Category: Atlanticville News
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Borough trying again to get Howard Commons
Tarantolo hopes to use vacated military complex to meet COAH obligation BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN – The plan to breathe new life into the mostly vacated Howard Commons military housing complex is back in play. With the Borough Council’s permission, Mayor Gerald J. Tarantolo will soon be writing to…
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West Long Branch GOP counters national trend
Tucci, Ruane, Cioffi will be sworn to new terms on Jan. 1 Janet W. Tucci WEST LONG BRANCH – Newly re-elected Republican Mayor Janet W. Tucci considers herself lucky. Aside from winning re-election to the mayor’s office, Tucci says she is especially grateful to have survived an apparent voter backlash against political incumbents that spread…
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Eatontown Democrats burst GOP’s ‘Bubba’
Tarantolo, DaVis, Questore thank voters, look ahead to new terms BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Gerald J. Tarantolo Mayor EATONTOWN – They’re just glad it’s over. One night after a victorious Election Day, Mayor Gerald J. Tarantolo and the entire six-member Borough Council, all Democrats, went right back to business at…
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Coup at Long Branch Concordance
Board removes Blair as executive director; member groups upset BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Members of the Long Branch Concordance are threatening to pull out of the grassroots collaborative in the wake of the removal of LBC founder and executive director Terri Blair. “If Terri is not the executive director, then…
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They make a difference
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRISTINE VARNO Tonya Badillo (center) with members of Team Jump Off who were recognized for community service by the Long Branch Concordance. LONG BRANCH – Members of Team Jump Off were recognized for their contributions to the community at last week’s Long Branch Concordance (LBC) meeting.…
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County residents graduate from Citizen Police Academy
FREEHOLD – Twenty-eight local residents successfully completed the 12th annual Citizen Police Academy as part of a graduation ceremony held on Nov. 8 at the Monmouth County Police Academy in Freehold. Sheriff Joseph Oxley was joined by U.S. Marshal James Plousis, who presented a program on the U.S. Marshals Service prior to the graduation ceremony.…
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Former first aid official pleads guilty to theft
On Nov. 13, Mark Campbell, 35, of Monmouth Beach, the former treasurer of the Monmouth Beach First Aid Squad, pleaded guilty to theft by deception, a second-degree crime, and endangering the welfare of a child, a fourth-degree crime. Campbell will be sentenced Feb. 23. Consistent with the plea agreement, Campbell is expected to receive a…
