• Employment-training program available

    The Faith Based Initiative Group Inc. (FBIG) will hold open registrations for a paying employment-training program that will begin April 1 and run until June 30 at 1201 Springwood Ave., Unit 105, Asbury Park. Registration ends March 31. To qualify, an applicant must be a Monmouth County resident between the age of 18-21 and not…

  • Dress Our Vets eases transition into workforce

    By KAYLA J. MARSH RED BANK — Military veterans transitioning back into civilian life and the workforce are often in need of support services, including a wardrobe suitable for the workplace. Dress Our Vets, a new campaign from the Suiting Warriors Foundation, has been launched in an effort to meet this need and gather local…

  • Repurpose fort as medical marijuana depot

    Unfortunately, Fort Monmouth has not been a very enticing place for new businesses in 2015, especially considering the only news all winter was the fact that it was approved as an Ebola quarantine site. Leaders tasked with bringing new industry and jobs need to think differently and welcome new ideas. One emerging economic opportunity that…

  • Baseball Season has Arrived

    Baseball season has arrived in New Jersey. High school teams will swing into regular-season action on April 1. MATT DENTON

  • Tax help available through April 15

    The Long Branch Free Public Library at 328 Broadway will offer free assistance with filing both paper and electronic tax returns through April 15. Certified tax volunteers are available by appointment only for paper filing on Mondays. Call the library at 732-222-3900 to set an appointment. Additional hours for paper filing are 12-5 p.m. Tuesday…

  • 5K in tribute to Long Branch’s fallen officers

    The Jersey Shore Running Club will hold its 24th Celtic Tribute 5K run at 11 a.m. April 4 at the Great Lawn near McKinley Avenue in Long Branch. The event is held in memory of Long Branch’s fallen police officers, including patrolmen Herman Emmons and William Richards, and Sergeant Patrick King. Proceeds will benefit the…

  • County grant funds repairs to Oceanport boat ramp

    By KATHY CHANG OCEANPORT — The Blackberry Bay Park boat ramp is slated to receive muchneeded repairs. The Borough Council voted in favor of awarding a contract for the boat ramp rehabilitation for $317,117 to Marbro Inc. of Long Branch at the regular meeting on March 19. Borough officials had prepared two resolutions — one…

  • Teen Arts Festival inspires artistic spontaneity

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN A rt isn’t always meant to be permanent; sometimes the most lasting works are gone almost as soon as they’re created. The idea of spontaneity as it relates to art ran throughout the 2015 Monmouth Teen Arts Festival, held March 19-20 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown. As they are…

  • Zone changes proposed for West End

    By KENNY WALTER Zoning changes proposed by the Long Branch Planning Board would permit mixed-use development the city’s West End neighborhood, where several buildings that housed businesses and apartments were destroyed in a fire that swept through a block of Brighton Avenue in 2012. FILE PHOTO A proposed zoning change in Long Branch’s eclectic West…

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