Category: Atlanticville News
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Joint exercise slated at Fort Monmouth
First responders from various branches of the Department of Defense will cooperate with federal, state and local counterparts on June 10 and 11 for the annual Joint User Interoperability Communications Exercise. Although numerous emergency vehicles will be seen and heard, the public is reminded that this is a training exercise only. Participants will stage on…
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Basketball tourney to benefit Jay Dooley Memorial Foundation
RUMSON — A youth and adult threeon three basketball tournament on July 16 and 17 at Holy Cross School in Rumson will benefit the newly formed Jay Dooley Memorial Foundation (JDMF). The JDMF is a family foundation that funds critical mental and medical health evaluation and treatment of children with special needs. The JDMF will…
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Performers step up to help facility for cancer patients
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Mothers are women who have busy lives with little or no down time. They are not supposed to get sick, there is no time for that. When a life-threatening disease like cancer strikes a mother, she is forced to take a step back and focus on getting better, but the…
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Fort to hold time capsule ceremony
Fort Monmouth officials will conduct a ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, June 21, to remove a U.S. Army Signal Corps time capsule. The capsule was buried in front of the fort’s Russel Hall nearly 50 years ago on Sept. 16, 1960, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Army Signal Corps in…
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Air Force JROTC program coming to LBHS
Students can opt for program as an elective BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer School officials have high expectations for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program that will be implemented at Long Branch High School this coming fall. “We are excited about it,” Long Branch School District Superintendent Joseph Ferraina said. “We…
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Killian Fister (far left) works on his Eagle Scout project, which involved providing protection from the elements for Raccoon Island baseball teams where the dugouts had no coverings. Killian, a sophomore at Shore Regional High School, and other Eagle candidates from Monmouth Beach Troop 1 worked on a rainy and chilly May 9 completing the…
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‘Songwriters by the Sea’ at Axelrod
A special edition of “Songwriters by the Sea” hosted by singer-songwriters Joe D’Urso and Joe Rapolla is coming to the Axelrod Performing Arts Center with a crowd-pleasing lineup of artists on Sunday, June 20, at 8 p.m. Along with the hosts, featured performers include Willie Nile, Dean Friedman and Grammy nominee guitarist Gary Lucas. Opening…
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Long Branch High School’s Miles Shuler-Foster (center) competes in the Boys 100 Meter Dash during the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at South Plainfield High School on June 3. Foster won the race in record time of 10.39. For story, see page 33. JEFF GRANIT staff
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June programs at the Long Branch Library
Have you forgotten how beautiful your New Jersey is? On Wednesday, June at 7 p.m., Pete Bacinski, sanctuary director at the Sandy Hook Bird Observatory, will present “The Nature of New Jersey.” The state’s flora and fauna are featured in a scenic journey through the seasons across the state. The library has introduced Family FilmDay…
