Category: Atlanticville News
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Police search for suspect in several car burglaries
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police are asking residents to be extra vigilant in making sure that their cars are locked and in well-lit areas following a spree of car burglaries. On Jan. 21, officers with the Ocean Township Police Department investigated 12 incidences of car burglaries that occurred during the overnight hours in the Wanamassa section…
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Man charged with selling cigarettes to teen, 16
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A police investigation has led to the arrest of the manager of a local gas station, who was caught allegedly selling cigarettes to township teens. On Jan. 23, police observed a male teen enter the gas attendant’s booth at the Getty Gas station on Route 35 and purchase a pack of cigarettes…
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FRANK GALIPO Matt Warta (r) and John Pirres (l) run out of the water during the third annual Camp Sunshine Polar Dip at Avenue Beach Club in Long Branch on Jan. 31.
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Pope John student moves on in Geographic Bee
Connor Halligan, a seventh-grade student at Pope John XXIII Regional Catholic School in Ocean Township, wins the school-level National Geographic Bee competition. OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A seventhgrader at Pope John XXIII Regional Catholic School in the township is one step closer to winning a $25,000 college scholarship. Connor Halligan won the school-level competition of the…
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Fort towns reject merging departments
Advisory group proposes large-scale shared services agreement BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Fort Monmouth Emergency ServicesA dvisory Committee (ESAC) has begun talks on forming a large-scale shared services agreement among the fort’s three host towns. Discussions on sharing services among the three towns was brought to the table as an alternative to a recommendation…
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Local activities will help winter zip by
January and February are usually slow tourism months, but not so in Monmouth County this year. “From a remembrance of our servicemen and servicewomen in the Vietnam War, to the many plays, concerts, art exhibitions and bird watching in between, there is enough to make winter zip by,” said Jeanne DeYoung, Monmouth County’s tourism representative.…
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Long Branch’s premier park set to open in July
Officials say progress on Manahassett Creek Park project is ‘remarkable’ BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer The new sports fields at the city’s premier Manahassett Creek Park will be open and ready for use by the summer, officials told the Long Branch City Council last week. During an update at the Jan. 27 workshop meeting on…
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‘Bye Bye Birdie’
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top to bottom: Katie-Rose Nunziato, Kasey Trillhaase and Emma Donahue rehearse their roles for the Eatontown Memorial School’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie” on Jan. 26. Jaime Siino rehearses for the play.
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Children learn to read with help from dogs
Dog Reading Therapy workshop held at library BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Andria Maggio, 6, of Oakhurst, offers some affection to Honey from Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs during a program aimed to help children learn to read out loud in a comfortable atmosphere. Below: Jacob Gutman, 6, of…
