• William J. Seaman

    Mr. Seaman, 76, of Long Branch, died Aug. 15, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was employed at Thomas Procter Co., Long Branch, for 20 years, retiring in 1989. Mr. Seaman is survived by a sister, Lois Seaman Stevens White of Eatontown; three nieces; a nephew; and several grand-nephews and grandnieces. Arrangements were…

  • Timothy Francis Farrell

    Mr. Farrell, 35, of Falls Church, Va., died Aug. 11, 2009, in Frankfurt, Germany. He was born and raised in Ocean Township. Mr. Farrell was elected to the Ocean Township Hall of Fame in 2006. He was vice consul for the U.S. State Department in the U.S. Consulate General, Frankfurt, Germany. Prior to that, he…

  • Winds of change in Long Branch

    The citizens of Long Branch have had enough of Mayor Adam Schneider and his deals for developers, his expensive lawsuits that we all pay for, and his lack of consideration for our taxes. He helps the wrong people instead of his constituents. He gives big tax breaks to developers, and doesn’t collect the millions of…

  • Frank Pallone, what are you going to do now?

    (An open letter to Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-6th District) As recently as 13 years ago, you were promoting development of a convention center/resort at Sandy Hook (as reported in a local newspaper). You even said you would seek a $150,000 appropriation to do a feasibility study that never happened. Well, six years later, when…

  • Long Branch must enact eminent domain ban

    Yesterday we got news of yet another eminent domain court decision in New Jersey. This one struck down the city of Readington’s attempt to seize 625 acres from a private property owner. The recent landmark decisions involving Paulsboro and Long Branch’s own MTOTSA [Marine Terrace, Ocean Terrace and SeaviewAvenue] neighborhood struck down the use of…

  • Parent hails state’s autism coverage law

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer New Jersey residents who have children with autism and who must pay a significant amount of money for the cost of therapy will remember Aug. 13, 2009, for a long time. Sharon Dey “Aug. 13 was an emotional and victorious day for families that have children with autism,” said Sharon…

  • Still rowdy after all these years — roller derby’s back!

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Jersey Shore Roller Girls league in Asbury Park is entering the home stretch of their season, which has seen attendance grow at bouts featuring the three league teams. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top: Murder Beach Militia and Anchor Assassins skaters wait for the start of a jam session…

  • Anonymous defamers should be very afraid

    Coda • GREG BEAN I’ve mentioned more than once over the last few years that there’s a day of reckoning coming for the cowardly slime-puppies who post anonymous libels on some of the blog sites around here (Are you listening, da Truth Squad?). And it looks like that day might be coming sooner than the…

  • Walk for Food Allergy slated for Sept. 12

    The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure will take place 10 a.m. Sept. 12 beginning at the great lawn north of Pier Village, Long Branch. Check in is 9 a.m. Emcee will be Brian Thompson of News 4 New York, and honorary chair is Frank Dicopoulos, area…

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