• NOTESAround Town

    Asbury United Methodist Church, 61 AtlanticAve., North Long Branch, will hold its third annual Harvest Dinner & Gift Auction 6-10 p.m. Sept. 26 at West Long Branch Community Center, 11 N. Locust Ave. The event will feature a buffet, a DJ, 50/50, and gift auction with various gifts and gift certificates. Admission is $25. For…

  • In the Service

    Army National Guard Sgt. Damon D. Bowles has returned to Sea Girt after being deployed to an overseas forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bowles, a water purification and distribution supply specialist with five years’ military service, is assigned to the 154th Quartermaster Company. A 1996 graduate of Monmouth Regional High School,…

  • St. James presents monthly music programs

    Church offers expanded monthly music performances LONG BRANCH — St. James, the Episcopal Church at 300 Broadway, has a tradition of excellence in worship music and is expanding its program to include monthly music performances through May of next year.U nder Tom Colao, music director and organist, the program has expanded to include the public…

  • Celtic Connections

    CHRIS KELLY staff Brian O’hAirt listens as Len Graham sings a traditional Irish song during a Sept. 18 concert that opened Monmouth University’s Celtic Connections, a yearlong focus on Irish culture.

  • Long Branch Jazz Fest

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Left to right: A member of the Mauricio de Sousa Quartet performs at the Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival on Sept. 5. Festival attendees shop at one of the vendor booths at the event, held at Pier Village along the beachfront. The festival featured live entertainment, food and craft…

  • Sept.: Fall is staggering in

    Weeks of brilliant color are ahead, and it is time to think about your spring garden. Bulbs, those buried treasures, are the easiest and most diverse way to add excitement to your spring garden. Captivating color, fragrance and a wide range of varieties are their trademark. Many bulbs grow and bloom in early spring, offering…

  • Walk will support efforts to Bring Sean Home

    LONG BRANCH — The Bring Sean Home community will hold a walkathon and fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Pier Village in Long Branch to benefit The David & Sean Fund. The Bring Sean Home Walkathon and Fundraiser will help defray expenses related to the abduction of Sean Goldman to Brazil and his repatriation to…

  • NPS, developer agree on choice of arbitrator

    Consultant will review decision to cancel Fort Hancock lease BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent MIDDLETOWN — Rumson developer James Wassel and the National Park Service (NPS) have agreed on an arbitrator to determine if the park service’s decision last month to cancel the 60-year lease awarded to Wassel to restore and commercially develop buildings in historic…

  • Boro’s new eminent domain law under fire

    Mayor, residents say measure is too broad BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — An ordinance limiting the borough’s eminent domain powers has been criticized by borough residents and Mayor Gerald Tarantolo, who say the measure does not do enough to protect property owners. The ordinance, which was passed by a 5-0 vote at the…

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