• Assemblyman urges everyone in NJ to work together

    Guest Column • Declan O’Scanlon Gov. Chris Christie has put forward a budget and a package of proposals that together have the potential to revolutionize New Jersey government — and how we pay for it. The proposed cuts have understandably received most of the initial media attention so far. The cuts are severe, no other…

  • VSA call for teaching artists with disabilities

    VSA is seeking outstanding teaching artists with disabilities for the Teaching Artist Fellowship program. VSA is an international nonprofit focused on arts and disabilities. According to a press release from VSA, teaching artists with disabilities serve as role models of diversity, expression, and inclusive learning in the classroom. This program identifies, engages and supports teaching…

  • Rally calls for an end to violence against women

    Students take part in annual Take Back the Night Above: Students listen to a speaker during Take Back the Night, held at Monmouth University in West Long Branch on March 25. Right: Krystal Scharon (center) participated in the rally held on the steps of Wilson Hall. WEST LONG BRANCH — Men and women shared their…

  • Call for artists for 12th ‘Art in the Park’

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Arts Council and Long Branch Historical Association invite artists from all over New Jersey to take part in the 12th annual “Art in the Park” outdoor art event on Memorial Day weekend, Sunday, May 30, in the West End section of Long Branch. The event will run from 10…

  • On Campus

    Kean University, Union, has named the following local students to its dean’s list for the fall semester: from Fair Haven, Melissa Osborne; from Little Silver, Kevin Jala; from Oceanport, Jillian Baczyk; from Red Bank, Jessica Jones and Kyle Maher; from Sea Bright, John Latacz; from Shrewsbury, Stephanie Tuazon; and from Tinton Falls, Erica Cutone, Ricardo…

  • Bill on gov.’s desk would limit zoning changes

    Builders group supports change; League of Municipalities opposes it BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Mayor Gerald J. Tarantolo and the Eatontown Borough Council approved a resolution opposing S-82/A- 437, a bill that would eliminate the “time of decision rule,” at the council meeting on March 24. The council also sent a letter to…

  • Riders tell NJ Transit about impact of cuts

    People with disabilities depend on service BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer William Leonard, who is blind, has just one transportation option when leaving his Fair Haven home, and that may soon be eliminated. Thomas Woods, NJ Transit hearing officer, delivers a presentation at a public hearing held at the Long Branch Middle School auditorium on…

  • Volunteers needed for Bridges program

    Volunteers are needed at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, to help sort clothing collected by Holmdel Community United Church of Christ for distribution to the homeless through the Bridges program. Clothing and food will be distributed to the homeless on Friday, April 16. Bridges is a program with and for the homeless of lower…

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