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      July 16, 2009  RSS feed
      CHRIS KELLY staff Dan Conroy and Christian Codispoti, both West Long Branch, take a spin on one of the rides July 9 during the West Long Branch Community Fair held last week at the borough's Community Center. More...
      Council may seek public referendum on library status

      The West Long Branch Council was expected to take action this evening on a proposed ordinance that if approved, could have a direct impact on the West Long Branch Public Library and residents' taxes for years to come. More...

      Developer proposes mixed use for former golf course

      Aproposal to construct a mixed-use development with as many as 704 residential units and more than 500,000 square feet of retail space at the site of the Old Orchard Golf Course was panned by local residents and officials when it was presented during an Eatontown Borough Council meeting last week. More...


      Families try seine fishing at park system program

      Sam Skinner and Kristin Taddei hauled their catch onto the sand, where the crowd of children and parents quickly descended on it. They eagerly dug through the 30-foot-long seine, a type of fishing net, looking for tiny bits of life flopping on the beach. More...


      Monmouth County Library Ocean Township Branch, 701 Deal Road, Ocean, is hosting the Summer Teen Film Festival 6:30 p.m. "Dreamgirls" will be screened July 21 and "U2: Rattle and Hum" July 28, "On the Town" July 15, "The Philadelphia Story" July 22 and "Being John Malkovich" July 29. More...
      Adecision is being made imminently by the West Long Branch Borough Council, which affects our taxes and library services. As a WLB resident, library patron and library trustee, I am concerned with conserving our tax dollars and with maintaining wonderful library services. More...
      Cuts to the Long Branch municipal budget for 2009 included $100,000 less in legal fees. An article on the budget in the July 2 issue incorrectly reported the amount cut was for labor services. More...
      Iemailed my old writing buddy, Dave Simpson, a while back, crowing over the latest debacle in what used to be the national Republican Party, and he was less than amused. "I get so upset about this Fairness Doctrine thing that I think it may be better if we avoid discussing politics altogether," he said. More...
      An exhibit of photographs by environmentalist and nature photographer Bill Dalton is at the Terner House Gallery in Ocean Township. "Earth, Wind and Sky" will run through July 31. The Terner House Gallery is located adjacent to the Ocean Township Library on Deal Road in Oakhurst. Hours are Monday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. More...
      Mr. Dutoit, 89, formerly of Long Branch, died June 16, 2009, at Care Age Rehabilitation Center, Brookfield, Wis. He was a retired industrial engineer and project manager at Merck Pharmaceuticals, Rahway, and traveled worldwide to mange the construction of new production facilities. He was predeceased by his wife, Phyllis Evans Dutoit, died in 1989. More...
      With the $1 million Haskell Invitational just a few weeks away, Atomic Rain looks to be ready to make a run at Monmouth Park's showcase event. After finishing 16th in the Kentucky Derby, 31½ lengths behind Mine That Bird, Atomic Rain came back home to Monmouth, and on June 6 won an allowance race and looked good doing it. More...