Category: Atlanticville News
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‘A Christmas Carol’
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff The Cratchit family is about to enjoy holiday dinner in a scene from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” presented at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre on Dec. 12. Jack Cibrian portrays Ebeneezer Scrooge in the adaptation by David J. V. Meenan. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff
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Festival of Lights
PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Rabbi Laibel Shapiro, Chabad of the Shore, lights the Menorah at Pier Village in Long Branch on the second night of Hanukkah, The Festival of Lights, Dec. 12. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON
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CHRIS KELLY staff Aria Karkavy holds onto Santa’s beard during a visit with the Jolly Old Elf at holiday festivities at Pier Village in Long Branch on Nov. 29. CHRIS KELLY staff
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Notes
Front row: Lily Hyman (l-r), Jamie Valenti, Esther Farman, Ari Malek, Maxine Farman, Noah Malek. Back Row: Kerri Lazar (l-r), Zoe Lazar, Dylan Lazar, Camitha Whipple, RMDH House manager, Jessica Schwartzberg and Daniel Schwartzberg. Student “chefs” and their families at the Jewish Community Center in Deal prepared a meal for families staying at the Ronald…
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CHRIS KELLY staff The chorus sings carols during a scene from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” presented at Pollak Theatre by Monmouth University’s Center of Distinction for the Arts on Dec. 12. CHRIS KELLY staff
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City officials say benefits have been curtailed
Salary ordinance carried to Dec. 29 meeting BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch officials last week defended weeks of bad press over large payouts for employees’ accrued sick and vacation days with a presentation outlining the efforts the city has made to limit spending. Long Branch labor counsel Jamie Plosia gave a history lesson…
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Fort bill referred to budget committee
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Local officials are breathing a collective sign of relief after learning that a bill that will guide the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth will not be acted on during the state Senate’s lame duck session. Senate bill S-10, which would create the Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (MERA), a state authority that…
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Franklin Lake project nears completion
Dredging and grading phase 90 percent done BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer PHOTOS BY DANIEL HOWLEY Dredging of Franklin Lake is expected to wrap up in the coming days, putting an end to the sounds of dump trucks and water pumps that have become familiar to the lake’s neighbors in West Long Branch. Above: Some…
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City moves forward on MTOTSA settlement
Right of way will be vacated BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A city-owned right of way in the MTOTSA neighborhood will be divided among three parcels to create larger, buildable lots. The Long Branch City Council voted 4- 0 on Dec. 8 to introduce an ordinance that would authorize the city to…
