Login Profile
Get News Updates
For local news delivered via email enter address here:
 Real Estate Automotive Employment Services
    		 Classifieds Marketplace
      		 Media Kit Submit Announcements
      April 24, 2008  RSS feed
      Photo
      A member of the West Long Branch Fire Department races to put out a car fire near the Route 36 and Monmouth Road intersection on April 18. More...
      Boro police project out to bid for a third time
      Council downsizes police headquarters plan after bids come in too high
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      The West Long Branch Borough Council is putting the new police headquarters project out to bid for a third time to avoid a possible lawsuit by previous bidders on the project. Council decided at an April 16 meeting to rebid the project that has been stalled for months after bidding came in almost $1 million over the projected cost of the project. More...

      Tony's Place park: for children of all abilities
      Nonprofit seeking funds for playground at Seven Presidents Park
      BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

      LONG BRANCH - The founder of a sports program for children with disabilities asked, "Do you know one of the worst times of day for a child in a wheelchair?" And then he answered, "Recess." That is why Paul J. Hooker and the nonprofit he founded, Challenged Youth Sports Inc. More...


      Celebrate

      Tina Zheng, 7, wears a traditional Chinese dress during the Long Branch Public Schools' "Festival of Nations" showcase to celebrate international culture on April 17. More...


      Three city students win ASPIRA scholarships

      LONG BRANCH- Three Long Branch High School students were honored as 2008 scholarship winners at the 31st annual New Jersey ASPIRA luncheon held this month. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • ALS fundraiser at local eyewear store May 3, 4
      Optical Elements, Pier Village, Long Branch, will sponsor a fundraiser for the ALS Association Greater New York Chapter, May 3 and 4. The eyewear store owned by Kevin Johnston, Long Branch, will donate 10 percent of sales to the ALS Association during the event. More...
      • Audubon Society field trip at Allaire May 3
      • 'Go Red For Women Luncheon' May 5
      >> Click here for all stories
       Letters
      • Fear of open, public debate in Long Branch
      Some people are so intimidated by their First Amendment rights and the prospect of an open, transparent government that participates in and encourages healthy debate that they think a Nixonian approach to controlling information is the best way. More...
      • Forum misrepresentations are a disservice
      • Media focus should be on veterans, not celebrities
      >> Click here for all stories
       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      Finally, a matter upon which we seem to agree
      Iget letters. Man, do I get letters. And nothing I've written in recent memory got asmany letters in the formof e-mail messages asmy recent column on Comcast and my misery over losing the History Channel when the company went all digital March 27. More...
      • Red State/Blue State
      >> Click here for all stories
       Arts / Zest
      • article has image IN THE ARTS
      The Monmouth University Department of Music and Theatre Arts is presenting Stephen Schwartz's "Children of Eden" through Saturday at 8 p.m. in Pollak Theatre on the West Long Branch campus. Tickets are $15 at the box office, 400 Cedar Ave., (732) 263-6889, or www.monmouth. edu/arts. More...
      • article has image N.J. Emerging Artists: Michalyn Tarantino - Watercolors
      • article has image NOTES AROUND TOWN
      >> Click here for all stories
       Obituaries
      • James K. Shea Jr.
      Mr. Shea, 80, of Monmouth Beach, died April 1, 2008, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was Rumson Chief of Police, retiring in 1980 after 29 years' service. He was a member of theMonmouth County Police Chiefs Association, and FBI National Academy Association. More...
      • Andrea Lee Fotia Brown
      • Kristopher M. Daroff
      >> Click here for all stories
       Schools
      • School budget passes by margin of 6 votes
      LONG BRANCH - The $83.6 million school district spending plan was approved by voters at the polls last by a margin of six votes. The passage of the budget marks the first time in five years that Long Branch voters supported the spending plan, according to Long Branch Superintendent of Schools Joseph M. Ferraina. More...
      • Residents reject $10M school spending plan
      • Boro Council to review failed school budget
      >> Click here for all stories
       Sports
      • article has image Basketball clinics are Hurley's hobby
      Bob Hurley Sr. admits that he has no hobbies. For the legendary coach of the St.AnthonyHigh School in Jersey City boys basketball team, spare time spent running clinics is his way of relaxing. "I enjoy those three hours," he explained. More...
      • RFH shooting to win county golf crown
      • article has image Looking for daylight
      >> Click here for all stories