Category: Atlanticville News
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Comic book writer’s quest for success finds TV home
Manalapan native Jason Kruse will see show debut on Kids WB! BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Jason Kruse had all but given up on his dream of having his comic book series professionally published and animated until recently, when Warner Brothers gave it the green light to go into production. Kruse, a Manalapan native, will…
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Alcohol awareness session at MU April 29
Prevention First and the Underage Drinking Coalition of Monmouth County will sponsor an alcohol awareness session April 29 from 7-8:30 p.m. during Alcohol Awareness Month. The free event is open to the public and will be at Monmouth University, Magill Commons, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch. It will highlight Coalition accomplishments, and new initiatives…
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Flotilla to offer boating course in April, May
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 2-3, Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, will hold America’s boating courseApril 5,May 3 or May 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boat operators born in 1949 or later must have a N.J. Boating safety Certificate awarded upon satisfactory completion of the course. Fee is $55 per person for text and CD, certificate…
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Red Cross urges renters to consider fire safety
Fires that occur inmulti-unit apartment buildings and high-rise units are especially injurious and cause more damage than all other structure fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association. To compound the issue, renters are often confused about whose responsibility it is to install and maintain fire safety equipment. The American Red Cross is urging renters…
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DAVID BEALES Amelia Steelman (l) and Emily Ragle perform Piebald’s “The King” at the Ocean Township High School’s Cacophonous Coffee House on March 12. The event is held twice a year to fund the publication of the school’s student arts magazine.
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City agrees to build ramp at Matilda Terrace
Cost of constructing ramp on the oceanfront not to exceed $130,000 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – The city has agreed to construct an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramp at Matilda Terrace to better public access along the oceanfront. The city entered into an agreement last week with 81-year-old Ocean Boulevard resident…
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Councilwoman calls for boro library to be closed
Rau: Residents prefer to use the Monmouth County Library BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Acouncilwoman is proposing that the Eatontown Public Library on Broad Street be closed permanently to create additional space for borough employees. Councilwoman Victoria Rau said at the March 4 municipal meeting that the library is "underused" and opening the building to…
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Police charge 14 with underage drinking
OCEAN TOWNSHIP – Township police are charging 14 partygoers with underage drinking after receiving a report of a loud party at a Springhouse Road residence. At approximately 1:16 a.m. on March 9, police received complaints of loud noise coming from a party at a home in a residential neighborhood, according to police reports. Police arrived…
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Bilski to appeal guilty verdict in sex abuse case
Ocean Twp. resident Clement Bilski faces 1,940-year prison term BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer An attorney said he plans to appeal the recent jury verdict that found an Ocean Township handyman guilty on 143 counts of sexual abuse to a young girl. Clement Bilski was convicted on March 12 by a 12-member jury in Superior…
