Category: Atlanticville News
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Rible to meet with Dept. of Corrections
Assemblyman Dave Rible announced that he will meet with officials from the Department of Corrections to stress the need for reform in state prisons. The meeting was scheduled in response to the recent revelation that alleged gang members are continuing to partake in illegal activities while in prison, according to a Dec. 18 press release…
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Court rules for N.J. in LNG facility plan
Corzine has right to veto industrial island proposal The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the U.S. Maritime Administration’s designation of New Jersey as an “adjacent coastal state” in the review process for a proposal by the Atlantic Sea Island Group (ASIG) to build a 116-acre man-made island for an industrial complex…
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Mon. U. hosts workshop on sustainable communities
WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute (UCI) recently joined with the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Office of Planning and Sustainable Communities to host a daylong workshop at the West Long Branch university campus. The workshop was on how to create resilient and sustainable coastal communities in Monmouth County. Environmental, government…
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Two men face charges for stealing GPS units from cars
LONG BRANCH — Police arrested and charged two men with multiple counts of car burglaries and thefts after investigating numerous car burglaries in which GPS units have been stolen. On Dec. 14 members of the Long Branch Community Police Unit (CPU) arrested and charged Wilfredo Cabrera, 43, with approximately 18 vehicle burglaries and thefts, according…
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Police union drops protest against twp.
OTPD to enact new police schedule in new year BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Ocean Township Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 57 has decided to drop two of four unfair labor practice (ULP) complaints it filed against the township in 2005. PBA Local 57 President Bruce Friend made the announcement at a Dec. 15…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Scott Lewis (r) helps audience members sing a part of the song “Twelve Days of Christmas” during a visit from the Holiday Express at LADACIN Network in Ocean Township on Dec. 16.
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Local teen wins day with Eli Manning
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer West Long Branch resident Stefanos Koursaris, 14, poses for a picture with Super Bowl MVP quarterback Eli Manning at Giants Stadium. When Renee Koursaris went food shopping in October and saw that Oreo cookies were on sale, she decided to purchase the snack and thought she was getting a good…
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Rible works with state to curb gang activity
Assemblyman Dave Rible met with state and local officials Dec. 9 to strategize against gang activity and related crimes in Monmouth County. In attendance were representatives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, Long Branch Public Safety Director William Richards, and representatives from the Asbury Park and Neptune Township police departments. The…
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Husky Brook Park gets green light
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council has decided to move ahead with the construction of a new park after the project was previously voted down due to the current economic climate. Council voted 3-3 at an emergency meeting Dec. 5 on a resolution to award Freehold-based Precise Construction with a contract…
