• City to bond for lower Broadway parking lot

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council has introduced a bond that could pave the way for retail development and a parking garage on lower Broadway. During the Feb. 10 meeting, the council introduced a $4.3 million bond ordinance to fund the purchase of a parcel on the corner of Broadway…

  • Green Team still working on community garden plans

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The borough’s Green Team continues to investigate potential locations for a community garden. During a presentation to the Borough Council at the Feb. 11 meeting, Green Team members said their hope is that the garden would produce not only crops, but also encourage community involvement. “We want to…

  • Ocean Township museum sets annual Spring Tea

    The Township of Ocean Historical Museum will hold its 11th annual Spring Tea 2-4 p.m. April 25, at the West Park Recreation Center, 615 W. Park Ave., Oakhurst. Seating will begin at 1:30 p.m. Tickets will be available beginning March 1. The event will feature tea sandwiches; breads; desserts and scones with whipped cream, butter…

  • Bills would promote endless hunting

    Do you believe wild animals deserve a day of rest — a day when they cannot be hunted? Currently, New Jersey prohibits hunting on public lands on Sundays, but if state Sen. Joseph Kyrillos Jr. (R-Monmouth) has his way, that would change. Kyrillos has introduced bill S699, which would allow Sunday hunting in New Jersey.…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Children of all ages take advantage of a recent snowstorm by bringing their sleds to the hill at Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, on Feb. 17.

  • Students to design new seal for Ocean Township

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Local students will have the opportunity to show off their artistic side and design a new township seal. Announced by the Township Council at its Feb. 19 meeting, the contest will allow students to design a new seal and be eligible for $100 in cash prizes, according…

  • Homeland Security shutdown would have local impacts

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SANDY HOOK — A potential federal shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could impact Coast Guard personnel on Sandy Hook and federal storm-management workers. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) said during a Feb. 18 press conference on Sandy Hook that if Congress does not extend funding to the department…

  • Let it snow

    Youngsters make the most of a snowstorm that made the hill at Glenwood Cemetery in West Long Branch a perfect slope for sledding on Feb. 17. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • NJ Rep plans second theater in West End

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The New Jersey Repertory Company has purchased the West End Elementary School for $2.25 million. The theater company plans to keep the current lower Broadway theater open while constructing a 125-seat theater in West End. COURTESY OF LONG BRANCH SCHOOL DISTRICT The New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch has…

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