Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Ex-Long Branch officer stabbed at local bar

    Ex-Long Branch officer stabbed at local bar

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH- A former Long Branch police officer was stabbed during an alleged incident at Arena Bar on April 9. Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Joseph Walker, 47, and Rial Valtz Jr., 40, was each  stabbed while at the bar, located on the corner of Second and Brighton avenues, just before…

  • Fees are a ‘shore’ thing at New Jersey beaches

    Fees are a ‘shore’ thing at New Jersey beaches

      By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Along with towels and sunscreen, a wallet is a necessity for most New Jersey beachgoers. “You know, it’s the fundamental question, ‘God gave you this beach, what right do you have to charge for it?’” said Ernie Troiano Jr., mayor of the city of Wildwood. Unlike a lot of…

  • Locals to share rock n’ roll story

    Locals to share rock n’ roll story

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer MONMOUTH BEACH- A father/daughter duo has collaborated to bring the true story of The Hallmarks, a band popular along the Jersey Shore in the 1960’s and 1970’s, to the stage. From April 28 to May 1, Running Through the Fire, a musical revival based on the true story of The…

  • Long Branch boardwalk completed

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Nearly two months ahead of schedule and three and a half years after it was destroyed in superstorm Sandy, Long Branch finally has a boardwalk. City officials celebrated the completion of the boardwalk during an April 11 ribbon-cutting ceremony, and Mayor Adam Schneider said in an April…

  • Eatontown introduces 2016 municipal budget

    Eatontown introduces 2016 municipal budget

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer EATONTOWN – Borough officials have introduced a $24.6 million budget where the local municipal tax rate remains the same for the third year in a row. The Borough Council unanimously introduced the budget at the council’s April 13 meeting. “We worked down to the final minute to finalize the…

  • Eatontown group to hold meeting against Monmouth Mall ‘overdevelopment’

    Eatontown group to hold meeting against Monmouth Mall ‘overdevelopment’

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A new ordinance that would change current zoning at the Monmouth Mall to mixed-use has caused concerns and questions to be raised before the Borough Council from numerous members of the community. A group of residents opposed to the proposed changes and the “overdevelopment” of the mall will hold…

  • Bedell leads Bulldogs’ strong start to golf season

    Bedell leads Bulldogs’ strong start to golf season

    By Warren Rappleyea Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s boys golf team is off to a strong start thanks in large part to the play of senior Reid Bedell. A key contributor to a Bulldogs team that won the overall NJSIAA Group II championship last year, he won the individual South-Central title and finished sixth at…

  • Manalapan gains deadline extension on property assessment decision

    Manalapan gains deadline extension on property assessment decision

    By Mark Rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The Township Committee has received a one-month extension from the Monmouth County Board of Taxation to decide whether to opt out of or to remain in the Monmouth County Assessment Demonstration Program (ADP). The program is used to assign a value to a property and that value becomes…

  • Freehold Twp. board introduces $76.8M budget

    Freehold Twp. board introduces $76.8M budget

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a budget that will pay for the operation of the school district during the 2016-17 school year. Following discussion among district administrators and board members, a $76.8 million budget was introduced. The budget, which can be…