Category: Atlanticville News
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Residents get to play urban planners for a day
Public input gathered at downtown redevelopment workshop BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer PHOTOS BY SUE MORGAN As planners for a day, (l-r) Eatontown residents Al Baginski, Bryan Askew and Bill Thonack sketch out designs for a revitalized downtown district in their hometown during Saturday’s community redevelopment workshop. EATONTOWN —…
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Human services dept. helps those in need
FREEHOLD — Monmouth County has a long-standing tradition of initiating and supporting programs to address the needs of its most vulnerable citizens — children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and people who are economically disadvantaged. To achieve that goal, the Board of Freeholders established the Department of Human Services to provide services to residents in…
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Developer reneges on offer, building swap off
Brown says he will keep up fight for church in Bwy arts district BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — A local minister believed he was closer than ever to building a church, but now finds he hasn’t got a prayer. Kevin Brown, Broadway, said he was given a list…
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Monmouth Conservatory makes music for everyone
As it celebrates 40th anniversary, MCM plans for new facility BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent MIGUEL JUAREZ staff The Monmouth Conservatory of Music is embarking on its 41st year with ambitious plans for a larger facility. Clockwise from above: Founder Felix Molzer leads a rehearsal of the Children’s Opera Chorus. Vladislav Kovalsky combines…
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Dispatcher featured on ‘heroes’ Web site
Celano helped rescuers locate woman trapped in rubble of Petco store FREEHOLD — Anthony Celano, a 911 dispatcher for the county, was one of the local heroes honored nationwide as part of National County Government Week. A sheriff’s officer, Celano is credited with saving the life of a woman trapped beneath the rubble of an…
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Work on new library continues despite lawsuit
Twp. library will become branch of county library system BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Ocean Township OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Plans to complete the township’s new library are moving forward even though litigation between the contractor and the township has not been settled. Township’s Business Administrator David Kochel said last week, “There…
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L.B. NAACP hosts forum
Lack of minorities in elected office among issues raised BY MARVIN LEE Correspondent BY MARVIN LEECorrespondent LONG BRANCH — The Greater Long Branch NAACP hosted a county-wide town meeting at Salem Baptist Church May 5 to discuss issues relevant to the minority community in Monmouth County. Lorenzo “Bill” Dangler, president of the NAACP, moderated the…
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Move of Woolley House to new site complete
Circa 1700 house to be new home of historical museum BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer PHOTOS BY HOWARD RICHMOND OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Eden Woolley house is finally at its new home. Last week it was moved from its position three-quarters of the way between the site where it sat since…
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Monmouth U leases units at Pier Village
Developer says less than 5% of units will be student housing BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Pier Village, an upscale mixed-use development located in one of Long Branch’s oceanfront redevelopment zones, will be housing college students in September. Monmouth University, West Long Branch, announced last week that it will lease 21…
