• Snow days

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, drivers take it slow as they make their way down Broadway in Long Branch on March 2. Below, snow covers a traffic light after the heavy snowfall.

  • Legislators offer help to file unemployment claims

    Sen. Sean Kean and Assembly members Dave Rible and Mary Pat Angelini are making the 11th district legislative office computers available to constituents for the purpose of filing for unemployment benefits online. “Due to the record number of people filing for unemployment benefits, many people have been experiencing difficulties in their attempts to get through…

  • L.B. group takes part in homeless survey project

    LBC acts as site coordinator for point-in-time survey event Volunteers help out in Long Branch during the “Project Homeless Connect/Point in Time Survey” on Jan. 28. LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) participated for the second straight year in the Project Homeless Connect/Point-in-Time Survey, which is an annual census of New Jersey’s homeless…

  • L.B. schools raise safety bar with pilot bus program

    Transportation Manager Donna Critelli affixes a tag to a Long Branch preschooler’s book bag. LONG BRANCH — A proactive new pilot program designed to maintain a safe and secure environment for city students who ride buses to school has been implemented by the Long Branch Board of Education. The Safety and Quality Assurance Program uses…

  • NOTES

    The All Neighbors Foundation (ANF), Long Branch, is looking to recruit volunteers from the Monmouth County community to help launch programs to meet the goals of its mission. The goals of the nonprofit are to create recreational activities for the youth of the community to help prevent them from becoming involved with gangs and drugs.…

  • Heavy snowfall

    CHRIS KELLY staff Doug Bostwick tries to clear snow from the walkways at St. Luke’s Church in Long Branch on March 2 after the heavy snowfall.

  • State library group protests funding cuts

    NJLA calls on libraries to take action to block Assembly bill BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) is seeking to block a proposal that would significantly reduce the amount of money that municipalities pay to their local libraries. The NJLA, which is the largest library association in the state, is…

  • Nonprofit proposes grant for L.B. church

    N.J. Historic Trust places Church of the Presidents on list for historic preservation funds BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Church of the Presidents in the Elberon section of Long Branch LONG BRANCH — The historical Church of the Presidents in the Elberon section of the city is among some 60 projects statewide slated to receive…

  • Facing foreclosure is a new fact of life

    Counselor offers tips to people who find themselves in tough spot BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The figures may be shocking, but the number of residents in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties who are facing the possibility of losing their home to foreclosure is hitting a higher level every day. According to RealtyTrac, an online…

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