Category: Atlanticville News
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Oakhurst man pleads guilty to taking bribes
NEWARK – A former general manager of a vehicle services company admitted on Nov. 16 to taking $6,500 in bribes from a truck sales company that sold equipment to Neptune Township. U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced that Richard Messer, 45, of Oakhurst, admitted before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini that he took the…
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Notes
Yosi and the Superdads The Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center in Deal will host a Hanukkah Children’s Concert by Yosi and the Superdads Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. Join Yosi and the Superdads perform their special brand of rock and roll – featuring Hanukkah songs in Hebrew and English geared to kids ages 2-7.…
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Bridge advocates urge boro to save Rt. 36 span
Preservationists ask council to seek injunction against DOT plan BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer COURTESYOFPAULSCHARFF Highlands Bridge SEA BRIGHT – Residents from both sides of the Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge are urging officials in the borough to seek an injunction to halt the state’s planned replacement of the aging span. Alleging that…
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MTOTSA attny. will not seek stay on takings
Aaron: City won’t move on condemnations pending appeal BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The attorney representing a group of residents fighting the condemnation of their oceanfront properties said last week he will not seek a legal hold on eminent domain proceedings. “I don’t think we need a stay,”…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Andy Dillon, 18, of Belmar, has the SkatePlex skateboard park in Long Branch to himself Nov. 28 as he tries out some aerial maneuvers.
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New attorney seeks to amend Sandy Hook suit
Would add violations of historic preservation, environmental acts BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent An attorney for Save Sandy Hook (SSH), a grass-roots organization formed to block the commercial development of historic Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook, will go to U.S. District Court in Trenton on Dec. 18 to ask for permission to file an amended complaint…
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NAACP leader calls on city to stem violence
Dangler calls for measures including police substation BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer In the aftermath of a shooting in Long Branch that left one man dead and another critically injured, the head of the city’s NAACP chapter is again calling on officials to address violence in the city. “My concern is with the redevelopment taking…
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Eatontown mulls adding alternates to Zoning Board
Mayor cites need for quorum at meetings BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN – Four. The number of alternatives that the borough’s Zoning Board of Adjustment might add to its membership. Whether or not two is company and four, not three, is a crowd is a subject for debate by the…
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Notes
Two students from the West End School in Long Branch had the honor of leading the flag salute and Pledge of Allegiance during the Nov. 15 meeting of the Board of Education. George L. Catrambone, assistant superintendent of schools (holding microphone), introduced Ruby Liss and Sa’mir Colbert, fourth-graders at the West End School in Long…
