Category: Atlanticville News
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Three arrests at day spa on prostitution charges
OCEAN TOWNSHIP – For the second time within a one-week period, township police arrested individuals on charges of engaging in prostitution at a day spa located in the township. The most recent arrests occurred on Sept 27 at 9:30 p.m. at Sea Day Spa, 1209 Route 35, when police officers, as part of an ongoing…
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Activist arrested at fort reuse meeting
Wants veterans, environment, homeless in the plans BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer Activist arrested at fort reuse meeting Wants veterans, environment, homeless in the plansBY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Gerald Tarantolo Mayor of Eatontown Environmental and peace activist Tom Mahedy was arrested last week after persistent questioning of members of the panel charged with charting the…
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CHRIS KELLY staff CHRIS KELLY staff Patricia Bosko, 5, Belmar, decorates a pumpkin during the third annual Ocean Township Fall Festival held Sept. 30 at Joe Palaia Park.
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Motion filed to force city to move on condemnation
Attny. asks court to order city to move or dismiss action BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Motion filed to force city to move on condemnation Attny. asks court to order city to move or dismiss actionBY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer A motion to compel the city of Long Branch to move forward with the condemnation of…
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Free to read: Banned Books Week a reminder
Libraries tell patrons attempts still made to remove books from shelves BY SARAH CHOI Correspondent BY SARAH CHOI Correspondent Books that have been challenged are on display at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury (above) and the Ocean Township Branch (below), reminding library patrons that there are still attempts to remove some books…
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NAACP seeks dialogue on gang presence in city
Prosecutor will meet with community leaders to discuss gangs Oct. 11 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The president of the Greater Long Branch NAACP said last week there is a gang presence in the city and called on local and county officials to address the violence in the…
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Eatontown council approves rent control
Tenants cheer as council sets yearly rent hike ceiling BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Eatontown EATONTOWN – For $1,600 a month, you might be able to rent a three-bedroom apartment in Manhattan … or Eatontown. Borough officials, cognizant of skyrocketing rents in the town’s numerous garden apartment complexes and its three…
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Save Sandy Hook seeks to continue suit
Developer secures financing for first phase of project BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Save Sandy Hook (SSH) is scrambling to find an attorney to continue its fight to block commercial development on Sandy Hook. James Coleman, a trustee of the grassroots group, said Monday he has asked the U. S. District Court for…
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Unger calls for eminent domain moratorium
LONG BRANCH – Council candidate Brian Unger held a press conference on the steps of city hall last Tuesday at which he called for a moratorium on the city’s use of eminent domain for redevelopment. That same evening, Unger submitted a proposed resolution and an ordinance to the City Council at the Sept. 26 municipal…
