• Baptist Church concert brings hope to Haiti

    The First Baptist Church of Red Bank will host a Haiti benefit concert 7 p.m. July 20. The Crossroads Mission Band will be playing oldtime gospel, contemporary praise music and familiar hymns with a different beat. A freewill offering will be taken. Funds raised will benefit the Atkins International Youth Foundation (AIYF), which was founded…

  • Safety concerns spur nonprofit’s move to new space

    Long Branch Concordance now located at St. James Church BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Safety concerns were the driving force in a local nonprofit’s move from lower Broadway to St. James Episcopal Church at 300 Broadway. Lisa Wilson, executive director of the Long Branch Concordance (LBC), which provides assistance to local individuals…

  • SCAN now offering boardwalk walk

    SCAN has introduced a new outdoor walking group on the Asbury Park boardwalk. Exercising and staying fit doesn’t have to mean hard work. Being active and walking will help you get or stay in good shape. Walkers meet 8 to 8:45 a.m. every Wednesday until Sept. 21 outside the south side of Convention Hall. Bring…

  • City awaits word on grants for Troutman’s Greenway

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council is now one grant away from being able to fund the design and construction of a new park on the banks of Troutman’s Creek on Atlantic Avenue. The council voted during the July 10 meeting to accept a $208,000 grant from the Monmouth County…

  • Council continues debate on acquiring Mallette Hall

    Architect says $15M cost of acquisition could be spread over three phases BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The long-running debate over relocating municipal offices continued on July 11, when the borough architect said the cost of acquiring Mallette Hall at Fort Monmouth could be spread over five years. Borough architect Kevin Settembrino advised…

  • College interns trace Eatontown history

    Monmouth University students lend helping hand at Eatontown Historical Museum BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer An internship program with Monmouth University has been established for the Eatontown Historical Museum, at 75 Broad St. Below: Monmouth University interns Linda Risden (l-r) and Ashley Drew sort through artifacts at the museum. COURTESY OF AGNES ZAORSKI History students…

  • West End store owner gets back to business

    Funds collected distributed to residents and business displaced by fire BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Right: Rashelle Ryant, owner of Shelly’s Jewels, poses with a showcase of jewelry at her newly reopened store on Second Avenue in Long Branch. Ryant reopened her store following the February fire (above) in the West End that destroyed 10…

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    A wrestler tumbles off the diving board to the delight of the crowd of campers during a World Wrestling Day match at Seashore Day Camp in Long Branch on July 13. More photos Page 17 and gmnews.com. Eric Sucar

  • Youth dies after accident at Long Branch beach

    Long Branch police have confirmed that a 12-year-old Ocean Township boy  died after a tunnel he and his brother dug in the sand at a city beach collapsed on him. The youth passed away at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch on Wednesday. According to Lt. Frank Morey of the Long Branch Police Department, the…

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