• Jersey Shore Wildcats win state AAU basketball title

    There is a reason why Shore Conference girls basketball teams have played for the NJSIAA state Tournament of Champions crown for the last two years. The basketball that is being played in the conference made up of schools from Monmouth and Ocean counties is simply that good. If this summer’s New Jersey AAU Championships are…

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    Red Bank Regional High School’s Laura Bowler (center) tries to thread her way through the Middletown South defense during last week’s summer basketball tournament hosted in Little Silver by Red Bank Regional. Many of the best teams in the Shore participated in the weeklong tournament. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Building-by-building approach is best for Fort Hancock

    On July 9 we wrote to National Park Service (NPS) Director Jarvis to request a liaison who would work with nonprofit organizations to restore and lease the historic buildings at Fort Hancock. Several nonprofits who currently occupy buildings at Sandy Hook and others that would relocate there have expressed interest in restoring the buildings on…

  • A veteran’s plea: Forget us not

    The process of closing Fort Monmouth has been traumatizingmany veterans for five years. Veterans who risked their lives and earned the benefits of the support systems, which are rapidly eroding now at the fort, are experiencing something akin to death by a thousand cuts. The feeling might be likened to finally realizing that one is…

  • August programs at the L.B. Free Public Library

    As the summer winds down, the Long Branch Public Library Main Library and the Elberon Branch have programs for everyone. Programs at the Elberon Branch,168 Lincoln Ave., this month are: Pat Squire’s Book Reviews, Thursday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m. — Noted reviewer Squire will provide a fast-paced, entertaining and informative presentation on current popular books.…

  • The Arc of Monmouth names new president

    Offering opportunities to people with disabilities will be a focus BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Neil Fleischman, new president of the board of directors of The Arc of Monmouth, poses with Mary Scott, Arc executive director. TINTON FALLS — The Arc of Monmouth, an organization that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has appointed…

  • Fundraiser to benefit Church of the Presidents restoration

    LONG BRANCH — A cocktail reception fundraiser will be held 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at the Ocean Beach Club, 1035 Ocean Ave., to benefit the restoration of the Church of the Presidents. The church is the last remaining building associated with the seven presidents who vacationed in this city during the country’s Gilded Age.…

  • Ocean Twp. police investigate rash of car burglaries

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — According to an Ocean Township Police Department press release, police investigated 22 incidents of car burglaries that occurred during the overnight hours in the Oakhurst section of the township on July 31. The vehicles were parked on Franklin, Greenbrier, Maplewood, South Lincoln and Larchwood Avenues. Cash, loose change and small personal belongings…

  • West Long Branch looks for solutions to traffic woes

    High traffic volume is a contributing factor to speeding BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Borough Council at its meeting on Aug. 4 continued to search for solutions to several traffic problems. The primary concerns discussed were street parking around Shore Regional High School, volume on Maryland and Delaware avenues, and…

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