CHRIS KELLY staff Students George Robson and Erin Brautigan rehearse a scene March 12 for Ocean Township High School's production of "Into the Woods," which opens tonight and runs through Saturday at the high school on W. Park Avenue.
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Commissioners put value of home below city's offer
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
A Long Branch homeowner thinks her oceanfront home is worth more than the $750,000 a court-appointed panel has valued it at. Attorney William J. Ward filed an appeal in Superior Court last week stating that the value set by condemnation commissioners was far from what his client Frances DeLuca would accept for her Ocean Terrace home with an ocean view. More...
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent
SEA BRIGHT - - The borough and its neighboring town Monmouth Beach, are planning to work together on a study of joining their police departments. At the Borough Council meeting last week, Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams said that the idea would be looked into as part of an effort to share services between municipalities. More...
Appellate court allows amicus brief in support of homeowners
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
LONG BRANCH - - A recent court ruling will allow state Public Advocate Ronald. K. Chen's friend of the court brief to be used in a Long Branch eminent domain case. More...
Green Scene March 2007: Spring plants are stirring You need not be much of a gardener to know that March is a turning point in the gardening year. The sun shines stronger, grass is greener, tips of daffodils and small spring bulbs are making their debut and there is an abundance of expectation for the future. More...
Middletown unveils first new indoor rec facility since 1981
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer
The new Middletown Arts Center, was unveiled recently. The 23,000-square-foot building is the township's first new indoor recreational facility in over 25 years. The township broke ground on the facility in 2002 with the project being completed in two phases. More...