Category: Atlanticville News
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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)…
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Swannack to retire after 32 years with Ocean PD
Mayor hopes to name his successor as police chief in Dec. BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff OCEAN TOWNSHIP — After serving the Ocean Township community for 32 years, Police Chief Robert E. Swannack announced he will be retiring at the end of the year. “I’m getting old and…
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Home additions OK’d with one stipulation
BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH — A two-family home on Anderson Street will revert back to a single-family house if either the owner or her relatives move and buys out the other. With that restriction, Judith Allen received the approval of the Planning/Zoning Board to add a porch on…
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Volunteers sought to help clean beaches
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH — Volunteers for Clean Ocean Action will make a difference for the environment on “Make a Difference Day.” From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 23, Clean Ocean Action’s 19th annual Fall Beach Sweeps will take place — rain or shine — at nearly…
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Election ’04
The Eatontown Candidates … Council: two three-year terms Their views The Eatontown Candidates … Council: two three-year terms Their views Joyce Englehart (D) Biography: Member Eatontown Borough Council; served as liaison to Parks and Recreation Department, Shade Tree Commission, the Community Center, the Meadowbrook Senior Center; 24 years on First Aid Squad, captain 1990; First…
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Students hear mother’s tale of fire, burn prevention
BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Above, fire inspector Rich DeFazio shows kindergartners at the Vetter School, Eatontown, the types of firefighting apparatus that equip a firetruck. At right, students man the fire hose during a demonstration presented by the borough’s Fire Department on Oct. 6. EATONTOWN — On…
