Category: Atlanticville News
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Drug arrests follow police investigation
LONG BRANCH – A monthlong investigation by the Community Response Unit of the city police department concluded last week with the arrest of a city couple. Eliezer Velez, 30, and Carmen Rodriguez, 25, were arrested on Dec. 21 after city police executed a search warrant at their West End Court home, according to police reports.…
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Ex-SRHS teacher admits to sexual conduct charges
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH – – A former teacher and coach at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch will be sentenced in March after pleading guilty last week to sexual conduct with a former student. William O’Leary, 35, of Manasquan, pleaded guilty Friday to one…
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Trotta bids bittersweet farewell to Eatontown
Boro administrator for more than two decades grateful to have served BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LAYLIWHYTE Michael Trotta EATONTOWN – Michael Trotta has resigned from his position as borough administrator, but his love for the borough in which he has worked for over 20 years remains intact. Trotta tendered his…
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The Atlanticville’s top stories of 2006
John Zambrano The year offered up a mixed bag of news stories ranging from municipal officials caught taking bribes, to hotly contested elections, taxpayer revolt and the toppling of real estate empires. 1.Guilty plea by Zambrano ‘shocks’ council Long Branch Councilman John “Fazz” Zambrano resigned his seat on the City Council after entering a guilty…
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Center announces drives scheduled for January
Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives: + Jan. 9 from 3-7 p.m. at The ARC of Monmouth, 1158 Wayside Road, Wayside section of Ocean Township + Jan. 13 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., a Fair Haven community drive at Fair Haven Firehouse, River Road + Jan. 17 from 6-9 p.m.…
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MLK Memorial Guild plans week of events
The Long Branch Martin Luther King (MLK) Memorial Guild will kick off the celebration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. week of Jan. 8, at Salem Baptist Church on Third Avenue at 7:30 p.m. On Jan. 9, a youth night will be held at the First Baptist Church on Bath Avenue at 7…
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Three host towns seek fort land for open space
Oceanport, Eatontown, Tinton Falls ask gov’t for 350 acres BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writers BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writers FILE PHOTO Despite public protest, the Pentagon has decided to close Fort Monmouth, with the closing scheduled for 2011. The three boroughs that host Fort Monmouth have joined forces to advocate for preserving open space and recreational…
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Prosecutor: L.B. murder suspects are gang members
Arrests follow two murders in city in past two months BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis Valentin (center) looks on as Long Branch Public Safety Director William Richards addresses a press conference Dec. 29 at Long Branch City Hall at which authorities announced the arrest…
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Celebrating Kwanzaa
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Long Branch resident Timo Scott (above) and Neptune resident Rosalee McNair, “Mother Isis Ra,” (r) participate in “An Enchanted Kwanzaa Evening,” a presentation commemorating the traditions and symbols of Kwanzaa, at the Eatontown Community Center on Dec. 29. Below, some of the items used in the annual celebration.
