Category: Atlanticville News
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Complaints about RVs may lead to broader rules
Council may permit side yard parking of RVs, boats BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer EATONTOWN – The result of some complaints from residents concerning recreational vehicles parked on residential property may result in broader, rather than stricter, zoning laws for RV and boat owners. At last week’s workshop meeting of the…
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Elberon First Aid needs volunteers
The Long Branch Elberon First Aid Squad is seeking new members. Membership is open to area residents ages 17 and older. Free training will be provided to obtain EMT certification for volunteers, which consists of 120 hours of classes. The Elberon First Aid Squad is the only all-volunteer organization providing emergency response in the city…
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Boro seeks approval of new polling places
County Board of Elections will review change of election venues BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer EATONTOWN – A new plan that moves polling places out of all but one borough school awaits the approval of the Monmouth County Board of Elections (MCBE). Mayor Gerald Tarantolo said Tuesday that the borough, along…
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Councilman succumbs after battle with cancer
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Joseph Questore EATONTOWN – Borough Council-man Joseph Questore, 46, passed away last Sunday after a long battle with cancer. “He was a great person,” said Mayor Gerald Tarantolo Monday, “a great individual, a great father, a great husband, and an outstanding councilman.” Questore is survived by…
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Junior League to host annual Spring Market
On Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, the Junior League of Monmouth County (JLMC) will host the second annual Spring Market, a two-day shopping extravaganza at the Sheraton Hotel in Eatontown. The event will feature 50 premier vendors selling boutique wares. Shopping hours are Friday 3-7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Zoner does about-face; MAC approved
Reopened on technicality, application gets needed five votes BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer An architect’s rendering of Monmouth University’s MACcenter. WEST LONG BRANCH – After reconsidering its initial rejection, the West Long Branch Zoning Board approved Monmouth University’s application to construct a multipurpose sports arena on its campus. It was standing…
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AAA provides guidelines to parents of teen drivers
In the aftermath of traffic crashes that have claimed the lives of teenagers, their passengers and other motorists, the AAA Clubs of New Jersey remind parents of new drivers that teenagers have the highest collision rate of any age group and teenagers who have driven a year or less have the worst crash rates. According…
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In the Service
Air Force Airman Tahime C. Green has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. A 2004 graduate of Long Branch High School, he is the son of Debra Williams of Long Branch. William D. Robison, Shrewsbury, was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in late…
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Joe Yglesias
CHRIS KELLY staff CHRIS KELLY staff Joe Yglesias, 18, keeps the beat while students dance during an activity highlighting the African American contribution to music, one of the events marking African American History Month at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls.
