Category: Atlanticville News
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Man carrying infant is shot with slingshot
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A township resident is facing charges for allegedly shooting a man, who was carrying an infant, with a pellet from a slingshot. Don Sacchitello, 52, of Ocean Township, is being charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon with purpose to use it, unlawful possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare…
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City cuts costs for small redevelopment projects
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – The City Council approved a measure last week that will make it more viable for smaller redevelopment projects to be constructed within the city. The ordinance, adopted 4-0 at the July 8 meeting, calls for reducing the fee a developer pays to the city when a project…
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Green roofs, walls becoming latest trends
BY GOTTI KELLEY Correspondent It’s not what you think and, no, you did not forget to scrape off the moss up there. Green roofs and walls are all the rage and are appearing in evergreater numbers on “green” houses, corporate headquarters and public buildings. GREEN SCENE Used by fashion designers, interior decorators and restaurateurs, these…
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Pallone to FEMA: Treat Bayshore same as D.C.
Freeholders say input needed from Army Corps of Engineers BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) wants the federal government to put revised flood maps for the Bayshore area on hold, just as it did in the nation’s capital. In a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region II…
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Man gets 3 years in jail for setting victim on fire
Twp. man pleads guilty to igniting New York resident at party OCEAN TOWNSHIP – A township resident has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to lighting a New York man on fire at a party. On July 15, state Superior Court Judge Edward M. Neafsey, sitting in Freehold, sentenced Nicholas Winter,…
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Township teens arrested for stealing from pool club
OCEAN TOWNSHIP – Three area teenagers are facing theft charges for allegedly stealing money from the township pool complex where they worked. Police arrested James E. Daniels III, 18, a 16-year-old male and a 15-year-old female, all of Ocean Township, on July 4 after a police investigation revealed that the trio was routinely pocketing money…
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Athletic director steps down after 19 years
The former Long Branch Public Schools Athletic Director Charles B. Ferrara (r) with his son Chuck. LONG BRANCH – More than 30 administrators, managers and directors of the Long Branch Public Schools gathered last week to say farewell to a longtime coworker and friend. Charles B. Ferrara held the position of athletic director in the…
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Doctor offers tips to protect children’s eyes from UV light
Dr. Rudolph S. Wagner, clinical associate professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Medical School, Newark, has offered several tips on protecting children’s eyes from potentially damaging UV light during the summer months. The younger the child, the clearer his natural eye lenses, and the clearer…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Campers of all ages take advantage of the warm weather during Caribbean Day at Seashore Day Camp on Second Avenue in Long Branch on July 18.
