Category: Atlanticville News
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Protestors ask Pallone to support Lyme bill
Pallone awaiting panel’s recommendations on Lyme disease BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer DANIEL HOWLEY Protestors gather outside N.J. Congressman Frank Pallone’s office in Long Branch on May 7 seeking support for a proposed Lyme disease bill. LONG BRANCH – Protestors gathered outside of Congressman Frank Pallone Jr.’s office on Broadway last week to call attention…
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Monmouth U. to plant rain garden on campus
WEST LONG BRANCH – The Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute will plant a demonstration rain garden on the university campus on Saturday at 10 a.m. between the Facilities Management Building and the Athletics Building. A rain garden is a landscaped, shallow depression, designed to reduce storm-water runoff by capturing and infiltrating rain and snow melt…
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Residents ask boro to keep library open
Tarantolo: A committee will conduct a study on the public library BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN – Residents have begun circulating petitions throughout the borough in order to garner public support for the continued operation of the Eatontown Public Library. In response to concerned residents, Mayor Gerald Tarantolo has called for a committee to…
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Two juveniles face 14 counts of car burglaries
LONG BRANCH – Two juveniles are facing charges for a string of car burglaries in the city. On May 6, police responded to a Morford Avenue residence at approximately 2:30 a.m. after a Long Branch homeowner reported to police that his car alarm had been set off, according to police reports. Upon investigation, police discovered…
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Group of city youths ‘Jump’ back together
Team Jump Off reopens for area teens after shutting down for a year BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer (Clockwise from left) The Badillo family: Jason, Carlos, Tonya, Gilbert, Gilberto and Vito. LONG BRANCH- It was six years ago when a city family opened their home and hearts to the youth in the community with the…
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Thrift shop to benefit programs at hospital
Once Again Thrift Boutique set to open in Eatontown next month BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer The Monmouth Medical Center Foundation’s Once Again Thrift Boutique is set to open in June on Main Street in Eatontown. LONG BRANCH – The Monmouth Medical Center Foundation is embarking on a new endeavor to raise funds to support…
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Twp. adopts $30.3M municipal spending plan
Residents ask for independent review of township budget BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP- Township residents were disappointed last week after a suggestion to appoint a committee to further review the $30.3 million municipal spending plan was denied. At theMay 5 municipal meeting, council voted unanimously, 3-0, to adopt the township budget, which calls…
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Vehicle stop nets handgun
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT – During a routine vehicle stop May 11 for an equipment violation, Sea Bright police found the occupants to be in possession of a stolen handgun, according to Sea Bright Police Chief William S. Moore. Patrolman James McCue pulled over the vehicle carrying Ricardo Gonzalez, 18, and Dave…
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Museum hosts race to support Woolley House
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Ocean Township’s Tyler Harlow, 12, and Oakhurst’s Andrew Brathovde, 15, participate in the walk/run to benefit the Woolley House restoration project. OCEAN TOWNSHIP – There were approximately 75 township residents who turned out for the Ocean Township HistoricalMuseum 5KWalk and Run onMay 10. The event was held at Joe Palaia…
