Category: Atlanticville News
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FMERPA takes care of business
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – At the 16th Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA) meeting, members authorized the director to enter into a lease for a permanent office space. The authority also approved two new hires, an administrative assistant and a project manager at the meeting, held…
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Monmouth County Fair returns for its 33rd year
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Monmouth County Fair has returned to the East Freehold Park showgrounds on Kozloski Road between Business Route 33 and Route 537. The county fair remains a tradition, with this year marking its 33rd year of providing family fun. With the Monmouth County 4-H Association remaining a key part of the fair,…
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Register by July 27 for ‘Woods Hollow Classic’
The Monmouth County Park System will host the annual “Woods Hollow Classic” mountain bike race Aug. 4 at Tatum Park, Holland Road, Middletown. The classic consists of a 7.5-mile beginner race for the first-time or occasional racers which begins at 8 a.m. or the sport race of 11.25 miles for intermediate and advanced racers which…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Paulina Braka, 10, Long Branch, places a coil of pottery onto her bowl during a pottery class at the Children’s Cultural Center in Red Bank.
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Prostitution investigation results in 11 arrests
OCEAN TOWNSHIP – – On July 12, members of the Ocean Township Police Detective Bureau and Special Assignment Unit made 11 arrests in connection with prostitution-related offenses at two separate massage parlor establishments located on Route 35 in the township. The arrests were the result of an ongoing investigation into the Ocean Day Spa, Route…
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Former FBI analyst at fort sentenced for espionage
A former Marine and former FBI intelligence analyst at Fort Monmouth was sentenced July 18 to 10 years in prison for espionage and other charges. U.S. District Judge William H. Walls sentenced Leandro Aragoncillo, 48, for his guilty pleas to espionage charges Aragoncillo pleaded guilty May 4, 2006, to taking and transferring classified information to…
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Changing of the guard also a homecoming
N.J. native returns to become Ocean Twp. mgr. BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent BY LORI ANNE OLIWACorrespondent Andrew G. Brannen OCEAN TOWNSHIP – For new Township Manager Andrew G. Brannen, returning to New Jersey is a homecoming. “I’m from Cape May County,” Brannen said in an interview last week, “and am very excited about returning…
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Police: Suspect tried to lure 2 girls in park
LONG BRANCH – A 40-year-old man is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly attempting to lure two young girls at a local park in Long Branch. According to Long Branch police, on July 14 at approximately 9 p.m., officers responded to West End Park after receiving a report that a suspicious man had approached two…
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BBB: Online job scams
Job seekers risk losing money and personal data TRENTON – The Better Business Bureau (BBB) today issued a warning advising job seekers to beware of misleading online job postings and employment arrangements aimed at stealing money and identities. Online employment scams generally target the increasing population of workers wanting to work from home, but also…
