Category: Atlanticville News
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April is Alcohol Awareness Month
A substance abuse prevention group asks public to get involved BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – April is Alcohol Awareness Month and a local substance prevention group is asking that the public be aware of an underage-drinking epidemic. The theme for Alcohol Awareness Month this year is “Saving Lives: Prevent and Reduce Underage…
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Adopt a Pet
Francis Name Breed semilong hair Age five years Color gray and white Sex male Description handsome; friendly; playful; came in after he was apparently hit by a car Adoption fees: Adult dogs – $100; puppies up to 4 months – $140; adult cats – $60, or two for $90; kittens up to 4 months –…
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Residents ask council to keep boro library open
Councilwoman proposes to close library to save tax dollars BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN – Residents pleaded with Borough Council members last week to take the proposal of closing the Eatontown Public Library off the table. Councilwoman Victoria Rau presented a proposal in March to close the library facility on Broad Street as a…
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NOTES AROUND TOWN
Six journalism students from the Long Branch High School traveled to New York City on April 2 as invited guests of Bill O’Reilly, host of “The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News. The students had the opportunity to interview O’Reilly and were also invited into the control room as the program was recorded. “This is an…
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Council awards contract for police renovations
Plans call for a $472,000 project to upgrade police dispatch BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP- The police department is expected to undergo a series of major renovations next month that will bring the nearly 20-year-old police communications area of the building up to date. Plans call for a complete overhaul of the dispatch…
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FMERPA to present reuse plan to Eatontown
Plan calls for boro to absorb 450 acres of the fort’s land BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA) is expected to present its proposed Fort Monmouth reuse plan to the Eatontown Planning Board on April 21. Renderings of the proposed reuse plan for the FortMonmouth property. The plan…
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Know the Law
Alcohol Underage possession of alcohol Fine of $500, possible loss of license, possible community ser vice and judicial action by the university. Distribution of alcohol to persons under 21 Possible arrest, fine of $500 to $1,000, loss of license, community ser vice and judicial action by the university. Driving while intoxicated 1st offense: Fine of…
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Two men face life in jail for murder in boro
Police arrest 3 suspects for shooting murder of an Eatontown man EATONTOWN – Two men are facing life behind bars for the shooting murder of an Eatontown man. A third juvenile male is facing up to 10 years in a juvenile correctional facility in connection with the murder. Police arrested Kenneth M. Bacon- Vaughters, 18,…
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W. Long Branch could hold court in Ocean
Legislation calls for shared services to cut costs in municipalities BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP – West Long Branch could start holding municipal court in Ocean Township as a result of a recent bill signed into law that encourages municipalities to share court services. B ill S-335/A-1518 aims to reduce costs in local…
