Category: Atlanticville News
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Community center on track for July opening
Bucky James Center will be open to city groups BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Residents of Long Branch can expect to be able to utilize a new community center by midsummer. Left: Construction of the Bucky James Community Center in Long Branch is expected to be completed by July. Above: Work progresses on the building…
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Joshua Antunes performs as The Narrator during Seashore Players’ production of the musical “Into the Woods” presented at Seashore School in Long Branch on May 15. CHRIS KELLY
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Brandon Kilroy (l-r), Lucas Beltran, Amber Kilroy and Amanda Kilroy work on their soccer skills during a drill at the Soccer Stars Clinic held at the Ocean Township municipal field on May 26. More photos Page 31. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Eatontown ordinance would increase fees
Council vote and public comment at June 9 meeting BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council at its regular meeting on May 12 voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance updating and increasing borough fees. Borough Administrator George Jackson said that many of the borough’s fees have not been updated in years, with…
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Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival at Monmouth Park June 5-6
OCEANPORT — More than three dozen jazz and blues artists and their bands will perform Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6, at the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport. Music legends John Pizzarelli and Smokin’ Joe Kubek featuring Bnois King will headline the two-day event as 19 different…
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Fort Monmouth supports local Memorial Day events
Fort Monmouth representatives will participate in Memorial Day services in local communities. On Monday, May 31, Lt. Col. Richard J. Hornstein, product manager for Tactical Battle Command, will be the guest speaker at the borough of Fair Haven Memorial Day service at 9 a.m. Command Sgt. Maj. Tyrone Johnson, Communications Electronics Command (CECOM), will be…
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Sofia Torres holds the start banner prior to the beginning of the 19th annual Bike MS “Coast the Coast” ride organized by the New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The ride began at the Monmouth University campus in West Long Branch on May 22. FRANK GALIPO
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City seeks state funds for site remediation
Pax plans mixed use development for site BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — City officials have applied for state funding for an environmental study on a property in the Broadway Arts redevelopment zone. The City Council voted 4-0 at the May 12 meeting to approve a resolution reaffirming the property located on the…
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Brookdale Big Band summer concert lineup
MIDDLETOWN — The Brookdale Big Band will swing into the summer season, with concerts slated at venues throughout the county. The Monmouth County Fair will host the band on July 25 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at an afternoon concert. The Aug. 27 evening concert at Franklin Lakes Park, West Long Branch, will start…
