• Shopping rewards to be offered to Ocean Township taxpayers

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Property owners in the township will soon have an added incentive to shop locally: trimming the property tax bill. According to Mayor Christopher Siciliano, taxpayers who participate in the Own Ocean tax rewards program could see a substantial reduction based on how much they patronize township businesses.…

  • Mater Dei Prep may change to private school

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The financially strapped Mater Dei Preparatory School may transition to a private school under a plan being considered by a group working to keep the high school open. Currently operating at a deficit of more than $950,000, Mater Dei would be run by a board of directors and…

  • Gala to raise funds for children with cancer

    Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services will hold the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation (ECF)’s annual Crystal Gala 6-11 p.m. March 14 at Ocean Place Resort & Spa, 1 Ocean Blvd., Long Branch. The 2015 honorees are Business of Distinction, Townsquare Media Jersey Shore, Don Dalesio, market president; Outstanding Service Champion, Long Branch Superior Officers Association,…

  • Developer to correct violations at Fort Monmouth marina

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer FORT MONMOUTH — The operator of the Fort Monmouth marina has agreed to correct three violations cited by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Deanna Queenan, spokeswoman for AP Development Partners, said the violations — involving a set of docks, a bulkhead and an enclosed deck that were…

  • New Jerseyans should extend fellowship

    As individuals and members of the Board of the Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought (www.interfaith-MCWRET.org), we deplore the killing of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina — Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. We grieve for their family and friends. We would like to state publicly…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A lone walker passes by the Casino in Asbury Park during a recent snowstorm.

  • Town square

    PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Cast members run through a scene during a dress rehearsal for “Urinetown” at Monmouth University’s Lauren K. Woods Theatre in West Long Branch on March 3. The show is a satirical take on social change, corporate greed and Broadway musicals.

  • ‘Electroboy’ author to discuss mental ills

    Author and mental health advocate Andy Behrman will give a 7p.m. talk on March 31 at Monmouth University’s Wilson Hall Auditorium at 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch. Behrman will reflect on his memoir, “Electroboy,” and discuss his personal experiences with mental illness. This event is free and open to the public. “Electroboy” chronicles Behrman’s…

  • Police seek armed suspect in bank robbery

    LONG BRANCH — Investigators are trying to identify the armed suspect who robbed the Kearny Federal Savings Bank last week. At about 8:54 a.m. March 6, a male suspect entered the bank in Ursula Plaza, 444 Ocean Blvd., demanding money and brandishing a handgun, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. A bank teller…

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