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Atlanticville http://atl.gmnews.com/ en-us Fire routs West End businesses http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Fire_routs_West_End_businesses.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/1p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="1p1.jpg" title="1p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="110" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY KENNYWALTER </div> <div class="field-item even"> Staff Writer </div> </div> </div> <p>Several Long Branch businesses were displaced and two buildings reduced to rubble as a three-alarm fire ripped through a section of West End on Feb. 13.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Fire_routs_West_End_businesses.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Fire_routs_West_End_businesses.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:41:44 +0000 49447 at Negro Leaguer: ‘We just wanted to play baseball’ http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Negro_Leaguer_We_just_wanted_to_play_baseball.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/2p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="2p1.jpg" title="2p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="102" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY KENNYWALTER </div> <div class="field-item even"> Staff Writer </div> </div> </div> <p>Baseball players didn’t always sign million-dollar contracts, fly chartered jets and stay in five-star hotels.</p> <p>Former Negro League pitchers Pedro Sierra and Robert Scott each recounted the history of segregation in the sport as they spoke at Monmouth University on Feb. 9 as part of the university’s celebration of Black History Month.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Negro_Leaguer_We_just_wanted_to_play_baseball.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Negro_Leaguer_We_just_wanted_to_play_baseball.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:41:54 +0000 49450 at Rail safety blueprint to promote safety, cut deaths http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Rail_safety_blueprint_to_promote_safety_cut_deaths.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/3p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="3p1.jpg" title="3p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="100" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY KRISTEN DALTON </div> <div class="field-item even"> Staff Writer </div> </div> </div> <p>Busy railroad grade crossings throughout the state are being targeted in a campaign to upgrade safety and safeguard lives, officials with the state Department of Transportation (DOT) and New Jersey Transit announced on Feb. 8.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Rail_safety_blueprint_to_promote_safety_cut_deaths.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Rail_safety_blueprint_to_promote_safety_cut_deaths.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:41:59 +0000 49452 at Eatontown BOE begins 2012-13 budget process http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Eatontown_BOE_begins_201213_budget_process.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer </div> </div> </div> <p>EATONTOWN — Although the 2012- 13 school budget won’t be presented to the public until the end of March, the Eatontown Public School District Board of Education has begun to review expenses and possible revenue sources to balance those costs.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Eatontown_BOE_begins_201213_budget_process.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Eatontown_BOE_begins_201213_budget_process.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:41:59 +0000 49453 at Boro Council adopts change to mobile home ordinance http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Boro_Council_adopts_change_to_mobile_home_ordinanc.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer </div> </div> </div> <p>EATONTOWN — The Borough Council amended zoning regulations to reconcile conflicting rules governing the spacing of mobile homes at the Feb. 8 meeting.</p> <p>During the regular meeting, the council passed an amendment to the zoning section of the land-use ordinance to add a provision regarding non-conforming spacing of units in mobile home parks</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Boro_Council_adopts_change_to_mobile_home_ordinanc.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Boro_Council_adopts_change_to_mobile_home_ordinanc.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:41:59 +0000 49454 at Emergency Response open house Feb. 25 http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Emergency_Response_open_house_Feb_25.html <p>Shore Area Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Eatontown Firehouse on Broad Street, Eatontown. Residents from Eatontown, Little Silver, Oceanport, Red Bank, Shrewsbury, Tinton Falls and West Long Branch are welcome to attend.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Emergency_Response_open_house_Feb_25.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Emergency_Response_open_house_Feb_25.html#comments 2012-02-16 Bulletin Board Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:41:59 +0000 49455 at Brookdale hosts Feb. 24 job fair http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Brookdale_hosts_Feb_24_job_fair.html <p>LONG BRANCH — Brookdale Community College will host its annual Community Job Fair at the Long Branch Higher Education Center, 213 Broadway, on Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Brookdale_hosts_Feb_24_job_fair.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Brookdale_hosts_Feb_24_job_fair.html#comments 2012-02-16 Bulletin Board Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:41:59 +0000 49456 at Beck: Horsemen, state near accord on racetrack http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Beck_Horsemen_state_near_accord_on_racetrack.