• Incumbents challenged for 11th District Assembly seats

    Dems Bishop and Bolger seek to unseat GOP’s Angelini and Rible BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer With Election Day less than two weeks away, the four candidates seeking two seats representing the 11th District in the state Assembly are continuing to reach out to voters. Mary Pat Angelini The candidates for the Assembly seats are:…

  • Junior League will host Holiday Market

    The Junior League of Monmouth County (JLMC) will hold its fifth annual boutique market, Home for the Holidays, Friday, Nov. 20, through Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Elks Lodge located at 40 West Front St. in Red Bank. The market will feature more than 20 specialty vendors selling unique gifts, clothing and accessories at a…

  • ‘Reckless Steamy Nights’ presents Mike Barris & Friends on Oct. 30

    RED BANK — A salute to Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, Bessie Smith and other giants of prewar jazz and blues is on tap on Friday, Oct. 30, at a Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation-sponsored concert with Mike Barris & Friends. The latest installment of the monthly “Reckless Steamy Nights” concert series at the Woman’s…

  • Scarecrow contest

    Clockwise from top: JoAnn Ruta (l) and nephew Andrew Giordano collaborate on the design of their entry in a scarecrow building contest held at Pier Village in Long Branch on Oct. 10. Olivia Haney, of Long Branch, dives into the hay during the scarecrowbuilding contest. Gene Ruta puts the finishing touches on an entry in…

  • Mayor defends finance director’s contract

    Citizens group criticizes payout for unused vacation, sick days BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Mayor Adam Schneider last week came to the defense of city Finance Director Ronald Mehlhorn Sr., who is under fire for contract provisions that allow him to cash out unused sick and vacation days. “Ron is well paid;…

  • Ocean Twp. seeks grant funds for Poplar Village

    Plans call for demolition of units within flood plain, rebuilding away from brook BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Units at Poplar Village were inundated after heavy rains caused the Poplar Brook to overflow in October 2005. OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Township officials are preparing a grant application for submission to the Federal Emergency…

  • Lawson will decide if blight challenge can proceed

    Fuschia Triangle suit hinges on expanding time for legal redress BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — After hearing oral arguments on Oct. 14, a state Superior Court judge will decide whether a challenge to the city’s blight designation of a lower Broadway property can be brought 13 years after the fact. Judge Lawrence…

  • Community service at center of ‘The Big Event’

    Monmouth University’s Student Government Association hosted a oneday community service project designed to tap into the services of Monmouth University students to meet the needs of the local community last week. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth University students Gabby Macaro, Piscataway, Alyssa Kraus, Pennsylvania, April Huggler, Eatontown, and Jamie Kinard, East Brunswick, serve lunch…

  • Forum examines future of boro library

    Fate of library will be determined by referendum BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer West Long Branch residents will weigh in on the controversy over the future of the West Long Branch Public Library in a nonbinding referendum on the Nov. 3 general elections ballot. The referendum, which will be in the form of a public…

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