Category: Atlanticville News
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Seven arrested in prostitution probe
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Ocean Township police conducted a three-month investigation of suspected prostitution at two spas on Route 35 in the township. On March 31, the investigation culminated in the arrests of five women and two men. According to police, last Friday afternoon, with the execution of search warrants…
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In case of emergency, ‘Westward ho!’
Freeholders seek funding for study of coastal evacuation rtes. BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer LINDA DENICOLA In the event of a major storm, all (county) roads lead west All main roads leading west are considered evacuation routes for people living on the coast of Monmouth County. As a result, the Monmouth…
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Attempted home invasion in Deal leads to arrest
LONG BRANCH – A Belmar resident has been charged with attempting a home invasion in Deal while armed with a handgun last week, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. On March 25, David Burns, 18, was charged with attempted armed burglary, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon,…
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CHRIS KELLY staff A small army of young Easter egg hunters searches for bounty in a haystack at the annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce and held in West End Park in Long Branch on April 9.
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Gov asks court to revisit Abbott rules
Corzine: New school funding formula needed for all students BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer State officials have asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to curtail the increase in state aid to Abbott school districts, including Long Branch. Acting on behalf of the state Department of Education, Attorney General Zulima V. Farber…
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Taking Team Jump Off to the next level
Jennings: City, housing authority may partner on rec center BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Tonya Badillo and members of Team Jump Off put their hands together in Badillo’s yard. A Long Branch mother is spearheading a drive for a youth recreation facility in the city. “Our kids need a safe place…
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Pallone set to oppose artificial island off coast
Environmentalists, local official speak out against proposal BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – Attempts by a New York City-based investment group to create an artificial island off Sea Bright’s coastline for use as an industrial terminal could be thwarted by federal legislation proposed by an area lawmaker to prohibit…
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Prosecutor: Collins to be sentenced April 21
Retired teacher and ex-councilman confessed to sexual assault BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN – Retired Memorial School music teacher and former borough councilman John J. Collins, who confessed last winter to sexually assaulting two former female students, will face sentencing next week. Collins, 58, of Cloverdale Avenue, is scheduled to…
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WLB budget calls for 3.5-cent property tax hike
Public hearing on $7.9M spending plan set for May 3 BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH – Property owners here could see municipal taxes of about $284 monthly under the $7.9 million budget presented last week by borough officials for calendar year 2006. The total $7.9 million municipal budget,…
