Category: Atlanticville News
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Petition gets beach club renovations onto ballot
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent MONMOUTH BEACH — The controversial borough plan to issue bonds to pay for $2.7 million in estimated renovations at the borough beach club’s pavilion will now be placed on a ballot for voter approval. The proposal has been blocked by a protest petition circulated by opponents of the…
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Indictment alleges bribes paid by firm’s founder
The founding member of a major New Jersey civil engineering company was indicted Dec. 14, accused of paying bribes to former Ocean Township Mayor Terrence Weldon and another former official to gain favor and influence in securing and maintaining contracts for the engineering firm, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced in Newark. Howard M. Schoor,…
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Towns asked to support changes to GSP, Rte. 18
Local councils urgedto act during NJDOT public comment period BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer Representatives from the Middletown-based civic group, Lincroft Village Green Association (LVGA), recently appeared before several local councils asking for support of a plan that would divert heavy truck traffic from local roads. Last week, members of the…
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Community Sing
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top, West Long Branch Historical Society President Tom Cameron leads singers in the West Long Branch Christmas Sing held at Woolley Park, Dec. 17. Above, Alyssa Norman, 10, and Morgan Garifine, 8, raise their voices in song. Below, Arthur, Paige, 4, and Bridget Green join in the annual event.
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Legislature tweaking clean elections process
Changes being made based on lessons of 2005 pilot in District 13 BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Fair and clean elections in New Jersey? Perhaps it’s not so far-fetched after all. In the Garden State, where wheeling and pay-to-play are still part of the day-to-day political landscape, an updated…
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Coalition seeks commission on affordable housing
City officials say 2,000 affordable units created BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– Advocates for affordable housing are asking the city to provide more housing opportunities for low-income residents. “There is a concern on the difference of affordable housing and low-income housing,” a member of the Concerned Citizens Coalition…
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Zoners turn down Monmouth’s MAC center
Application for 4,000-seat arena fails to get needed votes BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Monmouth University’s proposed MAC center WEST LONG BRANCH –– Monmouth University’s application for a sports arena came up one vote shy of approval by the West Long Branch Zoning Board last week. At the Dec. 14 meeting,…
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Wedding bells ring at Riverview Medical Center
Groom PHOTOSBYDONNA SELLMANN Above: The newlyweds share a slice of wedding cake. At right: Ginny Klug and Rob Monto exchange vows. Below: With the help of Riverview staff, Marie Monto, center, was able to attend her son’s wedding. RED BANK — Wedding bells were ringing at Riverview Medical Center on Saturday, Dec. 9, when Rob…
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Notes Around Town
Anastasia Smith, 4, a student at the Lenna W. Conrow School, feeds Claude a handful of broccoli. “While I Was Gone” by Sue Miller will be discussed by the Adult Book Club of the Ocean Township Branch of the Monmouth County Library, 701 Deal Road, on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. The novel, an Oprah…
