Category: Atlanticville News
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CHRIS KELLY staff David Dabbah, 15, Eatontown, executes a skateboard flip Sunday at SkatePlex, the Monmouth County Park System’s skateboard park in Long Branch.
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Prosecutor alleges ‘horrific’ sex crimes
Handyman accused of using job to assault, film children in two counties BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer “The charges … reflect the conduct of a deviant sexual predator who targeted the most innocent and defenseless members … for his own gratification.” – Luis A. Valentin The videotaped footage found in the…
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Investigation into homicide ongoing
Red bandanas, red writing and candles are part of a memorial for Herbert Hoover Lambert Bell, who was slain in Long Branch on Aug. 19. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the incident in which another man was injured. LONG BRANCH – Neptune City resident Herbert Hoover Lambert Bell, 30, was shot just before…
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Concordance taps faith-based groups as partners
Community group encourages collaboration among faith communities BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) is turning to faith-based organizations to play a role in the ongoing effort to meet the needs of Monmouth County residents. The LBC invited leaders and members of faith-based organizations and…
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Agencies seek source of creek contamination
DEP: Racetrack may not be sole source of high fecal count BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Clean Ocean Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf speaks at a press conference on contamination of Branchport Creek. The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is working with county and local health officials, including Monmouth Park…
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Planning Board approves Sapphire Beach project
Resubmitted plan calls for six-unit townhouse development BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Long Branch LONG BRANCH — The applicant for the Sapphire Beach project got the go-ahead from the city Planning Board last week to construct a luxury townhouse project on Ocean Boulevard. At the Aug. 15 Planning Board meeting, the…
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Long Branch beach project to begin in fall
Pallone secures $3M for replenishment BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a multimillion-dollar beach replenishment project on the city shoreline this fall. On Aug. 15, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) held a press conference at the Brighton Avenue Beach to…
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City Council approves RCA with Colts Neck
Portion of $2.9M will help fund new Seaview Manor complex BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The City Council has authorized an interlocal agreement between the city and the Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) to support the construction of an affordable housing complex. At the Aug. 8 municipal meeting,…
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Suspect kept low profile in former neighborhood
Elberon shocked to learn of allegations against Bilski BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff This is the former Long Branch residence of Clement Bilski Jr. It was a carriage house set back from the main house on Lincoln Avenue in the upscale Elberon section. LONG BRANCH – The upscale…
