Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Council cuts school tax increase by 15 percent Reduction expected to cause delay in purchase of needed equipment
Correspondent By rob degennaro Council cuts school tax increase by 15 percent Reduction expected to cause delay in purchase of needed equipment OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township Council put its 2 cents in and took 2 cents out of the school district’s proposed tax increase. At its meeting last week the council, along with Loch…
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Firefighter commended for publication of article
The members of the F.M.B.A. local would like to congratulate one of our own. Armand F. Guzzi Jr. recently wrote a feature article which was published in the internationally recognized magazine Fire Engineering. Fire Engineering is now in its 125th year of publication. To have an article published in this periodical is a testament to…
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To our readers
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180 needs your help now
In this week’s Atlanticville, you’ll read two stories about 180, Turning Lives Around (formerly the Women’s Center of Monmouth County). The Hazlet-based nonprofit is the lone county agency that offers comprehensive services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims. One story is about individuals who were honored at the recent 26th annual awards dinner honoring…
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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. ADA EDWARDS JUDSON SMITH, 97, of Harleysville, Pa., and formerly of Long Branch, died Nov. 24 at Peter Becker Nursing Home, Harleysville. Born in Long Branch, she…
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City Council never voted to create a private beach
We didn’t do it, we couldn’t do it, and we would never do it. What I’m referring to is the completely ridiculous claim in a guest column in last week’s newspaper that the City Council had voted 5-0 to permit the Brighton Avenue beach to become a private beach. This idea has never even been…
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Sierra Club requests disclosure of Hook plan Organization seeks independent assessment of possible effects
Sierra Club requests disclosure of Hook plan Organization seeks independent assessment of possible effects A local environmental group has called for an independent assessment of the environmental effects of a National Park Service plan to redevelop Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook and a more in-depth study of its effect on threatened and endangered species. "We…
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Center seeks volunteers for various opportunities
The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County is seeking clerical assistance for an Oakhurst health care agency. Hours are flexible any weekday afternoon, and minimum age is 18. An Eatontown area transitional home for women and children needs volunteers to help sort and organize clothing and toy donations Monday-Friday from 4-5 p.m. Minimum age is 14.…
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Memorial need not be in place tomorrow
Memorial need not be in place tomorrow Things seem to be moving very quickly to put a memorial to the victims of the World Trade Center attacks on Sandy Hook. Perhaps a little too quickly. Considering the many families in Monmouth County devastated by the attacks, a memorial is certainly warranted, and Sandy Hook, which…
