Category: Atlanticville News
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Male students walk to end violence against women
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes at Monmouth U part of global initiative BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Thirty male students strapped on stilettos, slipped on pumps and paraded along a mile-long path at Monmouth University to take part in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes campaign. The Nov.…
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Future of Takanassee buildings uncertain
County: Agreement with developer is stalled BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The future of two of the Takanassee buildings remains unsecured as the developer of the beach club site explores the possibility of relocating both buildings to the Church of the Presidents on Ocean Avenue in Long Branch. A fire Sept. 25 damaged the tower…
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A fitting feast for giving thanks
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Chef Jerome Turner checks supplies for the Thanksgiving dinner he prepares each year. LONG BRANCH — Chef Jerome Turner is continuing an 11-year tradition by organizing, cooking and serving Thanksgiving dinner to those who are hungry and in need as well as members of the community. “This will be year…
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County establishes an ethics board
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has created a county ethics board as a means of assuring standards of ethical conduct for county employees and officers are clear, consistent, uniform in their application and enforceable. A resolution adopted by the freeholders on Nov. 10 alters the county’s Administrative Code to include the newly created ethics…
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Playing the part
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Students Keziah Spiegel (l-r) and Taylor Rackett rehearse a scene in “Check Please” in the Long Branch High School auditorium on Nov. 19. Above left: Janette Hussey rehearses her role in the school play. Michelle Almeida and Kevin Thrower perform a scene during a rehearsal for “Dog Sees God.”…
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‘After Juliet’
Above: Monmouth University students Kimberly Philips and James Saunders rehearse a scene in “After Juliet” at the Woods Theatre on Nov. 9. Below: Students in the Department of Music and Theater Arts run through a scene during a dress rehearsal of the play, which takes place following the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. PHOTOS BY…
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NOTESAround Town
Scout Robert Carricino is assisted in a flag-folding ceremony by Scouts Michael Shannon, Killian Fister, Brandon Herman and Marshall Culver. All belong to Monmouth Beach Boy Scouts Troop 1. Carracino conducted the ceremony at Monmouth Beach Borough Hall on Veterans Day for his Eagle Scout project. He prepared several hundred pocket flags to be shipped…
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Traffic signal activated
WEST LONG BRANCH — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and local officials flipped the switch to turn on a recently completed transportation project at Wall Street (County Route 32) and Locust Avenue (County Route 15) Tuesday, Nov. 24. According to a press release from the county, the project involved more than replacing a…
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Nominations sought for BCC’s Wilbur Ray Awards
MIDDLETOWN — The Brookdale Community College Foundation is soliciting nominations for the Wilbur Ray Service Awards, which recognize Monmouth County residents who have made a significant impact on the local community through professional and community service. There are six categories for nominations: Business Service, Education Service, Community Service, Community Service Organization, Criminal Justice Service and…
