Category: Atlanticville News
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Boro police department applies for four grants
Grants will fund programs to enforce the law and to educate BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN – The Eatontown Police Department has applied for $30,316 in state grants to step up the town’s motor vehicle enforcement. The borough applied to the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety for four grants to fund officer…
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‘Surviving the Plan’: Holocaust photo exhibit
When Jerry Casciano aims the lens of hisHasselblad camera, he delves deep into the heart of his subject. Casciano’smost recent exhibit, “Surviving the Plan,” documents the power of survival of Holocaust survivors from Auschwitz, Treblinka and theWarsaw Ghetto. At left: Margit with a photo of her parents, who were separated from her in Auschwitz. She…
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Activists call on city for affordable housing
Unger hosts meeting on sustainable growth in Long Branch BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – City Councilman BrianUnger hosted ameeting at city hall last week where activists called on the city administration to focus on affordable housing opportunities in Long Branch. The meeting, titled, “Toward a Sustainable Long Branch:ADialogue onCommunity Equity and Smart…
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Borough to host historic homes tour
The West Long Branch Centennial Committee is scheduled to host a “Centennial House Tour” on April 12 at 10 a.m. The event features a tour of historical locations throughout the borough. Residents participating in the tour are asked tomeet at the FrankAntonides School on Locust Avenue at 10 a.m. Participants will have the opportunity to…
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Pope John to host 5K & luncheon
Pope John XXIII Regional Catholic School, formerly St.Mary of theAssumption School, is conducting its second annual Pope John XXIII 5K Run/Walk at Joe Palaia Park in Ocean Township on April 12 at 10 a.m. The event will consist of a 5K race, fitness walk and kiddie dashes of varying short distances.All participants in the event…
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Seashore Players to perform ‘Willy Wonka’
LONG BRANCH – Students of Seashore Day Camp & School in Long Branch are planning to perform “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” on April 12 to benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation to help save the music programs at underprivileged schools around the country. The benefit performance by the Seashore Players is set…
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Asbury woman charged with check forgery
OCEAN TOWNSHIP – An Asbury Park woman is facing forgery charges for attempting to cash a fraudulent check at an Ocean Township bank. On March 21 at approximately 2:26 p.m., police were called to Provident Bank in the Middlebrook Shopping Plaza on Route 35 in response to a female customer trying to cash a $65,000…
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MU to host 7th global convention
Monmouth University’s seventh annual “GlobalUnderstanding Convention, Beyond Borders: Individual Responsibility, Collective Action” will take place April 7-10. The convention will provide numerous opportunities for the community to enhance their knowledge about the global challenges in today’s world. Events will include: speakers, panels, films, classroom colloquia, poster sessions and workshops for students and teachers from neighboring…
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Local group works with city to fix Ocean Ave.
Save Ocean Avenue asks for improvements to boardwalk & roadway LONG BRANCH – The Save Ocean Avenue Committee is working with city officials to make improvements along Ocean Avenue. The committee, which comprises homeowners and condo associations in the city, has been meeting with city officials since August to advocate for changes to Ocean Avenue,…
