• Shore EZ Ride shuttle adds Long Branch to beach route

    Ninth annual Monmouth County Transportation Summit spurs traffic solutions BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — This summer, Long Branch commuters will be able to hop on the Shore EZ Ride shuttle for transportation to the beach, businesses, commercial areas and residential complexes. Nora Shepard, representative of Meadowlands Transportation Brokerage Corp., which also operates…

  • School districts agree to shared superintendent

    W. Long Branch and Shore Regional districts act on results of study BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI and KENNY WALTER Staff Writers The Shore Regional and West Long Branch school districts have agreed to share a superintendent, a decision that could save each district as much as $150,000 annually, according to a feasibility study. The study, which…

  • One open door, 40 years of teaching

    Rabbi Sally Priesand celebrates ordination with Jewish living-history event BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Rabbi Sally Priesand, the first female rabbi to be ordained in the U.S., will mark the 40th anniversary of her ordination at a forum that will include three other women rabbis who were the first to be ordained in their sects.…

  • Army accord with FMERA is official

    Agreement includes first phase of Fort Monmouth redevelopment BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Mayor Gerald Tarantolo The redevelopment of Fort Monmouth is now officially in the hands of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) after the United States Army signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) during a ceremony last week. “Now that FMERA has a…

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    Phillip Wait stands among members of the class of 2012 for the start of Monmouth University’s commencement at the PNC Bank Center in Holmdel on May 16. More photos, page 11. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

    Last week, I had to drive almost 10 miles round trip from my home on Riva Avenue in East Brunswick to the post office on the other side of town — just to buy a stamp (stamp 45 cents, $2 in gas). And with every rotation of the wheels, I cursed the U.S. Postal Service…

  • How to get sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Email to [email protected], fax to 732-780-4192, or…

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    CK’sBaseball4u, Morganville, is launching CK’s Diamond Challenge Youth Travel Baseball League, a youth player development program that will begin in the fall. Early registration and promotions are currently being offered. The goal of the program is to develop the youth player at an earlier age to be prepared for the rules and competition that lie…

  • Redbirds seek second tournament title after winning Mercer County crown

    A llentown’s softball team won its first-ever Mercer County Tournament championship on May 17 when it beat defending state champion Robbinsville, 8-1, behind the pitching of Haley Peterson. Robbinsville’s Maddie Brunck was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Although it is located in Monmouth County, Robbinsville competes in the Mercer County Tournament because…

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