• Appeals court throws out defamation suit

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The Appellate Division of state Superior Court has ruled against Mayor Adam Schneider in his defamation suit against former councilman and mayoral candidate Brian Unger West Long Branch attorney Charles Uliano, who represented the four defendants — Unger and campaign consultants Pat Politano, Peter DeLisa and John…

  • Long-delayed flood protection may be coming to Shore area

    Levee projects initiated before 2000 might finally be funded by aid bill BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Workers remove sand from Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright shortly after superstorm Sandy. Federal money being allocated to the Army Corps of Engineers out of the Congressional Sandy aid bill could fund one of the largest beach replenishment…

  • Host towns to provide fire services for housing at fort

    Oceanport and Eatontown to respond to temporary units housing displaced families BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Host municipalities have agreed to provide emergency services to areas of Fort Monmouth where residents displaced by superstorm Sandy are being housed. The boroughs of Eatontown and Oceanport signed an agreement with U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the…

  • A playground begins the rebirth of Sea Bright

    Sunrise ceremony marks start of The Sandy Ground Project: Where Angel’s Play BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer As the sun rises, children stand at the Sea Bright shoreline, poised to empty buckets of sand into the ocean during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new beachfront playground on March. 1. Twenty-six buckets are lined up on…

  • County airs new plans for Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge

    Engineer: New bridge construction won’t begin for 8-10 years BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge has undergone temporary repairs and is slated for replacement. KENNY WALTER Monmouth County officials are considering two options for reconstruction of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge that could impact a local business just south of the bridge in…

  • City plans for safe access to beaches

    Destruction of bluff, boardwalk raise safe access concerns at southern-most beaches BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The protective bluff, a composite of rock, soil and sand, was damaged by the superstorm, and the city is blocking access to six beaches to protect the safety of beachgoers until the structure and access points are restored. The…

  • Town centers in plans for fort parcels

    FMERA seeks buyers for mixed-use development of Eatontown, Tinton Falls tracts BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI B Staff Writer The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority is seeking a developer for a 53-acre tract located in the Eatontown portion of Fort Monmouth, home to six World War II-era buildings. Courtesy of FMERA ustling town centers with a mix…

  • Bringing concussions into focus

    Masking injuries to get back in the game can be a life-changing decision BY TIM MORRIS & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Marlboro’s Niki Popyer certainly understands the consequences of concussions. By the count of her neurologist she’s had 17, and she still suffers from post-concussion symptoms, such as headaches and attention deficit. Now a student…

  • No stopping the debate over red-light cameras

    State report says broadside accidents decreased while rear-end crashes increased BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Cars proceed along Route 18 at Tices Lane in East Brunswick, where a red-light camera system went into place in 2011. Many people debate whether such cameras have made the roads safer or more hazardous. JEFF GRANIT staff To its…

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