• Bands work in harmony to help feed the hungry

    Greater Media’s Good Samaritan Holiday Bash will feature The Reveling with Jay Weinberg, and much more BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Music, merriment and good will to others contribute to the spirit of the holiday season. Greater Media wants to fuel that spirit by providing a way for people to enjoy good music, have some…

  • NOTESAround Town

    Thirty-four Scouts and leaders of Troop 70 in Ocean Township collected food donations from neighbors and friends during the Scouting for Food campaign. After sorting the donations, the troop rebagged and delivered 1,375 nonperishable items to the Township of Ocean Human Services Department on Nov. 21. A meeting of the Monmouth County Retired Educators’ Association…

  • Holiday spirit

    CHRIS KELLY staff Silas, Sandra and Ellery Benedic, of Long Branch, watch a performance by the Cantaffapella Rock and Roll Chorus, part of the holiday festivities that took place at Pier Village in Long Branch on Nov. 29. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Patricia Clare Morris Sharkey

    Mrs. Sharkey, 51, of Rumson, died Nov. 22, 2009, following a brief illness. She resided in Monmouth Beach prior to relocating to Rumson. She was a member of Rumson Garden Club, and volunteer for the Rumson schools. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Bob Sharkey; two sons, Tim and Jack; her parents,…

  • Future of Takanassee buildings uncertain

    County: Agreement with developer is stalled BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The future of two of the Takanassee buildings remains unsecured as the developer of the beach club site explores the possibility of relocating both buildings to the Church of the Presidents on Ocean Avenue in Long Branch. A fire Sept. 25 damaged the tower…

  • Joseph Gibson

    Mr. Gibson, of Tinton Falls, died Nov. 20, 2009. He was a housing inspector, and investor in real estate and financial management. Prior to that, he served 27 years with the U.S. Army, retiring as a master sergeant. He was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Pauline Ricks Gibson. He is survived by a…

  • WLB police prepare for move to new headquarters

    New systems, procedures for state-of-art station BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The borough police department is preparing to move into its new headquarters building this month. A little more than a year since the Borough Council awarded the first contract for the $2.75 million project, the department headquarters is almost ready…

  • Jennie Saggese Sacco

    Mrs. Sacco, 96, of Long Branch, died Nov. 23, 2009 at the St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was predeceased by two brothers, Vincent and Sebastian Saggese. She is survived by her husband of 75 years, Joey; two daughters, Andrea Sacco Bornstein and Natalie Tuers; a sister…

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