Category: Atlanticville News
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Ocean Twp. considers regional school district
Proposal would resolve funding dispute with Loch Arbour BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Ocean Township Mayor William Larkin is assuring residents that the township is actively involved in discussions between the Board of Education (BOE) and the village of Loch Arbour, focused on reaching an agreement on a new schoolfunding formula. Larkin weighed in on…
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Commemorating Fort Monmouth
Above: The Vietnam Veterans of America, N.J. Shore Area, Chapter 12, open “Commemorating Fort Monmouth: Contributions to County and Country 1917-2011” on March 26. The event was hosted by Brookdale Community College’s Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution. Left: World War II veteran Thomas F. Mahoney (l), who served on the USS…
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Ocean Twp. mulls red-light cameras on Rte. 35
Cameras expected to generate fines at three intersections BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Drivers, take note: the Township Council is expected to approve a resolution making it the first municipality in Monmouth County to install red-light cameras at several intersections. Initially slated for approval at the council’s March 21 meeting, the measure…
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New logo reaffirms mission of The Arc of Monmouth
Focus remains on support for people with disabilities and their families BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Top: Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, R-12th District, (far left) and The Arc of Monmouth Board President Neil Fleischman (far right) get help unveiling the new logo at the nonprofit’s Tinton Falls headquarters March 24. PHOTOS BY DAN HOWLEY More than…
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Hydrofracking subject of Brookdale panel
MIDDLETOWN — Brookdale Community College will host an expert panel discussion on the risk of hydrofracking, the controversial procedure that opponents claim is resulting in dangerously contaminated drinking water. The free event will take place Wednesday, April 6, at 7:15 p.m. in the Warner Student Life Center, Twin Lights rooms I and II. Parking is…
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‘Face of community’ retires from Shrewsbury post
Eatontown man wraps up career of almost four decades BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Frank Clark stands in front of a GIS map of Shrewsbury he created during his nearly 40-year career with the borough’s Department of Public Works. ANDREW DAVISON SHREWSBURY — Longtime employee Frank Clark is retiring from his position as foreman of…
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St. Jerome School, West Long Branch, earned high marks at the Pre-High School Academic Tournament held earlier this month at the Marine Academy of Science and Technology on Sandy Hook. With a total of 23 teams competing, the St. Jerome Grade 8 Team A placed third in the competition, placing them in the 91st percentile…
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Sea Girt offers historic lore, ocean panorama
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Sea Girt Lighthouse FollowWreck Pond bridge into the beautiful and historic borough of Sea Girt. This one-square-mile town includes the area between Stockton Lake and Wreck Pond. Though modest in size, the quaint beach town incorporated in 1917 is packed with history, dining and 1.75 miles of beach. Travel down Ocean Avenue…
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Long Branch budget calls for tax increase
Budget hearing set for April 26; public vote on April 27 BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — City residents may see their tax bills increase by as much as 4 percent this year under a preliminary $47.8 million municipal budget approved last week. The City Council passed a resolution at the March 22 meeting…
