Category: Atlanticville News
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Vetter second-graders meet military pen pal
Soldier-dad returns home and meets daughter BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer PHOTOS BY SUE MORGAN Madeline Collins, 8, daughter of Maj. Robert Collins, shows her classmates the helmet her father wore while on duty in Iraq. Below, Collins signs autographs for Vetter School second-graders, who were his pen pals…
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Sam Mills, LBHS athlete and football pro, dies
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Sam Mills LONG BRANCH — A former Long Branch football athlete succumbed to intestinal cancer on Monday at his home in Charlotte, N.C. Sam Mills, 45, who was born in Neptune, was a graduate of the Long Branch High School class of 1976 and went on…
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Concordance takes part in global convention
BY MARVIN LEE Correspondent BY MARVIN LEECorrespondent WEST LONG BRANCH — The collaborative organization known as the Long Branch Concordance (LBC) took part in a panel discussion last week at Monmouth University. The group was invited by the school to participate in the annual Global Understanding Project, which involves Monmouth University faculty members, staff and…
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Right on track
BILL DENVER, Equi-Photo Trainers and thoroughbreds returned to Monmouth Park in Oceanport April 15, to prepare for the opening of racing season.
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Council fine-tunes pay-to-play ordinance
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– A pay-to-play ordinance could be introduced in Long Branch as soon as this month, according to the city council president. “When I became president in January, I put [pay-to-play] on the agenda so the council could deal with the issue once and for…
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Group doubts cleanup by NJNG will be long term
Residents of Grant Court can get allowance for temporary housing BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH –– A Long Branch group formed to oversee the remediation of the former site of a manufactured gas plant (MGP) is not satisfied with the clean-up procedure thus far. “We have not been convinced…
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Trashy streets may lead to wasted waters
Twp. gets $26K grant; recycling coordinator asks residents to pitch in BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The interdependent web of our environment after the winter storms is something that concerns Mary Anne Fieux, recycling/clean communities coordinator for Ocean Township. She is concerned about the litter that has been…
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Woman designs autism research Web site
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – From changing diapers to feeding and getting the kids dressed, managing a household is tough with kids around. For Adrienne Robertiello, it is no different. “It’s not easy work, especially in the mornings,” Robertiello said. “It’s very difficult to get my three young kids…
