Category: Atlanticville News
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Ft. Monmouth targeted for closure by Pentagon
Operations, personnel would be transferred to other bases BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — More than 5,300 military and civilian employees at Fort Monmouth are facing uncertainty regarding their jobs following Friday morning’s announcement that the Pentagon has targeted the U.S. Army base for possible closure. The…
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L.B. residents rally to save their homes
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — Long Branch homeowners facing the prospect of losing their homes to redevelopment made a statement last weekend at a rally against the use of eminent domain. The rally organized by the Beachfront South Coalition of property owners in the Beachfront South redevelopment zone…
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Eminent disdain
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Donna Peterson waves a flag during a protest rally along Ocean Boulevard on Sunday, against the Beachfront South development. At left, Aline Multare displays her opinion on the matter while waiting for the rally to begin.
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Taxes to rise 3.5 cents under $18.2M budget
Pensions, LOSAP add up to average increase of $52.50 BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Homeowners will pay an average of $52.50 more in property taxes this year under the $18.2 million municipal budget for 2005 adopted by the Borough Council. This year’s spending plan, which included appropriations…
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Car overturns; two arrested
LONG BRANCH — The city police department is investigating a drunk driving accident last week that resulted in an overturned car. On May 15 at approximately 6:40 p.m., city police received a report of a vehicle at the intersection of Deadly and Harrison streets that was overturned and smoking with passengers trapped inside, according to…
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Reservations now taken for local polo match
Reservations are now being taken for a polo match sponsored by the Lincroft Village Green Association June 5 at Colts Neck Polo Grounds at Bucks Mill Park, Route 537, Colts Neck. Gates open at 2 p.m., and the match begins at 3 p.m. The tailgating event is limited to 35 cars, and cars park directly…
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Car overturns; two arrested
LONG BRANCH — The city police department is investigating a drunk driving accident last week that resulted in an overturned car. On May 15 at approximately 6:40 p.m., city police received a report of a vehicle at the intersection of Deadly and Harrison streets that was overturned and smoking with passengers trapped inside, according to…
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United in Memory: 9/11 Victims Memorial Quilt
Exhibit will be at Brookdale CC May 20-22 BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer The United in Memory: 9/11 Victims Memorial Quilt, created in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, stretches a quarter-mile when laid end to end. Created as much for healing as for remembering, a…
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Re-enacters
PHOTOSBY SEAN DWYER staff Above, members of the Long Branch Portuguese community participate in a re-enactment of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s appearance in Fatima, Portugal, inMay 1917. Below, Diogo Guia, 13, of Long Branch, lights a candle held by Melanie Mecha, 12, during the May 13 re-enactment.
