Category: Atlanticville News
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Make room for the new mopheads
Green Scene BY GOTTI KELLEY Correspondent Hydrangeas are regaining their popularity with gardeners. In my childhood days, white was the predominant color; now with the introduction of new varieties, the color range has greatly expanded. The new Forever & Ever hydrangea varieties are so stunning. “Peppermint” is a bicolor hydrangea that blooms on old and…
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Ocean, W. Long Branch to share court services
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Ocean Township and West Long Branch are entering into an interlocal arrangement to share municipal court services. The Ocean Township Council and the West Long Branch Council both adopted resolutions this month to enter into the three-year agreement that calls for West Long Branch to hold court in Ocean Township’s…
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Monmouth University celebrates 75 years
The 2008 Founders’ Day event held on campus last week BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Prestigious alumni and guests gathered at Monmouth University’s Pollack Theater last week to take part in the annual Founders’ Day celebration. The Monmouth University 2008 Founders’ Day celebration was held on Oct. 8 and marked the…
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Police release sketch of stabbing suspect
Police have released this composite sketch of a suspect in the stabbing of a gas station employee in the Ocean Township. OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect wanted in the armed robbery and stabbing of a township gas station employee. The assailant is described as a lightskinned black or…
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Police tell residents to lock vehicles at night
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police are calling on township residents to lock their vehicles at night after a rash of car burglaries occurred in local neighborhoods last week. Police investigated seven incidents of car burglaries that occurred throughout the night on Oct. 9, in the Wanamassa section of the township and another three incidents in the…
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U.S., state funds may pay to clean up brownfields
Monmouth County officials want residents to know that federal and state money is available to towns grappling with how to clean up a hazardous materials discharge or revitalize a brownfields site, as well as money for homeowners who wish to dispose of underground storage tanks. “The availability of federal and state money to address local…
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Boro scarecrow festival slated for Oct. 18
MONMOUTH BEACH — The second annual Monmouth Beach Beautification Committee Scarecrow Festival is planned for 2-4 p.m. Oct. 18 at Monmouth Beach Borough Hall. A rain date is scheduled for Oct. 19. Residents are asked to make their own scarecrows and there will be four categories: individual, group, business and school class. The wood for…
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Photo
CHRIS KELLY staff Creatures of weirdness participated in the annual Long Branch Columbus Day parade Oct. 12. More photos, page 19.
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Event on Nov. 10 to raise funds for local charity
Generations Elder Care of Ocean Township is scheduled to host its upcoming “Dinner for Dollars” event Nov. 10, 4-10 p.m. at CJ Montana’s Pub and Grille in Shrewsbury. The event is raising funds for Generations Elder Care, a charity that provides elderly Monmouth County residents with medical equipment and supplies that they otherwise would not…
