Category: Atlanticville News
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Boarded up homes are down … finally
Board grants one year extension for office bldg. at Broadway & Halsey BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH –– Those two boarded-up white houses standing empty at the corner of Broadway and Halsey Street are now gone. Now the property owner, Red Bank-based Broadway Holdings, is expected to begin…
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Dispute becomes family affair; two charged
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– A city resident and another man are facing charges for assaulting a male victim with bricks at a North Broadway residence last week. Enrique Medina, 41, North Broadway, was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for…
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Report on Troutmans Creek due out Friday
Task force will release results of soil sampling of contaminated sites BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Long Branch LONG BRANCH — The state Environmental Justice Task Force (EJTF) will release the results of soil samples taken from Troutmans Creek on Friday, according to officials from the New Jersey Department of Environmental…
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Panter adds zoning clause to fort reuse bill
Kyrillos endorses Assembly bill but says S-1049 is still alive BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Assemblyman Michael Panter (D-12) says the portion of Fort Monmouth that lies inside the borders of three host communities will be protected under legislation he has introduced to create an official revitalization authority for the infrastructure…
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‘Good night and thank you’
Above, students from Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch, rehearse for a production of “Evita” Feb. 27. At left, Chris Seeler rehearses his role of Juan Peron. PHOTOSBYCHRISKELLYstaff
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CHRIS KELLY staff
Justin Condon, 3, Oceanport, gets pointers on spinning a basketball from Tony “Showtime” Springer of the Harlem MagicMasters during halftime at the annual Alpha Chi Ro “Shoot to Save” game at Monmouth University’s Boylan Gymnasium on Feb. 24.
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Bluegrass: Hillbilly roots speak to modern audiences
Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Assn. celebrates 28th year with March 19 concert BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Members of the Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Association get together monthly to perform and jam at Embury Methodist Church Hall in Little Silver. Clockwise from top: Mike Edgerton, Howell, Mike Rosenow, Long Branch, and…
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School tax could rise to pay for referendum
District proposes scaled-back version of original spending plan BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer Eatontown school district taxes could rise by an average of nearly $183 annually over 25 years if a $29.8 million construction referendum wins favor with voters later this month. The average taxpayer cost is based upon recent property…
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Council prez: Relations with Mon U. are good
Liaison members share outcome of meeting with university officials BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer West Long Branch WEST LONG BRANCH — Court case or not, town and gown relations are just fine, according to Borough Council President Richard F. Cooper Jr. Even as Borough Attorney Gregory Baxter prepares to challenge last…
