Category: Atlanticville News
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Shelter renovation nears completion
MCSPCA must raise $3M more to cover cost of project BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Above and below: Living accommodations for dogs and cats before and after renovations at the Monmouth County SPCA shelter in Eatontown. EATONTOWN — After nearly two years of hard work and dedication, a multimillion dollar renovation project at the Monmouth…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jockey Calvin Borel motions to the crowd after riding Rachel Alexandra to a convincing win at the Haskell Invitational race at Monmouth Park on Sunday. For story and more photos, see Sports.
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Long Branch celebrates its connection with Dorothy Parker
The spirit of a famed author and wit lives on in the city of her birth. LONG BRANCH — She was one of the most famous cynics in American literary history and a tireless advocate for civil rights. A frequent critic of the popular culture and an Oscar-nominated screenwriter. A socializing, hard-drinking, clothing-optional sort who…
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L.B. beaches see record attendance, revenues
Free admission in effect for seniors and youths BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — City officials received some good news last week: beach revenues are on the increase. Danny George, beach manager, and Carl Jennings, director of the Recreation Department and Human Services, delivered the news at the July 28 workshop meeting. “We…
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Middletown Elks No. 2179, Old Bridge Elks, Freehold Elks and Long Branch Elks will hold a “Run for The Kids,” Aug. 2 (rain date Aug. 9). Sign-up is 9 a.m. at the Middletown lodge only at 251 Church St., Belford section of Middletown. The run will start at the four various lodges and end at…
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Cleanup of contaminated sites at fort raises concerns
Army defends plan, which locals say is ‘backwards’ BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The remediation of contaminated sites at Fort Monmouth is under fire by local officials who fear they will be left to pick up the tab when the U.S. Army vacates the installation. A map showing contaminated sites at Fort Monmouth prepared by…
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Criminal and juvenile record expungement seminar Aug. 12
LONG BRANCH — The Monmouth Vicinage Superior Court will hold an expungement seminar on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Brookdale Community College Learning Center Community Room, 2nd Floor, 213 Broadway, Long Branch, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. A record of an arrest or conviction often is revealed when a person applies for a job, school…
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Ocean Grove annual garden tour slated for Aug. 7
The Historical Society of Ocean Grove is holding its second annual garden tour for the Angel of Victory Fund 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 7. The Angel of Victory statue was erected in Ocean Grove for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth to commemorate a major turning point in the Revolutionary War.T his statue…
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Group would rename, enhance L.B. boardwalk
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Agroup of Long Branch residents is proposing a plan to create a unified boardwalk along the city’s oceanfront that would feature art installations and a historical theme. Save Ocean Avenue Committee member Dennis Sherman spoke during the July 28 workshop portion of the council meeting to discuss the committee’s list…
