Category: Atlanticville News
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Arts council to host Arts Education Awards
The Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) will present its annual Arts Education Awards on Tuesday, May 16, 6-8:30 p.m. at the Two River Theater in Red Bank. Each year, MCAC highlights an outstanding arts program, arts educator, administrator, arts-infused school and interdisciplinary project in the county, which successfully incorporates the art standards in the curriculum.…
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Petco to reopen in former Seaman’s site
Retailer aiming for fall 2006 opening BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Petco is coming back to town – this time as the new tenant in a vacated furniture store. The San Diego-based retailer of pet food and supplies has selected the former Seaman’s Furniture store as its new location…
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Shore Regional’s $13.2M budget fails
Three incumbents win; newcomer elected to fill unexpired term BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — By less than 100 votes, the Shore Regional High School District’s $13.2 million budget for academic year 2006-07 has been sunk. The spending plan carrying a total tax levy of $12,151,366 was rejected…
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Lighthouse hunters see the light and shoot it
‘Lighthouse Photographs’ exhibit at M.B. Cultural Center BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Eldred Rock, Alaska Photography is about illuminating a passion for something and fixing it forever in a flash. Photographers Christine and Thomas Cardaci call themselves the lighthouse hunters. They have been seeking out lighthouses and shooting them for the…
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CHRISKELLYstaff Zachary Goldberg, 9, of West Long Branch, reacts to the magical exploits of David Garrity during Monmouth University’s Community Day held April 22 in the university’s Boylan Gymnasium.
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Candidates share visions for Long Branch
Three candidates for mayor, 13 for council square off in debate BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer The mayoral candidates for the upcoming Long Branch municipal election agreed on at least one thing at a debate Monday night-they all have a vision for the future of the city. Incumbent Mayor Adam Schneider…
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Concordance, 180 plan programs for local teens
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) will team with 180, Turning Lives Around, for an educational program on teen issues. At the April 19 monthly LBC meeting, LBC Director Terri Blair announced that the LBC and Clinton Connor, a presenter/counselor in 180’s school-based abuse…
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Plastics remain top polluter on N.J. beaches
Clean Ocean Action calls for volunteers for April 29 Beach Sweeps Marine pollution continues to litter New Jersey’s 127 miles of beach shoreline. That is the clear evidence resulting from the 2005 Beach Sweeps sponsored by Clean Ocean Action (COA) and highlights the need for stricter enforcement of litter laws and cleanup programs, according to…
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Collins gets 10-year term for sexual abuse
Retired music teacher will be subject to Megan’s Law provisions BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN – Retired Memorial School music teacher and ex-borough councilman John J. Collins will spend ten years in a state prison on sexual assault and witness tampering charges. Collins, 58, of Cloverdale Avenue, was sentenced on…
