Category: Atlanticville News
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Fort panel agrees to look at veterans’ services
New subcommittee to deal with vets hospital and interests BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Despite protests outside the gates of Fort Monmouth like this one last June, the federal government decided to close the Army base. EATONTOWN – A subcommittee dedicated solely to the interests of military veterans…
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Eatontown mayor seeks new town hall at fort
Tarantolo has sights on CECOM bldg. for new boro hall BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Gerald J. Tarantolo EATONTOWN – Mayor Gerald J. Tarantolo believes he has found an ideal location for a newer, larger town hall. Tarantolo’s preferred site now houses the U.S. Army’s Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) at…
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Broadway Center plan recognized by county
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The City of Long Branch and the developer of the Broadway Arts Center redevelopment zone were to be recognized Wednesday with the 2006 Monmouth County Planning Merit Award. The Monmouth County Planning Board (MCPB) was expected to present the award to Long Branch…
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Foundation awards grants
Students across Ocean and Monmouth counties will see upgrades to their school libraries and media centers. OceanFirst Foundation has awarded $330,000 in grants and gift certificates as part of its second annual Library/Media Center Enhancement Grant Program. Recipients were announced at a reception hosted by OceanFirst Foundation for more than 250 representatives of schools in…
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Condo group endorses Unger
LONG BRANCH – The Long Branch Coalition of Condominium Associations (LBCCA) announced its endorsement of City Council candidate Brian Unger in the Nov. 7 municipal election. The coalition held its quarterly meeting Oct. 18 at the Harbour Mansion Condominium complex on Ocean Avenue, and the endorsement was made by a unanimous vote of the group’s…
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First aiders: We forgot to get a building permit
Squad apologizes for flap over building permit WEST LONG BRANCH – It wasn’t because they deliberately broke the law or received special treatment that the borough’s first aid squad began renovating the basement of its headquarters without all the legal documents. It was just a mistake in a moment of zeal. Leaders of the borough’s…
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Court grants extension in appeal of Hook lawsuit
Plaintiffs in suit have retained new counsel BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to block a commercial development at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook have been given additional time to mount legal opposition to the plan. The U.S. District Court in Trenton has given Save Sandy Hook (SSH) and…
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Condemnation panel appointed for L.B. home
Judge: City does not have to move forward on taking of home BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Astate Superior Court judge has appointed a panel of three commissioners to determine the amount of just compensation Long Branch must pay for a home in one of the city’s redevelopment zones. Judge Lawrence…
