Category: Atlanticville News
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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,…
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19th annual Oceanfest July 4
LONG BRANCH — The 19th annual Oceanfest, the annual Independence Day celebration, will be held on the oceanfront Promenade from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 4, rain or shine. Oceanfest is a free, family-friendly celebration that takes place along the half-mile stretch of the oceanfront Promenade between Seven Presidents Park and the Ocean Place…
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Auction of antiques & Jersey Shore memorabilia May 23
OCEAN GROVE — The Historical Society of Ocean Grove continues its 2009 season of special fundraising events with the popular Memorial Day Weekend Auction on Saturday, May 23, at the Young People’s Temple in Ocean Grove. Preview is at 9 a.m., and the auction will commence at 11 a.m. Items to be auctioned include: cuckoo…
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Four candidates seek party endorsements
Two seats up for election on council BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — With primary elections a little more than a month away, candidates seeking two, three-year seats on the Borough Council are about to kick off their election campaigns. Four candidates are seeking two seats on the council, with two running from each…
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May – Diligence is the word!
“Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer.” Geoffrey Charlesworth Have you lately seen your resident woodchuck? The rapacious varmints have made their spring debut, and their banquet table is laden with tender apple-green shoots of hosta and tall foliage…
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Man charged for false alarm
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A Keansburg man was charged with committing a false public alarm last week after he allegedly pulled a fire alarm in the township municipal court. On April 28 at approximately 2:16 p.m., a fire alarm was set off in the municipal court complex while court was in session, according to township police.…