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/8p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="8p1.jpg" title="8p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="103" height="150" /><p>Stakeholders may be inching toward a resolution that would allow the state to finally secure a lessee to take over operation of Monmouth Park.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Beck_Horsemen_state_near_accord_on_racetrack.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Beck_Horsemen_state_near_accord_on_racetrack.html#comments 2012-02-16 Bulletin Board Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:41:59 +0000 49458 at Art imitates life http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Editorials/Art_imitates_life.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Gilda Rogers </div> </div> </div> <p>The movie “Sparkle,” which stars Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks, is due to be released in August. This is a remake of the movie by the same name that appeared in theaters in 1976 and was a big hit in theAfrican American community.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Editorials/Art_imitates_life.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Editorials/Art_imitates_life.html#comments 2012-02-16 Editorials Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:00 +0000 49459 at Cartoon http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Editorials/Cartoon.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/10p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="10p1.jpg" title="10p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="147" /><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Editorials/Cartoon.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Editorials/Cartoon.html#comments 2012-02-16 Editorials Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:00 +0000 49461 at All honest work is respectable http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Letters/All_honest_work_is_respectable.html <p>This letter is in response to Sharon Fernandez-Gades’ letter (“Writer’s swipe at custodial work is misguided,” Feb. 9) regarding my letter condemning Newt Gingrich’s comment about hiring urban youths as janitor aides (“Resident sees racism in candidate’s remarks,” Feb. 2).</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Letters/All_honest_work_is_respectable.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Letters/All_honest_work_is_respectable.html#comments 2012-02-16 Letters Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:00 +0000 49462 at Memo to Pres. Obama http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Letters/Memo_to_Pres_Obama.html <p>I n your studies to be a community organizer you may have missed the 13th Amendment. It did a couple of things: made slavery and involuntary servitude illegal.</p> <p> Your recent “Obama Care” commandment says insurance companies will now provide free birth control stuff for all. Even you must recognize free birth control stuff costs money.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Letters/Memo_to_Pres_Obama.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Letters/Memo_to_Pres_Obama.html#comments 2012-02-16 Letters Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:01 +0000 49463 at New law lets a little more sun shine on government http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Greg_Bean%27s_Column/New_law_lets_a_little_more_sun_shine_on_government.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/13p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="13p1.jpg" title="13p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="135" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> GREG BEAN </div> </div> </div> <p>Over 30 years in the news business, and much of that in New Jersey, I learned firsthand how hard it is to find out how some branches of government are spending your tax dollars.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Greg_Bean%27s_Column/New_law_lets_a_little_more_sun_shine_on_government.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Greg_Bean%27s_Column/New_law_lets_a_little_more_sun_shine_on_government.html#comments 2012-02-16 Greg Bean's Column Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:01 +0000 49465 at College tour preps students for future success http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/College_tour_preps_students_for_future_success.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/14p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="14p1.jpg" title="14p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="95" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer </div> </div> </div> <p>LONG BRANCH — Carl Jennings has seen the “Get on the Bus” tour make a difference in the lives of local students over the past 20 years.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/College_tour_preps_students_for_future_success.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/College_tour_preps_students_for_future_success.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:03 +0000 49467 at L.B. Senior Center to offer insurance help http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/LB_Senior_Center_to_offer_insurance_help.html <p>The Long Branch Senior Center, 85 Second Ave., will offer the free services of a representative from the State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 21. The representative will provide assistance to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries to help them sort out confusing insurance choices and hospital bills.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/LB_Senior_Center_to_offer_insurance_help.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/LB_Senior_Center_to_offer_insurance_help.html#comments 2012-02-16 Bulletin Board Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:03 +0000 49468 at NAMI NJ celebrates heroes http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/NAMI_NJ_celebrates_heroes.html <p>NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) NJ has launched its 2012 Celebrating Our Heroes campaign to acknowledge and celebrate the heroes who serve our country, who battle mental illness and who fight for their loved one’s recovery.