Category: Atlanticville News
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Muggles celebrate Potter countdown at Grand Hallows Ball
Several hundred fans at Borders for midnight book release BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent BY LAYLI WHYTECorrespondent The Mayer family of Tinton Falls (l-r) Bryan, Andy, Lisa, Lauren and Alex wear their wizard finery to the Grand Hallows Ball at Borders July 20. Below: Mary Freehill checks her crystal ball as the midnight release of the…
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Park Avenue bridge replacement under way
Detours, temporary pedestrian crossing will be in place BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The state Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun a $6.7 million project to construct a new Park Avenue bridge in Long Branch. The state-funded project will replace the current “functionally obsolete” bridge on Park Avenue,…
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Resident on, then off Planning Bd. agenda
‘Allegations’ pulled from agenda with no discussion BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer James Keelen LONG BRANCH – Belmont Avenue resident James Keelen’s opposition to the downtown Broadway redevelopment plan landed him on last week’s Planning Board agenda. But Board Attorney Martin Arbus withdrew the agenda item listed as “Keelen Allegations” at…
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FMERPA planner midway through info gathering
Panel must meet Dec. 8 deadline set by defense dept. BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – – Despite questions on the part of public officials about the real economic and safety costs of closing Fort Monmouth , the Fort Monmouth Economic Redevelopment Planning Authority (FMERPA) is pushing forward so…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Will Lutkewitte, 9, and Lillie Karch, 12, both of Colts Neck, enjoy the festivities at the Grand Hallows Ball leading up to the midnight release of the seventh and final Harry Potter book at Borders in Eatontown July 20. Story, page 3.
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JEFF GRANIT staff Matthew Sparrock, 16, Ocean Township, adds some sand to a sand castle he and other campers from Seashore Day Camp learned how to make under the direction of sculpting champion John Gowdy at the North Bath Avenue beach in Long Branch July 5.
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Legislators want inquiry into BRAC decision
State, local officials fault data used for base closing BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6) A nonpartisan congressional delegation of New Jersey public officials introduced legislation July 19 that would require the comptroller general of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate the Base Realignment and Closure…
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Stork Club
Tracey and Sidney Rossi of Monmouth Beach announce the birth of their daughter, Sophia Patrice, May 6, 2007, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. The baby weighed 7 pounds, and joins brothers Nicholas and John, and sisters Gabrielle, Meredith and Kathryn. Grandparents are Patricia and Nicholas Lehotsky of Oceanport, and the late Judi and Daniel…
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Group continues to fight Monmouth U expansion
Residents petition N.J. Supreme Court to reverse lower courts BY CHRISTINE VARNP Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNPStaff Writer A group of West Long Branch residents have taken their opposition to a Monmouth University expansion project to the state Supreme Court. After losing their case in state Superior Court, and most recently failing in the state…
