• Brookdale graduates Adult Basic Education students

    LONG BRANCH — Brookdale Community College’s Long Branch Higher Education Center celebrated achievements with more than 100 students, their families and friends at the Adult Basic Education (ABE) GED/English as a Second Language graduation ceremony on June 7. The program has been in place for some 20 years, with classes offered at the Long Branch,…

  • First, it’s your soda, then they’ll come for the bacon

    CODA GREG BEAN Everybody has their own idea of what the fire pit down below might look like, and what we have to look forward to if we don’t mind our p’s and q’s while we’re on this mortal plane. In my imagined Hades, only the very bad go to the worst levels, and those…

  • Gov. should commit to a cleanup plan for Barnegat Bay

    The announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) region chief that a nutrient limit for Barnegat Bay is possible within the next three years is good news for the bay. We don’t need more studies to tell us the Bay is in trouble: we need a cleanup plan. The bay needs a cleanup plan for…

  • It’s time for N.J. to reconsider the flat tax

    GUEST COLUMN James A. Kozachek With the new state budget now in place, Democrats contend the state has lost a golden opportunity to help support suburban school districts with a so-called millionaire’s tax — in which New Jerseyans would be taxed 10.75 percent for every dollar earned over $1 million. The Republicans consistently rejected this…

  • Details of transfer of fort property to be made public

    Sept. 15 closing date for Fort Monmouth looms BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Details of the agreement between the U.S. Army and the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) on the transfer of the Fort Monmouth property, including price, are expected to be made public at the authority’s meeting on Aug. 17. Officials said last…

  • Camp Jinka honored for innovative program

    Summer camp open to children with relatives affected by brain tumors BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Volunteers help campers search for fossils in a brook at Poricy Park in Middletown during a session of Camp Jinka, a camp for children and teens that have been affected by a loved one’s diagnosis of a brain tumor.…

  • Advocates look to expand 9/11 health care bill

    Cancer not among eligible conditions for first responders BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — After a prolonged struggle to gain Congressional approval, The James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act took effect July 1, but the legislation will never receive a perfect score from John Feal. Feal, a 9/11 first responder and leading advocate…

  • L.B. students visit D.C., tour White House

    Anti-bullying video draws attention of Sen. Menendez BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Long Branch Middle School students stand outside the gates of the White House before touring the White House and other monuments in the nation’s capital. ERIC SUCAR staff LONG BRANCH — The spotlight was once again on a group of Long Branch middle schoolers…

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