Category: Atlanticville News
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Objectors to Monmouth U expansion plan testify
Lights from autos, drainage basin among problems cited BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — In an effort to ameliorate the concerns of a couple objecting to Monmouth University’s plans for a new 196-bed dormitory and associated development, a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment suggested changing the…
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Monmouth U honors Boglioli as distinguished alumna
Olympic swimmer trained at Monmouth College under renowned coach BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — An emotional Wendy Lansbach Boglioli, winner of gold and bronze medals in swimming at the Olympic Games of 1976 in Montreal, received Monmouth University’s distinguished alumni award at a convocation of students and…
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Notes
The Northern Monmouth County Branch of the American Association of University Women will present “Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Monologue” featuring actress Michele LaRue on Monday, Nov. 1, the eve of this year’s elections on Nov. 2. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. at the Eatontown Community Center, 58 Broad St.,…
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Powys Gallery show opens in Shrewsbury Nov. 13
Grandes Herbes, one of the works by Pascal Ladeveze. An exhibit of works by French artist Pascal Ladeveze will open at Powys Gallery in Shrewsbury Nov. 13. The exhibit is the first on the East Coast for the artist, whose work is inspired by the impressionist movement but has a modern look with rectangular brush…
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Residents ask city to wait for eminent domain ruling
Schneider says Supreme Court case won BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Residents of Long Branch’s redevelopment zone pleaded with the City Council last week to put a hold on eminent domain proceedings involving their properties until the Supreme Court rules on the issue. “The Supreme Court has taken the eminent domain…
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Emergency test alarms residents
BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer FORT MONMOUTH — Some neighbors of the Army base were startled to hear loud speakers on the fort grounds blasting out messages warning of a host of emergencies ranging from an approaching tornado to a chemical spill. The messages blared from five speakers strategically placed around…
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Neighbors opposed to townhouse development
Application seeks approval for six-unit Columbia Villas BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer
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Artist sees beauty in all things
Career in zoological illustration, travel, love of nature drive her work BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer For Keyport artist Florence Bramley Hill, the words to a popular Ray Stevens song, “Everything is beautiful in its own way,” are not just lyrics; the sentiment informs her work and her art. Hill lives in a townhouse on…
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Monmouth Cares reaches out to troubled youths
Agency builds community team to help avoid institutional care BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer PHOTOSBY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Above, the Commissioner of Human Services for New Jersey, James Davy, talks to Monmouth Cares Executive Director Kathy Collins as he tours the West Long Branch office on Monday. At left, Collins (center)…
