Category: Atlanticville News
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‘Gimme Shelter’ building event slated for June 21
The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) will hold its second annual “Gimme Shelter” Dog House Building event in memory of Leo at 9 a.m. June 21. The event will be at CMX, Manalapan, where volunteers will build doghouses for animals left outside without adequate shelter. MCSPCA cruelty investigators have…
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Mayor says no conflict in Wawa application
Wawa hearing to be carried to 11th Planning Bd. meeting in August BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Wawa Inc. is seeking approval to redevelop the Eatontown Roller Rink site on Route 35 as a convenience store/gasoline station. EATONTOWN – An application for a proposed Wawa gas station and convenience store will be carried to an…
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Residents have 90 days to appeal new flood maps
Meeting on appeal process set for Friday at Bayshore Senior Center Monmouth County residents and local community officials who want to challenge the new flood zone designation will have 90 days from June 11 to submit their appeals, state and federal officials announced Friday. Details about the risk for flooding as reflected on the new…
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Injured surfers learn that ‘Life Rolls On’
They Will Surf Again event set for Long Branch oceanfront June 22 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – Life does not stop when someone suffers a spinal cord injury. This is the message of an upcoming event to show that an injury is just the beginning of a new and more challenging journey.…
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Carnival supports cancer programs
CHRIS KELLY staff Anastasiya Yakovleva, 10, of Long Branch, has her face painted at the third annual Wave of Hope Carnival at the Long Branch Middle School on June 6. LONG BRANCH – The city’s public school system hosted its third annual Wave of Hope carnival June 6 to benefit pediatric programs at the Cancer…
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Home, garden entries sought
FREEHOLD – Do you think you bake the best cookies, grow the biggest and juiciest tomatoes, or make the most creative crafts in your neighborhood? You may have what it takes to earn a blue ribbon in the 2008 Monmouth County Fair home and garden competition. So gather up your best needlepoint, knitting and holiday…
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DEP partners with local group to clean waterway
Commissioner Jackson meets with Concerned Citizens Coalition BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has agreed to work with local activists to clean gas plant waste from Troutman’s Creek. “I think it is time to start zeroing in on projects,” said DEP Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson at…
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Man faces 30 years in jail for alleged sex crimes
Suspect charged with sexually assaulting two female victims Ocean Township resident Jevan A. James is facing sexual assault charges on two separate attacks in 2005 of two township women. OCEAN TOWNSHIP- A township man is facing charges in connection with two sexual assaults that allegedly occurred over a four-month period in 2005, authorities said. After…
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Mosquito commission offers tick ID, testing
As part of the county’s Tick-borne Diseases Program, residents who find a tick can bring it to the Monmouth CountyMosquito Commission office in Tinton Falls to have it identified and analyzed for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. “The tick identification and testing service is meant to serve as a first alert for people receiving…
