Category: Atlanticville News
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Mat Pilates classes will be held 7 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 a.m. Saturdays during the summer at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, Ocean Avenue. Pilates strengthen the body’s core, lengthen muscles and build overall body strength without weights. Preregistration is required; when six or more have enrolled, walk-ins will be accepted. For more information, call…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Anthony Pierro and Charles Rogers, both of Eatontown, romp on one of the inflatable attractions at the Eatontown PTA’s annual carnival held at Wolcott Park on May 30.
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Officials say MOM line link is off-track
NJ Transit: Other options still being considered BY JAMIE ROMM and DAN HOWLEY Staff Writers Local officials weighed in last week on a report that NJ Transit had decided to run a controversial rail line through Red Bank. According to Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo, the original intent of the Monmouth Ocean-Middlesex line was to provide…
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City ends wait, adopts historical ordinance
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Members of Long Branch’s preservation community didn’t have much time to celebrate the adoption of a historical preservation ordinance last week before attending a presentation on a museum looking for a home in the city. The City Council, with three members present, finally adopted a historical preservation ordinance that establishes…
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Celebrating 32 years of open space preservation
MCF holds annual meeting, plans to help U.F. preserve 1,389 acres BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Securing permanent funding for open space was stressed at the 32nd annual Board of Trustees meeting of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF). MCF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring, holding, and preserving open space in Monmouth…
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Ocean Twp. adopts $31.5M budget
$7.4M in surplus, $3M in state aid help offset increase BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Residents can expect to see an increase in their yearly municipal tax bill following the Township Council’s decision last week to adopt the $31.5 million 2009 municipal budget. The council unanimously adopted the budget, which calls for…
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Family fun day at ‘Picnic With a Purpose’
LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Concordance will celebrate the environment, the community and summer with a “Picnic With a Purpose” noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, at Jerry Morgan Park on Liberty Street. Families will enjoy games and activities from potato sack races to fun with bubbles as well as learn about…
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Casino Night nets $60K for shelter renovation
EATONTOWN — The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA), a nonprofit dedicated to caring for misplaced, homeless and abused animals, held its fourth Annual Casino Night fundraiser at the Robert Meyner Reception Center at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on May 2. The event helped raise more than…
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Church group works for change in immigration policy
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Members of a local church have formed the Lutheran Immigration Task Force to advocate for immigrants’ rights and to help change the nation’s immigration policies. The four women who said they are members of Reformation Lutheran Church in West Long Branch attended the May meeting of the…
