• Changes would alter landscape of housing in N.J.

    Senate bill S-1, which was initially scheduled for a vote before the end of the year, would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) and supplant the current housing regulations with a series of new guidelines to provide low- and moderateincome housing, is currently being discussed by members of the Assembly and Senate. S-1…

  • L.B. hikes some fees to increase revenue

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With the list of layoffs pending state approval, the Long Branch City Council took measures earlier this month to try to bring in a little more revenue. The council adopted a series of ordinances, adjusting fees for massage parlors, taxicab licenses, liquor licenses and pawnbrokers at the Dec. 14 meeting.…

  • New Jersey Marathon to expand south

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Art Castellano’s favorite quote is: “The only thing constant in staging a marathon is change.” Castellano, the director of the New Jersey Marathon, said last week that the May 1 race will expand south in 2011. In an interview last week, Castellano said Oceanport was added to…

  • Police charge N.Y. woman with credit card theft

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — A New York woman is facing fraud charges after she allegedly tried to purchase more than $1,000 in items from a local store using a fraudulent credit card. At approximately 11:37 a.m. on Dec. 15, officers with the Ocean Township Police Department responded to the area of BJ’s Wholesale Club on Route…

  • Voices raised in song

    Left: The Ocean Township High School Choir presents its Winter Choral Concert at the high school on West Park Avenue, Ocean, Dec. 22. Above: Choir Director Arthur Ernst leads the choir in song. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO

  • 9/11 health care bill one signature away

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th District) said his last vote of the year was a special one. Pallone and both chambers of Congress passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act on Dec. 22, a bill aimed at allocating money for health care for 9/11 first responders at ground zero.…

  • The Santa Clauses are coming to town

    The Monmouth County Historical Association is hosting a special loan exhibition of vintage Santa figures on view through Jan. 15 at its museum and library, 70 Court St., Freehold. Santa figures and toys have been a part of holiday decorating since the 19th century. The examples on view were imported from Japan or Germany or…

  • Affordable housing bill draws fire from both sides

    BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Acontroversial bill aimed at substantially overhauling the state’s affordable housing regulations could be voted on by the state Senate in early January. Senate bill S-1, initially scheduled for a vote before the end of 2010, was pulled from the Senate agenda after Gov. Chris Christie made it clear he would…

  • Photo

    Cheerleaders for Monmouth University, West Long Branch, perform for the crowd during the basketball game against Villanova at The MAC on Dec. 22. The Hawks fell to Villanova, 76-36. More photos, page 23. ERIC SUCAR staff

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