Category: Atlanticville News
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Three arrested for stealing copper wire
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Police have charged three individuals with attempting to steal $1,000 worth of copper wire from the outside of a township residence last week. Stephen M. Robertson, 21, Liam F. Donohue, 18, and Jayme R. Bailey, 19, all of Oakhurst, were charged with theft, defiant trespassing and conspiracy to commit theft after a…
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Man caught illegally videotaping film
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — An Asbury Park man has been charged with violating the state’s anti-piracy laws after he was found recording a movie in a local theater last week. Keshawn D. Wilson, 23, of Asbury Park, was arrested and charged with operating an audiovisual recording device in a theater without a license to do so…
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Hospitals to ban smoking on site
St. Barnabas working to create healthier environment LONG BRANCH — Representatives from over 20 New Jersey hospitals and health care organizations have announced a unified effort to ban smoking on all hospital campuses. At a press conference held in Trenton last week, the American Cancer Society joined leaders from major hospital systems and other health…
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Memorial Middle School history teacher honored
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Administrators at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Nolan Road, knew that eighth-grade history teacher Glenn Healy was passionate about his job. That passion has led to Healy being named the New Jersey History Teacher of the Year. The award was presented to Healy by the Gilder Lehrman Institute…
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Teen unconscious after fight
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A West Long Branch teen is facing assault charges after he allegedly knocked another teen unconscious during a fight at a park in Ocean Township last week. On Sept. 15 at approximately 8:01 p.m., Ocean Township Police received a call about a fight taking place near the playground area of the Oakhurst…
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Man charged with stealing money, jewelry
WEST LONG BRANCH — A Long Branch man is facing burglary charges after West Long Branch police received a call from a concerned resident last week. Raymond Fisher, 29, of Long Branch, was arrested and charged on Sept. 16 with burglary and theft after police found him in possession of a large amount of cash…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Evan Bremmer, 10, Oceanport, competes in the Pro-Am Surf Jam competition Sept. 21 in Monmouth Beach to benefit the Shana Foundation. More photos, page 36.
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Local man nominated for acting award
LONG BRANCH — City resident Gian Carlo Durland has been nominated for a NJACT Perry Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play for his performance as Lennie in Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company’s February production of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.” The NJACT Perry Awards has been a fixture in the New Jersey…
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Unger seeks talks on dropped ordinance
Measure aimed at blocking stand-alone commercial uses in residential areas BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Long Branch Councilman Brian Unger is seeking to have an ordinance, that he says “disappeared” from an agenda over a year ago, be brought back to the table for public discussion and a vote. Ordinance 345-28 aims to prevent standalone…
