Category: Atlanticville News
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Recycling changes to start in twp. Jan. 5
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — In an effort to reduce costs and improve the appearance of the community, township officials are implementing recycling changes effective Jan. 5. One such change includes the addition of cardboard and chipboard, which includes shipping boxes, cereal boxes and tissue boxes, which will now be collected for recycling as mandated by both…
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‘A View From the Bridge’
PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: Jon Seclow (l-r), portraying Eddie Carbone, Austin Baird portraying Marco and Bob McMahon playing Rodolpho during a scene of Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge” Nov. 20-22. Left: Ocean Township High School students perform.
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Mallet win gives Dems control of freeholder board
Provisional & absentee ballots total lead of 350 votes over GOP’s John Curley BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent FREEHOLD — It took more than two weeks to tally the final votes for the vacant seat on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, but as of last Thursday, the official result is that candidate Amy Mallet…
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Students step up to make a difference
Winners of 2008 Holiday Hunger Challenge to be announced Dec. 1 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer aERIC SUCAR staff Students from the Seashore School in Long Branch drop off bags filled with donated food at the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune on Nov. 20. Students throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties are doing…
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N.J. horse industry dealt another blow
Maryland voters approve slot machines at racetracks BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer On Election Day, Maryland voters approved video lottery terminals (VLTs) for racetracks, adding another nearby state to the roster of those around New Jersey with slot machines at their tracks. Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York already offer VLTs at their racetracks. In New…
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Eatontown council and BOE to share services
Borough committee tasked with reducing municipal spending BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Eatontown Borough Council and Board of Education (BOE) have laid the groundwork for a new joint shared services committee that officials hope will help reduce municipal spending. Formed tentatively during a combined meeting Nov. 17 of the council and BOE, the committee…
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Students learn work-force skills
Long Branch students work together to practice skills that will help them get jobs in the future. LONG BRANCH — High school students in the city received a lesson this month to help better prepare them for the “real world.” Long Branch Public School Transition Facilitator Terry Janeczek developed the Workforce Readiness Skills Certificate program.…
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Teens have ‘drive’ to promote car safety
Monmouth University hosts ‘Keep the Drive’ event Nov. 18 BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Shore Regional High School student Alex Jones, 16, and Jackie Bradley, 15, both of Monmouth Beach, and Brittney Caruso, 16, of Oceanport, work together to make a sign at the Keep the Drive event held…
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County pushes for win in light bulb switch
With less than two weeks to go, Monmouth County remains in second place behind North Carolina’s Durham County in the number of residents who have vowed to replace their standard incandescent light bulbs with new energy efficient fluorescent bulbs. According to a press release from the county, if Monmouth County surges these last two weeks…
