• Long Branch to update rules for second-hand dealers

    Police dept. asks for photos of items bought to help track stolen goods BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer East Coast Coin & Jewelry Exchange on Brighton Avenue in Long Branch is one of the second-hand dealer stores that would be impacted by proposed new regulations designed to help the police department track stolen or lost…

  • Funding in place for Poplar Village demolition

    Twp. manager expects 61units of senior complex to be leveled by early 2013 BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Flooding due to heavy rains before and during Hurricane Irene last August forced residents of Poplar Village to evacuate. After being plagued by flooding for decades, two-thirds of the units at the Poplar Village senior housing complex…

  • School districts create teacher evaluation model

    Oceanport, Shore Regional, WLB and Monmouth Beach share new observation criteria BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Four local school districts will begin implementing a common teacher evaluation system in January structured around the educational goals of each district. According to Bruce Preston, director of curriculum and instruction for the Shore Regional, Oceanport, West Long Branch…

  • Shining a light on power companies

    Report analyzes service of New Jersey’s major electricity distributors BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer A storm that ripped through Freehold Borough at the end of July tore trees from the ground and knocked out power in the community. In light of a report released Sept. 5 from the state Board of Public Utilities, New Jersey’s…

  • FMERA to set formula for cost of fort parcels

    Authority will weigh seven criteria to determine price tag for fort properties BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Host towns and other entities that want to acquire properties at Fort Monmouth will have to wait a little longer to find out what those properties will cost them. The resolution setting the formula for final costs of…

  • Photo

    Bob Egelhoff of Brick (r) and Bob Thomas (l) and Charlie Embrey, both of Red Bank, take a close look at the engine of Egelhoff’s vintage 1959 boat, “Arabian Knight,” during the Vintage Boat Show held at the Long Branch Ice Boat and Yacht Club on Sept. 22. For more photos, see page 20 and…

  • Send us your team photos

    Be part of the Greater Media team. Send your team photos. Greater Media News/StringFly wants you to submit team sports photos. It can be any sport or activity — baseball, football, soccer, cheer squad — and from any high school, Little League, or community league team. When you submit the photo, tell us the name…

  • King Muscles wins Harold Dancer

    King Muscles, by Muscles Yankee, coasted to a length-and-a-quarter victory in the $36,500 Harold Dancer Trot for New Jersey-sired 2-yearold trotting colts and geldings, which was run as a non-wagering event on Sept. 20 at Freehold Raceway. The Harold Dancer is sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey. Only three colts…

  • Allentown boys’ soccer team is off to one of best starts

    Redbirds are 4-0 after beating rival Princeton BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The Allentown High School boys’ soccer team is off to one of its best starts at 4-0 coming into this week, despite losing some key players to graduation from last year’s 15-5-1 team. It’s the development of the younger players and a 2-1 victory…

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