• Nursing home owner pleads guilty to theft

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The owner and operator of a township nursing home has pleaded guilty to stealing some $39,000 from one of the home’s elderly residents. On June 30, Michael D. Berg, 72, of Ocean Township, appeared in state Superior Court, Freehold, and pleaded guilty to an accusation charging him with one count of third-degree…

  • Learn old-time crafts

    OCEAN GROVE — The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will present a variety of craft workshops throughout the summer in the pastoral gardens of Centennial Cottage. The two-hour workshops will focus on crafts popular in the early days of Ocean Grove and are being offered at minimal cost. Except as noted, sessions run from 10:30…

  • Skin cancer screening on the beach

    LONG BRANCH — The Monmouth Cancer Coalition will offer free skin cancer screening to adults at five beaches including Sea Bright Borough Beach and the Great Lawn at the Promenade in Long Branch on July 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Choose Your Cover” will combine the collected expertise of four Monmouth County medical…

  • L.B. awards bid for courtroom renovations

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council passed a resolution awarding a contract for improvements to the city’s municipal court building. By a 4-0 vote during its June 23 meeting, the City Council awarded Sea Girtbased Adirondack Contracting Inc. the bid to make the improvements. Councilman Anthony Giordano was absent for…

  • Observing bay life one catch at a time

    Families try seine fishing at park system program BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Sam Skinner and Kristin Taddei hauled their catch onto the sand, where the crowd of children and parents quickly descended on it. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Youngsters help pull a seine from the Raritan Bay during a Monmouth County Park System…

  • Eatontown, O’port slam Old Orchard plan

    Developer proposes mixed use for former golf course BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Aproposal to construct a mixed-use development with as many as 704 residential units and more than 500,000 square feet of retail space at the site of the Old Orchard Golf Course was panned by local residents and officials when it was presented…

  • WLB mulls transfer of library to county system

    Council may seek public referendum on library status BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The West Long Branch Council was expected to take action this evening on a proposed ordinance that if approved, could have a direct impact on the West Long Branch Public Library and residents’ taxes for years to come. The ordinance, scheduled to…

  • Photos

    CHRIS KELLY staff Dan Conroy and Christian Codispoti, both West Long Branch, take a spin on one of the rides July 9 during the West Long Branch Community Fair held last week at the borough’s Community Center.

  • Gregory Javas Jr.

    Mr. Javas, 51, of Red Bank, died June 23, 2009, at home. He resided in Long Branch prior to relocating to Red Bank more than 20 years ago. He was a dispatcher at Yellow Cab Company, Red Bank. Prior to that, he was a machinist for more than 20 years. He was predeceased by his…

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