Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Long Branch looks to revise parking ordinance

    Long Branch looks to revise parking ordinance

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH-In an effort to increase the availability of parking on the street, the city may drop some of the parking restrictions throughout the city. Jason Roebuck, director of public safety, said during the Feb. 9 Workshop meeting, that the City Council should consider reducing the number of streets where…

  • Ocean Township officer involved in second lawsuit

    Ocean Township officer involved in second lawsuit

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — An Ocean Township police officer, Kathleen Delanoy, has charged the township with a civil rights violation and discrimination against pregnant workers for not offering her administrative duty when she became pregnant on two separate occasions. Donald Burke, the attorney representing Delanoy, said in October that his client…

  • Ocean to rebid Poplar Village demo

    Ocean to rebid Poplar Village demo

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A delay in closing on the former Poplar Village Senior Complex has forced the contractor charged with demolishing the apartment buildings to back out. During the Feb. 9 Township Council meeting, the council passed a resolution cancelling a contract with Frank Lurch Demolition Co., after the contractor…

  • Long Branch resident named president of medical group

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH- Alex Binder has been recently named president of New Jersey Medical Group Management Association (NJMGMA) for 2016 and 2017. Binder, who formerly served as vice president, was elected to the top position during a Oct. 26 election. Binder is vice president of physician services at the Visiting Nurse…

  • Bulldogs making deep run in conference tourney

    Bulldogs making deep run in conference tourney

    By Warren Rappleyea Rumson Fair-Haven Regional High School’s girls basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Shore Conference Tournament with a convincing 52-26 victory over Neptune High School Feb. 20 at Brookdale Community College. The second-seeded Bulldogs were scheduled to square off against Manasquan High School, the third seed, Feb. 22 at Toms River…

  • Preschool open enrollment announced

    Preschool open enrollment announced

    The Eatontown Community Center Preschool, 68 Broad Street, Eatontown, has announced open enrollment for the public starting on March 1 for the 2016-2017 school year in both the 3-year-old and 4-year-old classrooms. Contact the Eatontown Community Center Preschool at 732-389-7647 to either set up a tour or to register. An open house will be held…

  • Two months rent-free promotion triggers leasing frenzy at The Waverly

    Two months rent-free promotion triggers leasing frenzy at The Waverly

    Limited-time incentive and release of new section of apartments drives renters February has been a whirlwind of a month at The Waverly, the new construction rental community located right off the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County’s Neptune Township. The attractiveness of its limited-time promotion, offering up to two months of rent-free living, has converged…

  • Red Cross announces Blood Donor App

    Red Cross announces Blood Donor App

    The American Red Cross has launched a first-of-its-kind Blood Donor App that allows users to schedule blood donations, track their total donations, earn rewards and invite friends to join them on a lifesaving team. In addition to scheduling and managing blood donation appointments, other features of the app include a blood drive locator, the ability…

  • Young composers invited to write a song by March 15

    Young composers invited to write a song by March 15

      The Princeton-based chorus VOICES is sponsoring the Young Composers Project, designed to stimulate playing with musical sounds and words. Children ages 5 through 12 are invited to compose a song for a soloist or chorus, either unaccompanied, or with instrumental accompaniment. The music can be written down in any kind of notation, formal or invented. In…