Category: Atlanticville News
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July 1 deadline looms for Beachfront South
K. Hov spokesman: Developer will do what’s needed to make deals BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Property owners in one of Long Branch’s redevelopment zones will have one more month to negotiate purchase prices for their homes before the city can use eminent domain to acquire the properties. Residents of the…
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School board accepts $125K cut in budget
Borough Council hired consultant to review rejected spending plan BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN – The Borough Council and local school board have agreed to shave the board’s voter-rejected school budget of nearly $18.2 million by $125,000. But the understanding reached last week between those two panels came at a…
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Judge bars Dwek from managing properties
Court hearing set for June 2 for those believing they have claims BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Those who think they have a legitimate claim against the financial portfolio of area real estate mogul Solomon Dwek will have their day in court late next week. Meanwhile, a Web site maintained by…
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Drills test getting meds to 1st-responders
Long Branch, O’port will be among sites in June 1 county test BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer The Monmouth County Health Department is asking residents for their cooperation while they perform a drill for first-responders. In conjunction with the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management, the department will be participating in…
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America’s first female rabbi becomes rabbi emerita
Rabbi Priesand retires after 25 years at Monmouth Reform Temple BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Rabbi Sally Priesand relaxing with her canine companion Shadow, will serve as rabbi emerita following her retirement from Monmouth Reform Temple. TINTON FALLS — Like all of us, Rabbi Sally Priesand has experienced many firsts in…
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Notes
The West Long Branch Historical Society will hold a garage sale to raise funds tomorrow and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 11 Fairway Ave. in West Long Branch. For more information, contact (732) 222-1832. ***** American Legion Post 325 in Eatontown will hold Memorial Day services at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at…
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Group seeks to preserve 5,000 acres in five years
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer The leader of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) fears the worst for Monmouth County horse farms and beaches. Judith Stanley Coleman, MCF’s president, gave her annual report at the foundation’s 29th annual board meeting on April 30. MCF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring, holding…
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Eminent domain report gets mixed reviews
Above, redevelopment looms at the edge of the MTOTSA neighborhood in Long Branch. Below, residents have held several rallies to call attention to their struggle to save their homes from eminent domain. City attorney: Report won’t disrupt city’s redevelopment plans BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – A report calling for reform of the…
