• City will weigh benefits of league conference

    Council asks for accounting of costs to attend NJLM statewide meeting BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — City officials will once again attend the annual N.J. League of Municipalities conference in November, but this year may be the last. Jacob Jones, director of the Office of Community and Economic Development, said at the City…

  • Monmouth Medical Center names trustees

    LONG BRANCH — Monmouth Medical Center announced the appointment of James G. Aaron, John Brockriede, Bruce Kramer, Robert P. Herrmann and Gerald C. Marrone to its board of trustees, and Anthony P. Terracciano, longtime member of the board, as chairman. Terracciano, Sea Girt, has served on the medical center’s board of trustees since 2002. Since…

  • Eatontown set to go green

    Green Team will seek options for environmental conservation, cost savings BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent EATONTOWN — Following a brief discussion at the June 22 meeting of the Borough Council, the council voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance formally establishing an Advisory Committee on Sustainable Practices, aka the “Green Team.” The introduction will take place at…

  • July programs at Long Branch Library

    LONG BRANCH — It is officially summer, and the Long Branch Public Library, 328 Broadway, has reading clubs and activities for families of all ages. The Children’s Room will have some special programs that focus on the summer reading theme of “One World, Many Stories.” Both the Long Branch and Elberon libraries will host The…

  • Senate approves lease deal for Monmouth Park

    Attny: Bailey plans changes to racetrack BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Monmouth Park OCEANPORT — The remaining hurdle has been cleared in the deal to allow a New York-based real estate developer to lease Monmouth Park. Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) said last week that the Senate approved a bill that would facilitate the transfer of…

  • Stella Maris celebrates 70 yrs. of seaside retreats

    Former summer retreat for magnates now offers holistic renewal BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Sister Frances Scanlon (l-r) and Sister Lois Jablonski sit on the patio at Stella Maris Retreat Center in Elberon. Operated by the Roman Catholic order of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, this year marks the 70th anniversary of Stella Maris and…

  • County beaches rate high for water quality

    COA says dry spell kept beach closings to minimum in 2010 BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Advocates gather at Jenkinson’s Pavilion Restaurant in Point Pleasant Beach last week to discuss the annual NRDC beach report. From left to right are John Weber, The Surfrider Foundation; Doug O’Malley, Environment New Jersey; Heather Saffert, Clean Ocean Action; Marilou…

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    Shawn Bilka dances to the rhythms of the band Goldenseal during a June 30 concert in Festival Plaza at Pier Village, Long Branch.

  • Peddie Aquatics swimmers medal at 108 events at YMCA’s Summer Solstice Long Course Meet

    Peddie Aquatics swimmers earned 108 gold, silver and bronze medals at Hamilton YMCA’s Summer Solstice Long Course Meet at Rutgers University on June 18 and 19. (Events were repeated Saturday and Sunday with separate medals awarded each day.) Peddie swimmers achieved 301 personal best times at the meet. In the 15- to 19-year-old events, Brianna…

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