Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Assembly bill has a nice ring to it
The state Senate session may have had to be extended before passing the last piece of this year’s budget, but in the Assembly at least they accomplished something, and it wasn’t passing the budget bill in time to be barbecuing on the Fourth of July. The Assembly overwhelmingly passed Bill A727, otherwise known as the…
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Long Branch is in as ‘good shape’ as Enron
I read recently that during the June 25 workshop meeting of the Long Branch City Council, an audit of the city’s financial condition revealed Long Branch is in "good shape." I couldn’t help but remember when Kenneth Lay of the now defunct Enron Corp. sent mass e-mail to employees telling them " … buy our…
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Summer heat can be too much for pets in cars
Never leave your pet unattended in a parked car for any period of time. If you see an animal in a car exhibiting any signs of heat stress, call your local animal care-and-control agency or police department immediately. On a warm day, the temperature in a parked car can reach 120 degrees or higher in…
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School approved, condos are denied on Locust Ave.
By Sherry conohan School approved, condos are denied on Locust Ave. By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Use variances for two projects whose effect on traffic on Locust Avenue was of interest to the Zoning Board of Adjustment came to a vote last week. One, for a Christian school, was passed by…
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OBITUARIES
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. MARY A. CONTE, 84, of Oceanport died June 30 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she lived in Long Branch before moving to…
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Troop 148 very much alive and well in Long Branch
Contrary to all rumors, innuendoes and lies circulating around town, Boy Scout Troop 148 — sponsored by the United Methodist Men of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church of Long Branch — is very much alive and functioning. There are people in town who are trying very hard to inform anyone who is not informed that…
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Return of oysters key to bringing back bay
Laws and regulations have been passed. People have been warned and fined. Even some long-standing practices have been reconsidered. All of those things were important steps in trying to restore the ecosystems in estuaries from the Shrewsbury River to the Hudson River. And last weekend, in a collaboration between the New York/New Jersey Baykeeper and…
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Thanks given to speedway for ‘Race Against Drugs’
I would like to publicly thank the new owners of the Wall Township Speedway, Timothy H. Shinn, J. Fletcher Creamer Jr., Joseph M. Sanzari ,and Thomas E. Mauser for inviting Prevention First and the DEA to participate in the June 22 "Race Against Drugs" at the speedway. We were able to distribute drug and violence…
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OBITUARIES
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. FLORENCE MOREY STURT, 72, of Matawan died June 17 at The Center for Hospice Care, Long Branch. Born in Jersey City, she resided in Eatontown for 50…
