• Games offered at Long Branch Library

    Games offered at Long Branch Library

    The Long Branch Main Library, 328 Broadway, Long Branch, will hold “Poker and Blackjack with Gutchie,” in the community room on the first floor, from 1-3 p.m. on May 2. Volunteer instructor Gutchie Bucchino will get the games started, explain the rules to new players and answer any questions. The library will provide the cards…

  • Tax help continues at Long Branch Library

    Tax help continues at Long Branch Library

    The Long Branch Free Public Library, 328 Broadway, Long Branch, will continue to offer free tax assistance on Friday afternoons. Library tax volunteer Al Pescoe will be available to provide guidance and answer questions about your tax returns. Please sign in by 1:30 p.m. on Friday afternoons for a private, confidential appointment, on a first-come,…

  • Long Branch Library holds TimeBanking workshops

    Long Branch Library holds TimeBanking workshops

    The Long Branch Free Public Library, 328 Broadway, Long Branch, will hold a workshop, Introduction to TimeBanking, from 4–6 p.m. on May 18 and June 15. TimeBanking is a way of giving and receiving to build supportive networks and strong communities. One hour helping another earns one TimeBank Hour (also called time credits, service credits…

  • Freehold Township woman making a run at ‘Survivor’ title

    Freehold Township woman making a run at ‘Survivor’ title

    By Clare Marie Celano Correspondent While some little girls dream about being a fairy tale princess, others, like Michele Fitzgerald, dream about being a contestant on the long-running CBS-TV reality show “Survivor.” Fitzgerald, 25, of Freehold Township, decided at the age of 10 that someday she would be on “Survivor” and attempt to navigate her…

  • Church to hold dinner sale April 30

    Church to hold dinner sale April 30

    The Mt. Zion A.M.E. Zion Church, 271 South St., Eatontown, will be selling meatloaf, chicken wings and fish dinners from 12 p.m.-4 p.m. on April 30. Dinners include a choice of two sides (collard greens, mac-n-cheese, string beans or potato salad, drink and slice of cake). The price is $15 per dinner. Fish sandwiches are…

  • Church celebrates Senior Members

    Church celebrates Senior Members

    The Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 992 Broadway, West Long Branch, held a luncheon on April 17 to honor 32 members who are age 80 and older. On Sunday mornings, 32 members of the congregation between the ages of 80 and 95 are greeted. Most of these members are still active in the life and…

  • Senior Center members and graduate students volunteer for service project

    Senior Center members and graduate students volunteer for service project

    LONG BRANCH — Long Branch Senior Center members and Monmouth University graduate social work students worked together to make care packages for sick children at local hospitals. About 20 members from the Long Branch Senior Center volunteered for a service project along with an almost equal number of graduate students from Monmouth University’s School of…

  • Long Branch teacher wins $2,500 for fitness gear

    Long Branch teacher wins $2,500 for fitness gear

    By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH- A Long Branch Middle School teacher will have $2,500 to spend to help promote physical fitness. Anthony Magliaro, a physical education and health instructor, is the recipient of the $2,500 California Casualty Academic Award. The award is presented in an effort to help relieve the impact on educators…

  • Hymn Festival set for May 7

    Hymn Festival set for May 7

    A Hymn Festival “Celebrating Love, Grace and Mission through Song” will be held at 3:30 p.m. on May 7 at Reformation Lutheran Church, 992 Broadway, West Long Branch. An afternoon of Anthems and Hymns surrounding the themes of Love, Grace and Mission will incorporate traditional and alternative accompaniment including organ, piano, guitar, percussion, strings and…

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