Category: Atlanticville News
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Group wants study of bridge impact
Partnership to ask DOT to assess effect on environment BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer BY AMANDA BELINGStaff Writer Highlands bridge A newly formed Environ-mental Partnership of 14 local municipalities is asking for a full Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed replacement of the Highlands Bridge. “There are many environmental questions that remain unanswered that we…
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City approves $500M hotel redevelopment
Project to take five to seven years to complete BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Above: A rendering of the hotel/resort/conference complex in Long Branch. Below: A view of Broadway looking north from the beachfront. Broadway will become the gateway to the oceanfront under plans for a multi-million-dollar resort/hotel/conference center, which the…
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‘Hip Hop Wiz’ on stage at JCC
Forty young actors and dancers will take the stage at the Jewish Community Center’s Axelrod Performing Arts Center for a special performance of “Hip Hop Wiz.” The performance features specially arranged songs from the “Wizard of Oz,” “Wicked” and “The Wiz,” flavored with a dose of pop music and disco tunes. The actors and dancers…
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Paws 4 A Cause raises funds to save pets’ lives
EATONTOWN – – A newly formed dog 4-H Club has launched its first community service project and hopes to raise enough money to provide emergency responders with equipment that will save the lives of pets in emergencies. Paws 4 A Cause, which has some 15 members, is raising funds to provide oxygen masks designed for…
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Save Sandy Hook wants court to delay ruling
Group asks court to wait for results of gov’t investigation BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent TRENTON – A group formed to block commercial development on Sandy Hook has asked a federal court to hold off ruling on its lawsuit while the federal government investigates a developer’s lease for buildings on Fort Hancock. Lawrence…
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Boro will go ahead with Donovan’s Reef talks
Council’s views on purchase break along party lines BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer BY AMANDA BELINGStaff Writer SEA BRIGHT – Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams broke the tie vote among Borough Council members in favor of starting negotiations for the possible purchase of Donovan’s Reef at the municipal meeting Aug. 7. Kalaka-Adams, a Republican, indicated that the…
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Under the big top
OCEANPORT – The Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars is coming to Oceanport next month and will feature an international cast of daredevils, acrobats, jugglers, clowns and more. The circus will be held under the big top at Maria Gatta Community Park on the corner of Port-au-Peck Avenue and East Main Street from Sept. 1-3.…
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August: Act III begins
Have you ever dreamed of glorious spring and summer flowering bulbs, a garden awash in color and unique shapes? Now is the time to look at your bulb catalogs and devise a planting strategy, which offers the most varied show imaginable, with a minimal effort on your part. Order your bulbs by mid-September to arrive…
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On the brink of the sixth extinction
Going organic could help threatened bees and butterflies BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff The fruits of Manuela McCusker’s labors surround her in the garden behind her Roosevelt home. The fate of many major food crops hangs in the balance of what biologists are calling the “sixth extinction.” Humans…
