• Indictment charges father with murder of 2-yr.-old daughter

    Arthur E. Morgan III Arthur E. Morgan III could be facing a sentence of up to life imprisonment without parole after a grand jury returned a three count indictment charging him with the murder of his daughter, Tierra Morgan- Glover, Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. announced on June 18. Morgan, 27, whose last…

  • Jersey Shore tradition needs help to survive

    The NJ Friends of Clearwater Festival has been a Jersey Shore tradition since 1976. Many generations have enjoyed its music and message. However, without urgently needed funding, we will be unable to hold the festival this year. We still need to raise a minimum of $12,000 to go forward. The festival is the largest and…

  • You heard it here first: a cure for Old-Timers’ disease

    CODA GREG BEAN This may be the best argument for requiring students in K-12 school programs to learn a foreign language that I’ve ever heard. And if you’re like me, and becoming a bit more forgetful with every passing year, it’s a pretty good argument for ordering a Berlitz course and becoming fluent in anything…

  • Chabad application stirs controversy

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Chabad of the Shore is seeking approval of plans to convert this vacant movie theater in West End into a synagogue complex. KENNY WALTER A proposal to convert the former West End movie theater into a state-of-theart synagogue complex drew opposition from residents and business leaders in the city at the…

  • Graduates celebrate second chances, new beginnings

    Brookdale’s Adult Basic Education program promises new future for GED/ESL students BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer New graduates of Brookdale Community College’s Adult Basic Education program share in the excitement of earning diplomas and the promise of a brighter future at a commencement exercise on June 12. PHOTOS BY KRISTIN DALTON A quiet restlessness buzzed…

  • Lifeguard hours to be extended at Long Branch beaches

    In wake of drownings, council acts to extend lifeguard hours at beaches on weekends BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer The hours when lifeguards are on duty at Long Branch beaches would be extended under ordinances introduced at the June 12 City Council meeting. The council action comes in the wake of two drownings in the county,…

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    Graduates toss their caps in the air at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony for the Long Branch High School class of 2012 held at Bressett Stadium on June 15. More photos, page 33 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Allentown’s Townsend medals at track MOC

    Equals school record with 13-6 pole vault BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Alec Townsend left his mark as a graduating member of Allentown’s boys track and field team when he came away with an NJSIAA Meet of Champions medal and a school record in the pole vault. Making his first advance into the showcase at Old…

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