• Volunteer Reading Buddies needed

    LONG BRANCH — Family and Children’s Service (FCS) is currently seeking volunteers for its schoolbased Reading Buddies program, which pairs older readers with beginner readers in a classroom setting. Administered through FCS’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Reading Buddies serves 18 public elementary schools in underserved communities throughoutMonmouth County, enriching the learning experiences of…

  • Ocean Ave. funds to be included in budget

    Save Ocean Avenue will donate raised funds to the city BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The Save Ocean Avenue committee has a 14-point plan for the future of Ocean Avenue, and the city is taking steps to ensure that funds raised by the group will be spent on improvements to the beachfront thoroughfare.…

  • 9/11 observances

    A time to remember … reflect … and heal PHOTO BY FARRAH TOMASELLI Listed are some of the events being held to commemorate this solemn day. monmouth county Memorial Ceremony Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. Monmouth County’s 9/11 Memorial Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook Atlantic Highlands rain or shine guest speaker will be Capt. David J.…

  • Towns turning to social media to get word out

    Facebook, Twitter alerts informed residents during Hurricane Irene BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers A tornado that formed during the hurricane ripped a section of roof from an apartment complex in Long Branch. Local towns turned to social media to provide residents with up-to-the-minute information on conditions during Hurricane Irene. Social media tools…

  • Photo

    Major erosion of the dunes on the beach at the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion caused by Hurricane Irene’s battering of the shoreline was evident on Sept. 1. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Redbirds out to re-create 2010’s gridiron excitement

    Allentown football opens at home Friday night BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Defense wins games and here an Allentown defender brings down a Delbarton ball carry during a pre-season scrimmage that was played in South Brunswick. It all begins for real for the Redbirds on Sept. 9 when they host Hopewell Valley at 7 p.m. in…

  • County library systemoffers free education courses

    Take classes for free with the Monmouth County Library System’s new Universal Class database. The Universal Class database offers hundreds of non-college credit continuing education courses in history, art, math, real estate, computer technology and many other subjects. Universal Class also offers courses for schooling in the home, training for a GED and starting a…

  • Walk honors Joe Driscoll, passenger on Flight 93

    Community invited to attend 10th annual event to be held at Battlefield State Park BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Patrick “Joe” Driscoll, who was a resident of Manalapan for more than 40 years, loved to walk. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was on a plane making his way to Yosemite Park to walk with a friend on…

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