Category: Atlanticville News
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Police charge N.Y. woman with credit card theft
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A New York woman is facing fraud charges after she allegedly tried to purchase more than $1,000 in items from a local store using a fraudulent credit card. At approximately 11:37 a.m. on Dec. 15, officers with the Ocean Township Police Department responded to the area of BJ’s Wholesale Club on Route…
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New Jersey Marathon to expand south
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Art Castellano’s favorite quote is: “The only thing constant in staging a marathon is change.” Castellano, the director of the New Jersey Marathon, said last week that the May 1 race will expand south in 2011. In an interview last week, Castellano said Oceanport was added to…
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L.B. hikes some fees to increase revenue
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With the list of layoffs pending state approval, the Long Branch City Council took measures earlier this month to try to bring in a little more revenue. The council adopted a series of ordinances, adjusting fees for massage parlors, taxicab licenses, liquor licenses and pawnbrokers at the Dec. 14 meeting.…
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Voices raised in song
Left: The Ocean Township High School Choir presents its Winter Choral Concert at the high school on West Park Avenue, Ocean, Dec. 22. Above: Choir Director Arthur Ernst leads the choir in song. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO
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Changes would alter landscape of housing in N.J.
Senate bill S-1, which was initially scheduled for a vote before the end of the year, would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) and supplant the current housing regulations with a series of new guidelines to provide low- and moderateincome housing, is currently being discussed by members of the Assembly and Senate. S-1…
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The Santa Clauses are coming to town
The Monmouth County Historical Association is hosting a special loan exhibition of vintage Santa figures on view through Jan. 15 at its museum and library, 70 Court St., Freehold. Santa figures and toys have been a part of holiday decorating since the 19th century. The examples on view were imported from Japan or Germany or…
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Salvation Army sees drop in cash donations
Requests for housing, help with bills up more than 100 percent BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — With The Salvation Army’s iconic Red Kettle drive concluding, its leadership is concerned about the decline in donations. This annual holiday push provides the majority of the organization’s funding for the year, according to Capt. Stewart…
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Monmouth University fans react to a foul call during the first half of the game against Villanova University at Monmouth’s MAC, West Long Branch, on Dec. 22. The Hawks fell to Villanova, 76-36. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Superintendent named for Gateway natl. park
National Parks of New York Harbor Commissioner Maria Burks has named Linda Canzanelli as superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area. Canzanelli will be responsible for the 26,000-acre park, which spans locations in New York and New Jersey (Sandy Hook, Monmouth County), and drew more than nine million visitors in 2009. Canzanelli succeeds Barry Sullivan, who…
