Category: Atlanticville News
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Police hunt for suspects in fatal boro shooting
EATONTOWN – Borough police are searching for suspects in the shooting death of a man in his Route 35 apartment last week. Police found Nathaniel LouisWiggins, 23, shot and bleeding on the floor in his second-floor apartment on March 11, according to police reports. Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo expressed his sadness about the shooting and…
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Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes
View the planets in a Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition at the Monmouth Museum through May 4. “Three Jupiter Shots” “Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes” paints a rarely seen and mesmerizing portrait of our solar system’s planets and their moons. Artist Michael Benson has digitally processed data from NASA and European Space Agency missions to create seamless…
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Conservation group offers scholarships
The Freehold Soil Conservation District has announced it will award three $2,000 scholarships in the summer of 2008. All applicants must be: • A New Jersey resident of Middlesex or Monmouth County • Entering junior or senior year of college in the fall of 2008 • Majoring in a field related to the conservation of…
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NOTES AROUND TOWN
Students in the Long Branch Middle School seventh-grade Leadership Academy class were given a prominent figure in African American history to research for a PowerPoint presentation. The presentations were unveiled at a Feb. 15 assembly at the school. The Monmouth Beach PTA, in coordination with the Jersey Shore Running Club, is hosting its 14th annual…
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Council pulls measure to reopen Ocean Ave.
Unger: Some facts of case should be revealed to public for input BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – The City Council removed a resolution from last week’s agenda that called for reopening a section of old Ocean Avenue north. The council decided during a private workshop meeting to pull a resolution from the…
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NAACP: Resident must say ‘sorry’ for racial slur
Calling councilman an ‘Uncle Tom’ has ‘polarized’ the city BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH- Community leaders are asking that city resident Vincent Lepore apologize after calling Councilman David Brown an “Uncle Tom” at a council meeting last month. Lorenzo W. Dangler III, president of the NAACP of the Greater Long Branch area, appeared…
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Cty. Gang Task Force sweep nets 40 arrests
Prosecutor: Long Branch resident is a known member of the Bloods FREEHOLD – A Monmouth Countywide investigation into the Bloods street gang resulted in the arrest of 40 individuals, including a resident of Long Branch. On March 4, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office’s Gang Task Force conducted a sweep, targeting reputed gang members and associates…
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Attempted murder charge in shootings
Charges could draw sentence of up to 120 years BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – The 19-year-old male arrested for allegedly shooting two men in the borough has been charged with attempted murder, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Anthony J. Sims, of Eatontown, was apprehended by Highlands police Feb. 2. He…
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RSVP by March 20 for wine, tequila tasting
Jewish Federation of Monmouth County will sponsor a wine and tequila tasting March 27 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center, 100 Grant Ave., Deal. The event will include a wine pairing seminar, and tips and history from wine experts. There will also be various cheeses, crackers and desserts.Wines will be available…
