Category: Atlanticville News
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Sgt. Pat’s 5K Run in L.B.
The Jersey Shore Running Club hosted the 19th annual Sgt. Pat’s 5K Run and 2-Mile Fitness Walk onMarch 22 on the city promenade and boardwalk. The event is held every year in honor of slain Long Branch Officer Sgt. Patrick King. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff From top to bottom: Members of the Long Branch…
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Complaint filed against Ocean superintendent
Association charges that Pagano interfered with contract negotiations BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP – A complaint has been filed against Ocean Township Superintendent of Schools Thomas Pagano, charging that he interfered with contract negations between the Board of Education and district employees. The Township of Ocean Education Association (TOEA) filed an unfair labor…
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Man, 70, handcuffed during home invasion
OCEAN TOWNSHIP – Police are searching for threemenwho allegedly handcuffed a 70-year-old man in his South Edgemere Drive residence during a home invasion. On March 15 at approximately 10:15 p.m., police responded to the home in the West Allenhurst section of Ocean Township and found a senior citizen handcuffed in his bedroom, according to police…
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Unger to host mtg. on growth
Affordable housing, eminent domain to be discussed Monday LONG BRANCH – City Councilman Brian Unger is scheduled to host a forum titled, “Toward a Sustainable Long Branch: A Dialogue on Community Equity and Smart Growth” on Monday. The forum is planned to be held at city hall on Broadway from 6-9:15 p.m. “Community equity” refers…
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Council calling for a $30.2M town budget
Taxpayers will see a 4.7-cent tax rate increase BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP – The town council is expected to hold a public hearing on May 5 at town hall on the proposed $30.2 million 2008 municipal spending plan. The budget was introduced by council on March 19 and calls for township residents…
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Police find drugs, guns in city home
LONGBRANCH- City police arrested a 62-year-old man on guns and drugs charges after executing a search warrant thismonth. Members of the Community Policing Street Crimes Unit executed a search warrant on March 3 and arrested William Feliciano of Brinely Street. The warrant follows a detailed investigation and as a result of the warrant, police recovered…
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Highlands Bridge advocates decry earlier project start date
DOT claims contractor changed staging schedule BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The timetable for replacement of the Highlands Bridge has changed and the existing bridge may be dismantled as early as June 1, according to a March 12 letter from state Attorney General Anne Milgram. Highlands Bridge The news about construction work starting earlier than…
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Film explores ’71 raid on draft board
MonmouthUniversity’sGlobalUnderstanding Conventionwill host a free public screening of “The Camden 28″April 9 at 2:30 p.m. at Pollak Theatre. The film will be followed by an hour-long panel discussionwith filmmakerAnthonyGiacchino, historian Howard Gillette Jr., and Camden 28 defendants Eugene Dixon and the Rev. Edward “Ned”Murphy, S.J. The event is a collaborationwithP.O.V., the independent nonfiction filmseries on…
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Housing Authority to build six offsite units
City conveys vacant parcel of land on Central Avenue to LBHA for $1 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – The city has sold a parcel of land to the Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) for $1 to make way for the construction of affordable housing units. The LBHA plans to build six offsite…
