Category: Atlanticville News
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Ocean Township library programs for April
The Ocean Township Branch of the Monmouth County Library, 701 Deal Road, will present free programs for children and adults during April. + April 3, Leap Into Spring musical presentation will be held at 4:15 p.m. + April 3, Spring Origami for Kids, age 4 and up, a program about the art of Japanese paper…
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Concordance will again sponsor community fair
Grassroots group seeking partners, volunteers, donations BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) will host its second annual “Cherish the Children, Celebrate Long Branch” fair this summer. The fair will be held on June 17 at Slocum Park on Broadway, adjacent to the Long Branch…
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School district’s $29.8M referendum passes
Voters will pay $183 more in property taxes BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer District voters have approved a proposal to spend almost $30 million to renovate and upgrade the infrastructure of four Eatontown public schools. By a vote of 481 in favor to 401 opposed, the 25-year bond issue passed according…
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County begins to focus on future landfill use
A bulldozer moves tons of garbage as it is processed at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center. The Monmouth County Reclamation Center (MCRC) in Tinton Falls currently handles more than 500,000 tons of solid waste each year, according to a report prepared by Larry Zaayenga, the county’s solid waste coordinator. The county owns approximately 1,000 acres…
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The pluck of the Irish
Teacher shares passion for Irish music in Irish Heritage classes BY LARRY RAPPOPORT Correspondent BY LARRY RAPPOPORTCorrespondent At left: Marian Lawlor (middle) plays the tin whistle during a jam session at the Dublin House in Red Bank. At right: Lawlor teaches students to play the bodhran drum in an Irish music class offered as part…
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County sought incinerator as way to handle garbage
It’s likely that no issue has ever evoked more emotion, pro and con, in Monmouth County than the incinerator the county proposed to build at its Tinton Falls landfill about 15 years ago. The incinerator would have been used for the disposal of solid waste. The issue reached fever pitch during the summer of 1991…
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City acts to include tech firms in redevelopment
Companies would access fiber-optic network already in place BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council approved a resolution last month to incorporate a business and technology incubator in its redevelopment plans. “A lot of good could come from [a business and technology incubator], so let’s get the…
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Solid waste coordinator has grown with job
Larry Zaayenga learned on the job and helped to build county operation BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth County Solid Waste Coordinator Larry Zaayenga oversees operations at the county landfill in Tinton Falls. Zaayenga has been with the county for 28 years. Larry Zaayenga jokingly refers…
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K-9 responds to train station
The Long Branch Police Department responded to a report of a brief case left unattended at the train station on Friday afternoon, according to Detective Sgt. Fernando Sanders. The police department brought in a bomb-sniffing dog from its K-9 unit shortly after 1 p.m. and, according to Sanders, “the dog sniffed the package and came…