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/NAMI_NJ_celebrates_heroes.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/NAMI_NJ_celebrates_heroes.html#comments 2012-02-16 Bulletin Board Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:03 +0000 49469 at Student Art Competition March 4 http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Student_Art_Competition_March_4.html <p>TINTONFALLS— TheMonmouth Festival of the Arts (MFA) will host the annual Student Art Competition and Art Workshops on Sunday, March 4, 2-5 p.m. at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave.</p> <p>The student art competition features the work of 11th-grade artists from high schools throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Student_Art_Competition_March_4.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Student_Art_Competition_March_4.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:03 +0000 49471 at Help for first-time homebuyers, struggling homeowners http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Help_for_firsttime_homebuyers_struggling_homeowner.html <p>WEST LONG BRANCH — The Affordable Housing Alliance will present a Spring Housing Resource Expo to provide a free, fast overview of the home-buying process as well as information to help homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments or facing foreclosure.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Help_for_firsttime_homebuyers_struggling_homeowner.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Help_for_firsttime_homebuyers_struggling_homeowner.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:04 +0000 49472 at BBBS Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser set for March 3 http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/BBBS_Bowl_for_Kids_Sake_fundraiser_set_for_March_3.html <p>EATONTOWN — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) is holding its 30th Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser March 3, 1-3 p.m., at Brunswick Zone in Hazlet.</p> <p>The event is a fundraiser to help the nonprofit sustain and expand its one-to-one mentoring programs.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/BBBS_Bowl_for_Kids_Sake_fundraiser_set_for_March_3.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/BBBS_Bowl_for_Kids_Sake_fundraiser_set_for_March_3.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:04 +0000 49473 at Monmouth U looking for memorabilia http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Monmouth_U_looking_for_memorabilia.html <p>Monmouth University’s Student Government Association (SGA) is collecting University memorabilia for a display on campus. Sought are donations such as:</p> <p>• Athletic jerseys</p> <p>• Sports equipment and novelties</p> <p>• Artwork</p> <p>• Photos</p> <p>• Trophies</p> <p>• Apparel</p> <p>• Campus posters</p> <p>• China or glassware</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Monmouth_U_looking_for_memorabilia.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Monmouth_U_looking_for_memorabilia.html#comments 2012-02-16 Bulletin Board Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:04 +0000 49474 at Black history read-in bridges gap between eras http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Black_history_readin_bridges_gap_between_eras.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/22p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="22p1.jpg" title="22p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="112" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer </div> </div> </div> <p>There was more to be said of the 23rd National African American Read-In Chain than just the spoken words of authors who have changed the way people think of the future through their recordings of the past.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Black_history_readin_bridges_gap_between_eras.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Black_history_readin_bridges_gap_between_eras.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:08 +0000 49477 at Wrestling Superstars event returns to area http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Wrestling_Superstars_event_returns_to_area.html <p>National Wrestling Superstars will return to Long Branch at 7:35 p.m. March 10 at the Seashore Broadway Gym in a benefit fundraiser for the Long Branch Elks. The gym is located at 404 Broadway.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Wrestling_Superstars_event_returns_to_area.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/Wrestling_Superstars_event_returns_to_area.html#comments 2012-02-16 Bulletin Board Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:08 +0000 49478 at Celebrate winter wildlife with Sandy Hook seal walk http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Celebrate_winter_wildlife_with_Sandy_Hook_seal_wal_001.html <p>Clean Ocean Action will host a guided seal walk at Sandy Hook on Sunday, Feb. 19, led by naturalist Joe Reynolds.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Celebrate_winter_wildlife_with_Sandy_Hook_seal_wal_001.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/Celebrate_winter_wildlife_with_Sandy_Hook_seal_wal_001.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:09 +0000 49479 at Tubing during a snowless winter http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Editorials/Tubing_during_a_snowless_winter.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/25p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="25p1.jpg" title="25p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="148" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> LIZZ DINNIGAN </div> </div> </div> <p>Give me a tube and a snow mountain, and I turn into a child. If you’ve never tried it, snow tubing has the same sensation as sledding, except it’s bumpier and you don’t have to hoof it back up the hill. A slow-moving, flat conveyor belt, typically called the “Magic Carpet Lift,” returns you and the tube to the top of the tubing terrain.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Editorials/Tubing_during_a_snowless_winter.