Category: Atlanticville News
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Lion’s Den Café opens at Eastern Branch Library
SHREWSBURY — Monmouth County Library commissioners and ballet dancers mingled at the Eastern Branch Library for the grand opening of the Lion’s Den Café on Dec. 11. Café manager Debbie Disakias served patrons slices of her creation, a cake shaped like a giant red and white “Nutcracker” soldier. After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, more than 130…
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9/11 health care bill one signature away
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th District) said his last vote of the year was a special one. Pallone and both chambers of Congress passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act on Dec. 22, a bill aimed at allocating money for health care for 9/11 first responders at ground zero.…
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The Monmouth University Chamber Orchestra performs at the Holiday Sing Along held in Wilson Hall at the West Long Branch university on Dec. 9. More photos, page 13 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Dery Bennett New Year’s Day Beach Walk
On Jan. 1, the American Littoral Society will hold its annual New Year’s Day Beach Walk to the tip of Sandy Hook at 11 a.m. This year, the walk will launch the coastal conservation nonprofit’s 50th anniversary. The walk was inaugurated in the 1970s by the society’s long-time leader, Dery Bennett, so that people could…
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Holiday cheer
Arthur Green II (r) and his family join other West Long Branch residents in the 81st annual Community Christmas Sing held at Woolley Park on Dec. 19. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Park System activities make time fly in Jan.
If time flies when you’re having fun, than let the Monmouth County Park System help January pass in a blur. With its ability to feel longer than 31 days, the month can feel endless. Here are a few, fun, drop-in activities planned: • Meet the Otter Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 1 and 2, Manasquan…
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YMCAs to host 22nd annual MLK memorial breakfast
The Community YMCA and the YMCA of Western Monmouth County will host the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 17. The event will celebrate of the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and will be held 8-10 a.m. at Branches, 123 Monmouth Road in West Long Branch.…
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Vets turn fabrics of war into artwork
Combat Paper Project uses paper making as healing process BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The fibers of old military uniforms are taking on a new form at the Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center. The center unveiled its new exhibition, the Combat Paper Project, featuring a threeday papermaking workshop Dec. 9- 11, during…
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Freehold Soil Conservation 2010 Photo Contest winners
A Freehold Township man was among the four area winners of the Freehold Soil Conservation District’s 2010 Photo Contest. “Morning Music” by Terri Walliczek, Shrewsbury, first place, shot at Ocean Grove Pier More than 300 entrants submitted photographs designed to portray the beauty and uniqueness of the natural environments found in Middlesex and Monmouth counties.…
