Category: Atlanticville News
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Runaway caught by Ocean police
OCEAN TOWNSHIP – A 24-year old township man was taken into custody last week after being a wanted fugitive for escaping from a halfway home in October. On Nov. 6 at approximately 10:50 a.m., police arrested Outtama Thavone following a motor vehicle stop on Willow Drive, according to police reports. Thavone had escaped from the…
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ANDREW MILLER staff Andrew Chiles, 2, of Atlantic Highlands, holds a poster at a rally Nov. 3 in Long Branch to save the Takanassee Beach Club property from being developed.
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City talks to local group about oceanfront plans
Business administrator says city wants input from residents BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – A city community group said it is making “headway” with the city after meeting with officials to discuss future plans of the oceanfront. Mayor Adam Schneider and city officials have met with the Long Branch Save Ocean Avenue committee…
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Man charged with assault at Pier Village
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – A Sea Bright man is facing charges for assaulting a woman with a piece of concrete while she was working at a boutique in Pier Village. Police arrested and charged George Dipierro, 52, with criminal attempt homicide, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of…
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Affordable housing units planned to open in Dec.
LB Housing Authority Grant Court project cost $20 million BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer A rendering of the new Long Branch Housing Authority Presidential Estates affordable housing complex, which replaces the old Grant Court building. LONG BRANCH – Residents will move into the newly constructed Grant Court affordable housing complex as soon as next month,…
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Take the ‘Change a Light’ pledge
Red Bank and Long Branch are among the New Jersey communities that have taken a leadership role in combating global warming by switching to energy-efficient lighting, according to the NJ Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). NJBPU has recruited communities across the state for the “Change a Light Change the World” campaign to encourage 20,000 New…
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BCC offers free job training to businesses
MIDDLETOWN – As a participating partner of the Basic- Skills Workforce Training Program, Brookdale Community College is offering basic skills training to employees of Monmouth County businesses at no charge, thanks to a $1.88 million grant from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Recently, the Labor Department partnered with the New Jersey…
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Scarecrow Festival
The Monmouth Beach Beautification Committee hosted its first annual Scarecrow Festival throughout the borough Oct. 13.
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Pier Village II set to open at end of 2008
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer A rendering of the Pier Village II redevelopment project on the oceanfront in Long Branch. LONG BRANCH – Construction of a second phase at Pier Village started along the city’s oceanfront and plans call for the residential and retail project to be complete by the end of next year. A…
