• Sandy Hook patrons need to take action now

    A s the warmer weather of summer gets closer, the Sandy Hook beach-going public is still being threatened with a 100 percent increase in fees by the National Park Service. The NPS’s explanation for the 100 percent increase is that they want to be at similar cost levels as local municipal beaches, in order to…

  • Eatontown council introduces $22M budget

    Mayor calls for more scrutiny on behalf of hard-hit taxpayers BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council introduced a $22.6 million municipal budget for the 2012 fiscal year at the March 14 meeting. The budget represents a $561,375 increase in municipal taxes from the $22 million 2011 budget and would result in…

  • Strengthening Families program begins May 8

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Beginning Tuesday, May 8, Barnabas Health Institute for Prevention will host Strengthening Families, a free 14-week education program for Monmouth County parents, grandparents, guardians and their 12– through 14-year-olds. The weekly sessions will be held 5:30- 7:30 p.m. at Monmouth Cares in West Long Branch, and a complimentary dinner will be…

  • Eatontown, Monmouth Beach discuss shared court

    Towns cite cost savings, revenue stream as impetus for shared services BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Officials from Eatontown and Monmouth Beach are awaiting necessary approvals to finalize a shared-service agreement that would transfer court services from Monmouth Beach to the municipal court in Eatontown. According to George Jackson, Eatontown borough administrator, Monmouth…

  • Teen Arts

    From top: Sarah Bertekap, a junior at Communications High School, studies an art book included in “Identity,” an exhibit of student art at the Center for Visual Arts at Brookdale Community College during the Teen Arts Festival on March 15. The Monmouth County Arts Council presents the festival in collaboration with Brookdale, which hosted the…

  • City to offer shuttle to beach

    Summertime jitney would carry passengers from train station to beaches BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A weekend jitney service that will shuttle beachgoers to the oceanfront may become a year-round fixture in Long Branch, city officials said last week. During the March 13 City Council workshop meeting, Business Administrator Howard Woolley Jr. said that if the…

  • Skeletons of 1964 World’s Fair

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN I ’ve always been enchanted by the 1,255- acre Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, home to the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. Historic relics from this famous exposition include the massive, stainless-steel Unisphere globe; ghostly silhouettes of giant metal columns topped with futuristic flying saucer-like discs called the Astro-View Observation…

  • How to get your 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. Give complete information, such as dates, full…

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