Category: Atlanticville News
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Bands, floats to take over Broadway
LONG BRANCH — The 17th annual Columbus Day parade is scheduled for Sunday, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Vantage Point parking lot on the corner of Broadway and Highway 36. The parade is sponsored by the Amerigo Vespucci Society of Long Branch. Participants will include 12 marching bands, the Boy and Cub Scouts of…
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Injuries in two separate accidents
WEST LONG BRANCH — A pedestrian was struck by a car and injured at the intersection of Route 36 and Broadway, according to police. In another accident in front of St. Jerome’s Church on Wall Street, two women were slightly injured. Police said Daniel Nunez, 43, of Long Branch, was walking across Route 36 at…
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Planners get Wall St. lot subdivision
BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — A proposal to subdivide a 5.83-acre parcel of land, on the south side of Wall Street between Nolan Drive and Meadow Lane, into seven building lots has begun its journey through the Planning Board. The plan, put forth by Frndshp, seeks approval…
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New bridge gets historic preservation award
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The construction of County bridge 0-13 on Monmouth Road in Ocean Township received a merit award for historic preservation last month. The new bridge opened in December 2003, after being closed for nine months while the old bridge was demolished and the new…
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Ocean Twp. to get $400K if open space bill passes
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The township will be able to add $400,000 to its open space fund if a state open space preservation bill is passed. “We have done studies in Ocean Township to identify parcels of land that are potential candidates for open space,” said David Kochel, township manager. “We have an approved open space…
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Armed trio breaks into Roosevelt Ave. home
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Ocean Township police department is investigating a break-in at a township residence, Detective Lieutenant Antonio Amodio said. “The investigation leads us to believe that this residence was not randomly chosen, it was targeted,” Amodio said. On Oct. 3 at approximately 5 a.m.,…
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Notes Around Town
The West Long Branch Ladies Auxiliary of Fire Co. No. 1 is hosting a pasta dinner at the firehouse on Monmouth Road, from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 15. The price is $7 per person. ***** St. James Memorial Church, at 69 Broad St., in Eatontown, will hold its annual Octoberfest from 9 a.m. to…
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Phone line now ringing on the 2nd Floor
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Growing up is hard to do. For the youths and teens of Monmouth County, help can be found on the 2nd Floor. 2nd Floor is a youth help line that will be available in all of the middle schools and high schools in Monmouth County. It…
