• Deadline is May 4 for preschool lottery

    The Ocean Township School District is attempting to locate and identify children who reside within the township school district for the 2011-12 school year to participate in the district preschool lottery. The children should be 3 years old by Oct. 15, 2011 to participate in the lottery program. The preschool program curriculum is nationally recognized…

  • Software program could track boro’s energy use

    Membership in ICLEI would also provide environmental training and planning BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council is looking into joining a new environmental organization that would provide the municipality with environmental programs and software to help the town get an accurate reading of its total energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.…

  • Tee up the tuition hike, club fees are climbing

    CODA GREG BEAN Whether or not he is eventually prosecuted, it looks like during the last few years if you wanted to have a really good time, you needed to wangle a social invitation fromex-BrookdaleCommunityCollege President Peter F. Burnham. As was reported recently, the state Department of Treasury has placed a hold on Burnham’s $623,060…

  • The Salvation Army’s volunteers serve in many ways

    A pril is National Volunteer Appreciation Month, and I would be remiss if I didn’t say thank you to all the wonderful people who help The Salvation Army throughout the year. Most people identify Salvation Army volunteers with holiday bellringers. Yes, many people who stand at our kettles are volunteers. But there are so many…

  • Surfer happy that deal creates access to beach

    The deal struck between the City of Long Branch and developer Charles Kushner for beach access between his Elberon properties is a good one. It creates five legal parking spaces for fishermen, surfers, and beachcombers, and guarantees access to the sand buffer and bulkhead at the end of Adams Street. It also widens the street…

  • A taste of spring on a Garden State safari

    Listen to the singsong melodies of a common yellowthroat bird perched on a nearby branch. Savor the fragrant scent of viburnum and bluebell wildflowers blooming from the winter-dormant earth. Cherish the stunning sight of a sunset over the nearby pond or lake. Nothing beats engaging your senses —especially in springtime. Aftermonths of relentless cold and…

  • W.L.B. adopts $9.9M 2011 budget

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The borough will now await state and county approval for the 2011 fiscal year budget to become official. At the April 20 meeting, the Borough Council unanimously adopted a $9.9 million budget, which is down from last year’s $10.2 million spending plan and comes with a $6.7…

  • Frankie and Friends tourney takes place this weekend

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Family and friends of the late Frankie Caltabilota Jr., the Shore Regional High School graduate who passed away in the Seton Hall University dormitory fire in 2000, will host the third annual Frankie and Friends Baseball Tournament at Valenzano Park in West Long Branch on April 30. The tournament was created…

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