Category: Atlanticville News
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Acting out
ERIC SUCAR staff Troy Butler (l) and Shawn Wright (r), both of Monmouth University’s Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, perform before a crowd gathered at the seventh annual African American Festival Feb. 7 at Manalapan High School.
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Stepping up
FRANK GALIPO The Celtic musical group “Cherish the Ladies” are joined by Irish step dancers during a musical performance at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theater on Feb. 13.
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FRANK GALIPO Irish musical sensation Cherish the Ladies perform at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theater Feb. 13. The Celtic musical group featured vocalist Michelle Burke (r) and pianist Kathleen Boyle.
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County plan for solid waste, recycling ready for update
Apublic hearing on Monmouth County’s amendment to its Solid Waste Management Plan will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 in the freeholders’ meeting room on the second floor of the Monmouth County Hall of Records, Freehold. The plan serves as an inventory, appraisal and policy document for guiding waste management activities within the county…
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Owners want right to develop L.B. tract
Two city residents propose medical arts office building on lower Broadway BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer A rendering of a proposed medical office building on lower Broadway in Long Branch. The owners of a triangular lot on lower Broadway in Long Branch are seeking to be designated as the redevelopers of their property to build…
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Boro seeks piece of stimulus package
Council votes to hold off on preparing plans for borough improvement projects BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer West Long Branch has joined a growing list of municipalities that are seeking a share of President Barack Obama’s Economic Stimulus Package in order to help fund infrastructure improvements within the borough. The New Jersey State League of…
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Arrests made for buying alcohol for underage drinkers
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police working under the state’s “Cops in Shops” initiative have arrested and charged four teens with attempting to purchase alcohol while under the legal age. On Feb. 5, Ocean Township police officers Raheem Carter and Michael Melody were assigned to plainclothes patrol as part of the “Cops in Shops” program. While on…
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NJLM: COAH withheld evidence to impede case
League seeks to prove affordable housing mandates are unreasonable BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The New Jersey League of Municipalities (NJLM) is charging that the state’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) withheld information that could help prove that current affordable housing mandates are unreasonable and based on faulty information. The NJLM filed a legal brief…
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Help sought in search
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man who they believe to have attempted to rob a township gas station. On Jan. 24 at approximately 7:48 p.m., police received a call from the attendant at the Oakhurst Service Center and Gas Station on Monmouth Road in reference to an attempted…
