Category: Atlanticville News
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Athletes on a mission: EveryBODY Skates NJ
Disabled hockey players skate 54 NJ rinks in 54 hours BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Agroup of athletes made history during the recent Hockey Weekend Across America when they visited all of New Jersey’s 54 ice rinks in 54 hours to raise awareness of hockey players with disabilities. Andrew Schwartz, of Clifton, (standing, left) and…
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Yeshiva at Jersey Shore to launch new kindergarten
Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore (YJS) in Deal is continuing to expand and has announced plans to launch a kindergarten program this fall, in addition to its new sixth-grade class. The new full-day kindergarten program was created due to demand by prospective and current YJS families, said Rabbi Dr. Elie Tuchman, who is head of…
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Boro mulls issues related to use of municipal email
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer With municipalities conducting more business electronically, the Eatontown Borough Council is looking into the protocols involved when council members use personal emails to communicate about borough business. The issue was raised at the council’s Feb. 3 workshop meeting when Councilman Anthony Talerico Jr. questioned Borough Attorney Andrew Bayer about how…
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Role models
Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Robert Costello, and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln, portrayed by Cheryl Mustachio, visited the Long Branch Free Public Library Feb. 21, where library patrons could listen in on their conversation. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO
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Planning Bd. approves 5 homes in BF North II
Resident objects to lack of notification BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A week after meeting with the City Council, the developer for the Beachfront North II zone received the first of several anticipated Planning Board approvals last week. David Fisher, vice president of Matzel & Mumford, a K. Hovnanian company, was before…
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L.B. master plan adds transit village
Medical-residential zone, second community center in revised plan BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch’s master plan is a work in progress, and a revised master plan that creates a new district and expands on the concept of a transit village was presented to the Long Branch Planning Board last week. Zoning Officer Michelle Bernich,…
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Keith McHeffey fun run March 14
The KDM Foundation will sponsor the ninth annual Keith McHeffey 3 Mile Fun Run, which kicks off at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 14. Registration begins at 10 a.m. but because of a large turnout, preregistration is recommended by visiting www.raceforum.com/kdm/. The Mad Hatter, located just steps from the finish line at 10 Ocean Ave.…
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Brookdale reschedules Job Fair for March 12
LONG BRANCH – A winter storm forecast has forced the cancellation of a job fair scheduled to be held Friday at the Brookdale Community College Long Branch Higher Education Center in Long Branch. The new date for the Job Fair is Friday, March 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The job fair is free…
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Freeholders tap O’Connor as administrator
Teri O’Connor has been selected to succeed Robert M. Czech as the Monmouth County administrator when Czech begins his new job in Gov. Chris Christie’s cabinet. Teri O’Connor Czech’s departure date is expected within the next week or two, according to a press release from the county. O’Connor, who is a resident of Monmouth Beach,…
