• Election keeps council balance in Eatontown

    Republican, Dem win two open council seats BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Anthony Talerico EATONTOWN — The political makeup of the Borough Council will remain unchanged following last week’s general elections. Republican candidate Kevin Gonzalez and Democratic candidate Anthony Talerico Jr. were both elected to the council to fill the seats of incumbent Republican Councilwoman…

  • L.B. Housing Authority looks toward the future

    Plans call for senior housing on school site BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Long Branch Housing Authority is negotiating with the city for the purchase of the former Gregory School, which would become the site of a senior housing complex. LBHA executive director Tyrone Garrett discussed plans to provide more senior housing at a…

  • Sheriff will stay until January

    Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno, who was elected New Jersey’s first lieutenant governor on Nov. 3, has announced that she intends to fulfill her obligations as sheriff until she takes the oath of office as lieutenant governor in January. Kim Guadagno “It has been my privilege to serve as Monmouth County sheriff since Jan. 1,…

  • L.B. to ban eminent domain in Beachfront South

    Economy, court battles temper city’s approach to redevelopment BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Long Branch officials told residents of the Beachfront South redevelopment zone last week that the city would not use its power of eminent domain in the zone. The city met with residents of the Beachfront South zone on Nov. 5 to discuss…

  • Voters speak: Make library a branch of county system

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer After months of tense debate over its future, borough voters have chosen to move forward with making the West Long Branch Public Library a branch of the Monmouth County Library System. The referendum vote, which took place during general elections on Nov. 3, saw an overwhelming 69 percent of borough…

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff Shore Regional High School seniors Jessie Buriana, Matt Capasso and Michele Costantino stroll down the runway during the “Evening at the Shore” fashion show, held at Shore Regional on Nov. 4. More photos, page 29. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Thomas V. Childres

    Mr. Childres, 54, of Long Branch, died Oct. 28, 2009, at home. He is survived by a daughter, Jean Childres; two sons, Thomas D. and Daniel Childres; a sister, Jean DeMarzo; a brother, David Childres; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements were by Damiano Funeral Home, Long Branch.

  • Mary Ryder

    Mrs. Ryder of Springfield, Va., and formerly of West Long Branch, died Oct. 28, 2009, at home. She was a substitute teacher in West Long Branch for several years. Mrs. Ryder was predeceased by her husband, Donald K. Ryder, in 1993. She is survived by a son and daughter-inlaw, Robert and Amy Ryder of High…

  • George F. Glynn III

    Mr. Glynn, 63, of West Long Branch, died Nov. 2, 2009, at East Orange Veterans Hospital, East Orange. He was employed at Avis Shore Rentals, Matawan. He was a former member of the Knights of Columbus in New Haven, Conn. Mr. Glynn is survived by his wife of 23 years, Hazel R. Glynn; six stepchildren…

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