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    The Long Branch High School Dance Team performs during the finale of the Children’s Concert held at the high school on Jan. 5. MATT DENTON

  • Long Branch UEZ fund still paying for projects

    Year-round shuttle bus service to begin March 1 throughout city BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The city is seeking a partner for the Shore EZ Ride Shuttle, a summertime service in Long Branch, which will begin making stops throughout the city on March 1. LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch City Council closed out 2012…

  • L.B. chamber hosts networking event

    The Long Branch Chamber of Commerce will hold the first networking event of 2013 on Jan. 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Oceanview Lounge, Ocean Place Resort and Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. Attendees will meet the 2013 officers and board of directors. There will be a cash bar. For more information, call 732-222- 0400…

  • Interfaith tribute to Dr. King Jr.

    The Congregation Torat El, 301 Monmouth Road, Oakhurst, will honor and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with its eighth annual interfaith tribute on Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m. Residents of every faith are invited to attend this event. The program will include opening remarks from Congregation Torat El’s Rabbi Aaron Schonbrun;…

  • Week of events planned to commemorate MLK Day

    Members of the community and local and federal officials take part in a symbolic march on Jan. 15, 2012, to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day. LONG BRANCH — A weeklong program of events is planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on Jan. 21. Sponsored by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King…

  • Eatontown sets priorities in agenda for 2013

    Eatontown mayor lists space constraints, restoring surplus funds in budget as priorities BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer With his godfather, John Moretto, holding the Bible, and Borough Clerk Karen Siriano administering the oath, Democratic Councilman Anthony Talerico Jr. is sworn in to his second term on the Eatontown Borough Council at the Jan. 1 reorganization…

  • ‘Waves of Action’ surge along the Jersey Shore

    Clean Ocean Action marshals volunteers for monthly cleanups BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Above: Members of the NJ Raiders and the Trenton Habs hockey teams were among some 200 volunteers who participated in cleanups in Sea Bright as part of Clean Ocean Action’s Waves of Action “For the Shore” on Dec. 8. Right: Brian Patterson,…

  • Dredging of Takanassee will address flooding

    Long Branch may partner with county on mitigation project BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The western-most portion of Lake Takanassee would be the site of a dredging project aimed at alleviating flooding due to lake overflow resulting from heavy rain events. If the project goes forward, it would begin with the section of the lake…

  • Navigating the complex course of municipal court

    Those with traffic, other violations have options for minimizing charges BY JESSICA D’AMICO, THOMAS CASTLES & JACK MURTHA Staff Writers Area municipal courts see a multitude of traffic-related offenses at their sessions. For drivers facing such charges, it is helpful to go in armed with one’s options and some knowledge of the rules of law.…

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