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Editorials/Tubing_during_a_snowless_winter.html#comments 2012-02-16 Editorials Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:09 +0000 49481 at NOTES http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/NOTES.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/26p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="26p1.jpg" title="26p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="83" /><p>The Monmouth Conservatory of Music presents a classical music concert 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at the conservatory, 50 White St., Red Bank. Suggested donation is $20. Internationally renowned pianist Vladislav Kovalsky will be performing works by Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt. Details: <a href="http://www.monmouthconservatory.org" title="www.monmouthconservatory.org">www.monmouthconservatory.org</a> or 732- 741-8880.</p> <p> *****</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/NOTES.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Bulletin_Board/NOTES.html#comments 2012-02-16 Bulletin Board Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:10 +0000 49483 at Photos that provoke questions in Long Branch http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Arts_%7C_Zest/Photos_that_provoke_questions_in_Long_Branch.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/27p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="27p1.jpg" title="27p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="98" height="150" /><p>A n exhibit of images by Joan B. Myers, award-winning photographer and Long Branch native, is currently at the North Beach Grille in North Long Branch.</p> <p>The show will be on view through Feb. 29.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Arts_%7C_Zest/Photos_that_provoke_questions_in_Long_Branch.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Arts_%7C_Zest/Photos_that_provoke_questions_in_Long_Branch.html#comments 2012-02-16 Arts / Zest Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:12 +0000 49485 at A Day of Fun http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/A_Day_of_Fun.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/28p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="28p1.jpg" title="28p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="104" /><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/A_Day_of_Fun.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Front_Page/A_Day_of_Fun.html#comments 2012-02-16 Front Page Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:21 +0000 49489 at South Plainfield edges Ocean for Group III state mat title http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/South_Plainfield_edges_Ocean_for_Group_III_state_m.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/29p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="29p1.jpg" title="29p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="110" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent </div> </div> </div> <p>The Ocean Township High School wrestling team had a strong weekend and finished second in the NJSIAA Group III competition after falling to South Plainfield 30-27 at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/South_Plainfield_edges_Ocean_for_Group_III_state_m.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/South_Plainfield_edges_Ocean_for_Group_III_state_m.html#comments 2012-02-16 Sports Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:29 +0000 49492 at Rockets, Spartans, Colts are teams to watch in District 22 http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/Rockets_Spartans_Colts_are_teams_to_watch_in_Distr.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent </div> </div> </div> <p>The Raritan High School wrestling team defeated Delsea (Franklinville) in the NJSIAAGroup II final on Sunday, propelling the team into the District 22 championships this weekend with a state title already in the books.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/Rockets_Spartans_Colts_are_teams_to_watch_in_Distr.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/Rockets_Spartans_Colts_are_teams_to_watch_in_Distr.html#comments 2012-02-16 Sports Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:29 +0000 49493 at RFH girls win CJ II indoor t&f championship http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/RFH_girls_win_CJ_II_indoor_tf_championship.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY TIM MORRIS </div> <div class="field-item even"> Staff Writer </div> </div> </div> <p>Making the most of its distance running talent, Rumson-Fair Haven High School’s girls won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Indoor Track & Field Championship.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/RFH_girls_win_CJ_II_indoor_tf_championship.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/RFH_girls_win_CJ_II_indoor_tf_championship.html#comments 2012-02-16 Sports Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:29 +0000 49494 at Tough schedule has Bulldogs ready for Dowd Cup tourney http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/Tough_schedule_has_Bulldogs_ready_for_Dowd_Cup_tou.html <img src="http://atl.gmnews.com/sites/atlanticville.gmnews.com/files/images/2012-02-16/32p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="32p1.jpg" title="32p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="139" height="150" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent </div> </div> </div> <p>The Rumson-Fair Haven High School ice hockey team is on the brink of a top ranking in the Dowd Cup tournament, which includes teams from the Shore Conference’s C and D divisions. After wrapping up the regular season against Wall and St. John Vianney, the Bulldogs are prepared for the fierce competition of the postseason.</p><p><a href="http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/Tough_schedule_has_Bulldogs_ready_for_Dowd_Cup_tou.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2012-02-16/Sports/Tough_schedule_has_Bulldogs_ready_for_Dowd_Cup_tou.html#comments 2012-02-16 Sports Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:31 +0000 49496 at