• W.L.B. police seek burglary suspect

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Borough police have released a composite sketch of a suspect, wanted for questioning in connection with a residential burglary committed on April 22. The burglar broke a window and gained entry into a Stevens Avenue residence, police said. The residents were home at the time and surprised the intruder, who fled…

  • Sheriff Youth Week seeks applicants

    Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced that applications are being accepted from Monmouth County high school aged students for participation in the 18th annual Sheriff Youth Week program. The deadline for applications is June 15. This challenging weeklong program, held at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township, from July 12-16, affords participants the…

  • Boro considers green zoning for businesses

    Solar panels an option for municipal buildings BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN EATONTOWN — The Borough Council is considering establishing “green zoning” to encourage businesses to take root in Eatontown and enhance the borough’s image. The green zones would be in the industrial park and include incentives for businesses to pursue renewable energy projects,…

  • Sending towns trim defeated MRHS budget by $50K

    BY KENNY WALTER AND ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Two of the three municipalities that send students to the Monmouth Regional School District have recommended that cuts be made to the district’s defeated $25.6 million budget. The borough councils of both Eatontown and Tinton Falls approved resolutions recommending $50,000 in cuts to the regional…

  • Controversy preceded L.B. mayoral election

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The days before Tuesday’s mayoral election were intense, even for the last few days of a political campaign. Charges were traded, apologies were demanded before a single ballot was cast, and the uproar was touched off by testimony of federal witness and disgraced local real estate tycoon…

  • Frankie & Friends tourney to be annual event

    The Frankie and Friends Baseball Tournament, played for the second year in memory of Frankie Caltabilota Jr., will become an annual event, organizers said. Above: Pat O’Neill, of the Blue Devils, applies a tag at first base. Pat played with Frankie Caltabilota Jr. as a youngster and throughout high school. Tournament organizers Dominick Mazza (l-r)…

  • Grassroots group at odds with city of Long Branch over community garden

    Jones: There will continue to be a garden at the site BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer After a contentious press conference last week, a local grassroots group announced they will be withdrawing support from Long Branch’s Seventh Avenue Community Garden. Protestors hold up pictures of vegetables in front of the site of the Long Branch…

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    Marcia Koren, of Eatontown, and Patty Ritacco, of West Long Branch, get into the swing as a high school band plays at the intergenerational Senior Spring Swing held at Monmouth University’s Multipurpose Activity Center in West Long Branch on May 4. CLAIRE SHEPROW

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    PHOTO BY ERIC SUCAR staff

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