Category: Atlanticville News
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Ronald McDonald House gets special guests
Rockettes, Santa make holiday visit to Long Branch site BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Long Branch learned how to kick and dance last week as members of the world-famous Rockettes came for a visit. A member of Radio City Music Hall’s famed Rockettes looks on as Janea…
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Suspect charged in stabbing at fast-food restaurant
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A Neptune man is facing assault charges after he allegedly stabbed a passenger in his car in a Wendy’s parking lot last week. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 2, police responded to the Wendy’s parking lot located on Route 35 after receiving multiple calls about an altercation and possible stabbing, according…
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Acorn sorting season highlights commitment to forest health
JACKSON — Squirrels are not the only ones focused on acorns this fall. At the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Nursery in Jackson, foresters and staff are hard at work collecting and sorting this year’s acorn crop in preparation for growing the next generation of oaks — trees that one day will spread…
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Menorah lighting
Rabbi Laibel Schapiro, of Chabad of the Shore, lights the menorah at Pier Village in Long Branch on Dec. 5. The Long Branch Fire Department assisted with the lighting. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Elks host holiday festivities
LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Elks Lodge at 150 Garfield Ave. will host its annual Children’s Christmas Party on Dec. 19 beginning at noon. Admission is $6 per person, which includes lunch. DJ Lee and The Inspirational Dance Group will provide the entertainment. Bring a gift because there will be a visit from Santa.…
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Car sharing helps Monmouth U. students zip around town
Zipcar provides students with transportation options BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Monmouth University has entered into an agreement with the carsharing service Zipcar that will provide the school’s students and faculty members with access to a pool of shared vehicles 24 hours a day. Monmouth University has entered into an agreement with Zipcar, the…
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City approves UEZ marketing proposal
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city’s business community is hoping that a nearly $300,000 marketing project gets state approval early in 2011. The City Council passed a resolution Nov. 30 approving the marketing proposal that will be funded mostly with Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) money. UEZ Director Jacob Jones said in…
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Fort developer loses lease for three buildings
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Historic Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook was serene last Friday morning; the only signs of life were the Marine Academy of Science and Technology students practicing their drill on the parade grounds behind the row of officers’ houses built in the late 1800s that line the winding road that borders Sandy…
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L.B. sweeps through two court decisions
Suits challenged city’s redevelopment plan BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city has come out on top in two separate Superior Court decisions regarding its controversial redevelopment plan and underlying blight designation. Judge Lawrence M. Lawson ruled in the last two months in two separate decisions against plaintiffs challenging the city. Lawson…
