• Council asks LBFD to plan for future equipment needs

    $50K purchase approved, but council wants long-term strategy BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council is asking fire department officials to develop long-term plans for equipment needs and upgrades to avoid last-minute requests for funds. During the Feb. 12 meeting, the council approved a request by Long Branch Fire Chief Angelo…

  • County parks sustain $8M in Sandy damage

    Trails, beach facilities, marinas, skate park destroyed by superstorm BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Counter-clockwise from top right: The beach at Bayshore Waterfront Park prior to the Oct. 29 superstorm. Post-storm photos show damage from Sandy, which wiped out portions of the Henry Hudson Trail, destroyed a footbridge, and devastated the Atlantic Highlands marina near…

  • Monmouth Park puts upgrades on hold

    $5M in damage from Sandy, hosting of utility workers and storm victims, delay plans BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The parking lot at Monmouth Park provided a staging area for utility trucks, as well as a shelter for residents displaced by the superstorm and for several thousand out-of-area utility workers in the aftermath of Sandy.…

  • Whalepond Village to remain senior housing

    Ocean Twp. buys complex, signs lease/purchase agreement with CIS BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Whalepond Village senior housing complex in Ocean Township has been purchased by the township and leased to Community Investment Strategies, which is expected to purchase the property within the next 18 months. KENNY WALTER Ownership of Whalepond Village on Stacey…

  • The sting of stigma

    Expert: Mental illness is one of the last ‘acceptable’ forms of discrimination BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Dave Slover has a smile that’s contagious. He ignites like a spark plug when he talks about working on cars, and his own Chevy Monte Carlo, which he lovingly built, holds a special place in his heart. He…

  • Furniture donations needed for people impacted by Sandy

    Love INC will hold used furniture sale March 2 and 3 in Long Branch Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-13th District) announced that local nonprofit Love INC has been awarded $50,000 in gift cards for furniture purchases by the Robin Hood Foundation to help residents in the Bayshore area impacted by superstorm Sandy. Love INC’s used furniture…

  • Golden Gloves announces 2013 tournament schedule

    More than 350 boxers will compete throughout the state in the 2013 New Jersey Golden Gloves (NJGG) Amateur Boxing Championship. A tournament schedule includes nine preliminary bouts with ages ranging from 8- 34 in their respective age divisions. This marks the first year to include the Junior Golden Gloves division into the tournament so that…

  • Ex-Redbirds’ standout Scheuerman transitions well at Lafayette

    Varsity Report BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Frank Juba (r) scraps with Hamilton’s Hector Comulado during their 195-pound match at the NJSIAA District 25 Wrestling Tournament held at Steinert High School on Feb. 23. Juba won this match and went on to win the district championship, defeating Steinert’s River Ulrich, 2-1, in the…

  • Sniffing out big ideas with Clifford

    The cast of “Clifford the Big Red Dog— Live!” will perform at the State Theatre on March 3. MICHAEL F. O’BRIEN The State Theatre will present “Clifford the Big Red Dog — Live!” on March 3 at noon and 3 p.m. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Scholastic’s beloved “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” the…

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