Category: Atlanticville News
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Work on Atlantic Ave. bridge near completion
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — The Atlantic Avenue bridge, which was scheduled to reopen several months ago, will open this month, according to a Monmouth County spokesman. The $2,585,858 project will be completed by Ferreira Contracting Co., the contractor hired after the original contractor for the project forfeited…
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WLB council taking town’s zoners to court
Council sides with neighbors; challenges Kilkare Farm expansion BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Republican-controlled Borough Council has chosen to fight the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s decision allowing Monmouth University to construct six tennis courts and other facilities at the former Kilkare Farm. However, Councilman J. Thomas…
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Barham priorities: Assess needs, cut costs
Freeholder director says county will look ahead 25 years BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Bill Barham FREEHOLD — Just over a year after he was named to replace retiring Freeholder Harry Larrison on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth Beach resident William Barham has been selected as the director of the board…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the Long Branch High School Dance Squad perform a routine during the third annual “Concert for Kids” at the high school’s auditorium on Jan. 21.
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Pallone drops out of U.S. Senate race
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., (D-6) announced on Monday that he is not going to make a primary bid for the seat now held by U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez. Pallone endorsed Menendez at a press conference at the Trenton State House on Monday morning and pledged to work on his behalf. “Over the past year, I…
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Conservation District to offer three scholarships
Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $1,000 scholarships to college students majoring in a conservation-related field. The deadline for applications is April 7. Offered will be The Neal Munch and Mac Clark Scholarships, which have been awarded 27 consecutive years. To qualify, an applicant must be a New Jersey resident of Monmouth or Middlesex…
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It’s my body and I’ll laugh if I want to
Body stories told with a mix of humor and pathos BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Clockwise from above: Peg Rice-Moir, Fair Haven, shows a drawing she did of herself as a child. Tinton Falls resident Dot Ransom chose to sit while reading her monologue at the rehearsal for “Some Bodies” at…
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In the Arts
The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) will debut a monthly “Movie Night” with a screening of the award-winning documentary “The Corporation” on Friday at 7 p.m. The film features Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky and over 30 other corporate insiders and critics. Movie Night will be held on the third Friday of each month…
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PATRICK HICKEY Students in the Monmouth Conservatory of Music’s String Ensemble performed in a concert for residents of Kensington Court in Tinton Falls on Jan. 14.
