Category: Atlanticville News
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Suspects indicted in pair of robberies
EATONTOWN — Two Delaware men are facing charges in connection with a pair of robberies that occurred at two borough businesses in October 2008, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. On April 29, a Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment charging Kelvin G. Tyler, 19, of Wilmington, Del., and Corey Custis, 20, of…
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Ricardo Benitez-Lemos of St. Anselm’s Parish, Wayside section of Ocean Township, has been ordained to the transitional dioaconate by Bishop John M. Smith, Diocese of Trenton. Transitional deacons are men who have completed the third year of seminary formation, and ordained to serve as a minister of the Word, of the altar and of charity.…
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Coastal Evacuation Route study open house June 2
The Monmouth County Planning Board will hold an open house for the public on the county’s Coastal Evacuation Route Improvement Study on June 2. The event will take place 4-7 p.m. in the Community Room at the Long Branch Higher Education Center, 213 Broadway, Long Branch. The study has evaluated some of the transportation routes…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Runners start the seventh annual Michael W. Thorne Scholarship 4-Mile Run/Walk, sponsored by West Long Branch Fire Company No. 2 in memory of the borough firefighter who died in the line of duty. More photos, page 3.
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New plan targets pollution of Branchport Creek
Racetrack upgrades will stem storm-water runoff BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Anew plan to end the pollution of Branchport Creek outlined last week calls for measures including detention basins, vegetative fields and a pumping station at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. Above: Detailed renderings of the proposed Elkwood storm water detention basin to be located near…
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Schiels: Return Husky Brook project funds
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Eatontown Borough Council President John Schiels is calling for the borough’s former engineering firm, T&M Associates, to repay the municipality for work done at Husky Brook Park prior to receiving permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Schiels called for T&M to repay $96,500 allocated to the firm…
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West Long Branch hosts 7th annual Thorne Run
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Robert Cavanaugh (366), West Long Branch, races to the finish line to win the seventh annual Michael W. Thorne Scholarship 4-Mile Run/Walk on May 17. Above: Jennifer Hueman (377) and Dan Hogan (125), West Long Branch, run the course. The run is sponsored by West Long Branch Fire Company…
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L.B. council introduces preservation ordinance
Public hearing set for May 26 council meeting BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council has finally introduced a historical preservation ordinance after almost two years of delays. The council unanimously voted 5-0 to introduce the ordinance at the May 12 meeting and scheduled a public hearing and final vote for…
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Eatontown council cuts $40K from school budget
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council is calling for the Board of Education (BOE) to cut $40,000 from its proposed 2009-10 budget, following its defeat at the polls last month. Defeated by a margin of 83 votes, with 458 residents voting against the plan and 375 voting in favor of it,…
