• Steeplechase racing tradition returns

    Sept. 26 event revives Monmouth Hunt charity race OCEANPORT — A unique day of racing is set for Sept. 26 at Monmouth Park with the arrival of the Monmouth Park-Meridian Health Steeplechase Festival, the first steeplechase event held in the region in more than 15 years. Otherwise known as jump racing, steeplechase racing features a…

  • New diner opens in Casey Jones location

    Long Branch Diner opens with new name, new look BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A local favorite for decades, the Casey Jones Diner shut its doors more than four years ago but has reopened with new management and a new look.M anny Minhas took over the spot at 185 Morris Ave. about…

  • Boro to hold first Arboretum Day

    Resident seeks to revitalize Bliss Price Arboretum BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer An example of one the plaques Eatontown resident Barbara Olsavsky is proposing to hang on trees inside the Bliss Price Arboretum as part of an effort to revitalize the property. EATONTOWN — After witnessing years of neglect, one borough resident is stepping up…

  • Workshops at Wellness Center

    The Wellness Community, Northern Jersey Shore, The Diney Goldsmith Center, 613 Hope Road, Eatontown, will hold” a series of programs “Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment” will be 6-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 17-Oct. 22. The structured program is for adults with all types of cancer who have completed treatment within the last 24 months, and will…

  • Zoning change introduced by council

    Use variance possible but unlikely, official says BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council introduced an ordinance last week that would eliminate freestanding commercial buildings in a zone that currently has a mix of commercial and residential properties. change the zoning for an area that currently has both commercial and residential…

  • Ray Licata Memorial Swim

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Clockwise from top: Swimmers compete in the one-mile swim during the fifth annual Ray Licata Memorial Swim held in Long Branch on Sept. 5. Participants await the start of the swim, which is held in honor of Licata, who was dedicated to promoting shoreline safety. Proceeds from this year’s swim,…

  • Helpline volunteers lend an ear 24/7

    Call volume up, donations down in weakened economy BY RACHEL HOFFMAN Correspondent The phone is ringing. Simone Perry is poised and ready for action in a small wooden cubicle, headset firmly framing her young face, long braided tendrils of hair neatly tucked underneath. She’s come all the way from Brooklyn, N.Y., to pick up the…

  • Interchange work could face delays

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The owner of a Eatontown property is seeking to challenge a recent court ruling that would allow the state to take a portion of his land to redesign the intersection of Routes 35 and 36. Robert Lutzker is expected to file an appeal in the Appellate Division of state Superior…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Swimmers warm up prior to the start of the fifth annual Ray Licata Memorial Swim held in Long Branch Sept. 5 in memory of Licata, an avid swimmer and advocate for the city’s beachfronts. More photos, page 3.

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