• Celebrating a natural local treasure

    BY MARIE MABER Correspondent ‘Local Treasures: Images of Sandy Hook” at the Center for the Visual Arts gallery celebrates Brookdale Community College’s new painting classes offered at Sandy Hook. “Late Afternoon, Sandy Hook” by Sid Godwin The exhibition includes recent “Hook” paintings by Brookdale faculty and students. In addition, local artist — and local treasure…

  • Strides will benefit Wellness Community

    The Wellness Community–Northern Jersey Shore is offering “Strides for Hope,” a training program to help walkers and runners prepare for the New Jersey Marathon, Long Branch Half Marathon or relay teams on May 2. Participants can register to train with a personal fitness trainer and join in fundraising efforts to help support the free cancer…

  • Loan & Learn Kits available at library

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Free Public Library is partnering with NJNG (New Jersey Natural Gas) to help residents make their homes more energy efficient. Residents can now borrow a Loan & Learn Kit donated by NJNG from the library. This kit includes two devices to help assess where a home can be more…

  • Franklin Lake dredging completed

    Final restoration of area to be finished by early spring BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — After six months of work, the dredging of silt from the bottom of Franklin Lake has been completed. “It was a long process between the development of plans, acquiring the permits, and getting the project done…

  • Job fair to be held Feb. 26 in Long Branch

    LONG BRANCH — More than 70 businesses are expected to participate in a job fair to be held Friday, Feb. 26, at Brookdale Community College’s Long Branch Higher Education Center. Area employers seeking qualified staff will be accepting job applications at the fair, which will take place at the center, located at 213 Broadway. The…

  • Weapon for war on terror: school kits

    Knights spearhead drive for member serving in Afghanistan BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Hundreds of school supplies are being shipped to soldiers stationed in Afghanistan who will distribute them to local children to help build trust between U.S. troops and residents of the wartorn nation. Some 500 school kits have been assembled by…

  • MU students offer free tax help

    Monmouth University Leon Hess Business School accounting students are volunteering with the United Way of Monmouth County and Community Enterprises Corp. to help low- and moderate-income families prepare tax and earned income tax credit (EITC) forms. Students will work for free and, if eligible, will receive college credit through experiential education. Residents can make an…

  • The Arc hosts Job Shadow Day for students

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Work Opportunity Center (WOC) in Long Branch hosted a group of high school students for a day of exploring career options last week. Above: Monmouth Regional High School students tour the Work Opportunity Center (WOC) in Long Branch during a Job Shadow Day at the facility on Feb. 9.…

  • Unger and ticket: Give city back to the people

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch Councilman Brian Unger showed up at City Hall last week with a full slate of candidates who hope to unseat longtime incumbent Mayor Adam Schneider in the upcoming municipal election. Picking up candidates’ packets at Long Branch City Hall on Feb 9 are: Brian Unger (third from left),…

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