vigil on Sunday. Shore area residents turned out in droves over the past week to…
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Oceanport officials suspended after aiding at WTC Pair face hearing for crossing river to assist victims of tragedy
Staff Writer By carolyn o Oceanport officials suspended after aiding at WTC Pair face hearing for crossing river to assist victims of tragedy Kerin Slattery faces a disciplinary hearing as a member of the Oceanport First Aid Squad after going in to New York City to assist after the attack on the World Trade Center…
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Comfort Kits come in handy at disaster site
Staff Writer By sherry conohan The handwritten notes from the schoolchildren, inscribed on red 3-by-5 inch file cards and tucked inside each "comfort kit" they had prepared for rescue workers at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers, touched Dr. Angelo Chinicci the most. Chinicci, an Asbury Park physician and medical director of…
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Facing the devastation Firemen see firsthand what terrorists’ actions wrought at Trade Center
Staff Writer By carolyn o Facing the devastation Firemen see firsthand what terrorists’ actions wrought at Trade Center Courtesy of Long Branch Fire Department Long Branch firefighters search through the rubble of the World Trade Center’s twin towers. Finding just one missing person would give closure to a family. Moving just one piece of debris…
