• Family fun day at ‘Picnic With a Purpose’

    LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Concordance will celebrate the environment, the community and summer with a “Picnic With a Purpose” noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, at Jerry Morgan Park on Liberty Street. Families will enjoy games and activities from potato sack races to fun with bubbles as well as learn about…

  • Ocean Twp. adopts $31.5M budget

    $7.4M in surplus, $3M in state aid help offset increase BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Residents can expect to see an increase in their yearly municipal tax bill following the Township Council’s decision last week to adopt the $31.5 million 2009 municipal budget. The council unanimously adopted the budget, which calls for…

  • Celebrating 32 years of open space preservation

    MCF holds annual meeting, plans to help U.F. preserve 1,389 acres BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Securing permanent funding for open space was stressed at the 32nd annual Board of Trustees meeting of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF). MCF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring, holding, and preserving open space in Monmouth…

  • Grant funds high-tech gas detectors for L.B. fire dept.

    LONG BRANCH — A grant to the city Fire Department has provided equipment to warn of the dangers of toxic fumes and educational tools to raise public awareness. Through a $25,000 grant awarded by Quaker Special Risk and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., the Long Branch Fire Department has received multi-gas meters that detect dangerous levels…

  • Class of 2009

    Monmouth University graduates make their way to their seats during the procession at the start of commencement held at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel May 20. Actress Aileen Quinn, best known for the title role in “Annie,” which was filmed on campus, sings “Tomorrow.” Hekla Alite graduated from the School of Science, Technology and…

  • Councilman says tax rate is inadequate

    Mayor calls budget comments ‘misleading’ BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Amember of the West Long Branch Borough Council is calling the borough’s proposed 2009 municipal tax increase inadequate, saying if adopted as is, the spending plan would leave the municipality open to future financial hardships. Councilman John Hegarty, a member of the council’s finance committee,…

  • SUMMER CAMPS-SHOULD YOUR CHILD SPECIALIZE? – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  SUMMER CAMPS-SHOULD YOUR CHILD SPECIALIZE? By Gloria Averbuch Fun, friends, a break from the rigors of the school year-that’s what summer camp means to children and their families. But with the plethora of choices, it can feel cumbersome to decide which camp is the best for you child. With advances in…

  • Visitor center set to reopen in July

    Open house at Thompson Park center set for July 12 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer It has been more than three years since a fire destroyed the historic mansion at Thompson Park and the new visitor center is almost complete. ERIC SUCAR staff The architecture of the new Visitor Center at Thompson Park is similar…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff A sea of graduates await their diplomas during Monmouth University commencement ceremonies held at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on May 20.

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