• Group presses for improvements to Ocean Ave.

    Save Ocean Avenue asks for upgrades to boardwalk, facilities BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer A group of residents is asking the city to repair deteriorated conditions, including sidewalks and restrooms, along a stretch of Ocean Avenue. LONG BRANCH — The Save Ocean Avenue Committee is pushing the newly seated Long Branch City Council for changes…

  • 9/11 responders hope for passage of aid bill

    House fails to pass James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Former 9/11 first responder John Feal has promised to fill Washington with his fellow 9/11 brethren when Congress reconvenes this fall. Feal’s promise comes a week after the $7.4 billion James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation…

  • National Night Out

    Clockwise from top: Attendees watch a police department demonstration during the 13th annual National Night Out Against Crime held at Slocum Park in Long Branch on Aug. 3. Children search through a pile of free books provided by the Long Branch Free Public Library. Michael Meehan, of Long Branch, shares a hug with Mena Aziz,…

  • Pallone bill aims to curtail gang violence

    Ferraina: School district programs aim at preventing gang influence BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With replicate bills being introduced in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D- 6th District) is hoping to mount a fourpronged attack on gangs throughout the country. An impromptu memorial with gang-related symbols marked the site of a homicide 2006.…

  • Photo

    Inaayah Brown, of Long Branch, gets a helping hand from Arthur Green, of the Long Branch Fire Department, after a tour of a fire truck during the annual National Night Out Against Crime held at Slocum Park in Long Branch on Aug. 3. More photos, page 3 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • NOTES

    Join Monmouth Medical Center pharmacist Monica Hariparsad, PharmD., 1 p.m. July 28 at SCAN Learning Center in the Monmouth Mall, Eatontown, for a program focusing on dosing, side effects, possible drug interactions and how to medicate with over-the-counter drugs safely. Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Advil, Aleve and Aspirin, will be addressed.…

  • ‘Charter and Early Members’ show celebrates guild’s 50 years

    The Guild of Creative Art is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special exhibit honoring its founders and early members. “Lament” by Laury Egan Many of the 49 exhibitors in the guild’s “Charter and Early Members” show have received regional and national awards; some have earned national recognition. This show provides a rare opportunity to…

  • Sloane, Redbirds gearing up for start of soccer season

    Allentown girls coming off state playoff season BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Sam Sloane, a senior this September, is counting the days to the start of fall practice on Monday (Aug. 16) as the returning captain of Allentown High School’s girls soccer team, which made the NJSIAA Tournament for the first time last fall in a…

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