• Long Branch finishes second at Madison Square Garden tourney

    By MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Long Branch High School’s Lamont Reid, top, goes for the pinfall during his 170-pound match against Red Bank Regional High School’s Isaiah Sestito. Reid won by a pinfall, as Long Branch won the B North Division match, 63-3. Reid finished third in his weight class at the Dec. 20 Grapple at…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC) in Eatontown has announced 11 home-health aides recently received awards at the 2014 Home Health Aide Recognition Day, which was sponsored by the Home Care Association of New Jersey at the Suneagles Golf Club, Eatontown. The award is presented to certified homehealth aides (CHHAs) who have demonstrated…

  • Elks lodge to host benefit for 5-year-old

    The Long Branch Elks Lodge 742 will host a Tricky Tray and Dinner 4-8 p.m. Jan. 17 at 150 Garfield Ave., Long Branch. Proceeds will benefit Olivia Walters, a 5-year-old girl who is undergoing treatment for serious medical conditions. According to a press release, Olivia was diagnosed with two disorders when she was 3 months…

  • Ex-NFL Rhodes scholar to address graduates

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Rhodes scholar and former National Football League (NFL) player Myron Rolle will be the keynote speaker at Monmouth University’s winter commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC). At the ceremony, Rolle will also receive an honorary degree in public service. Rolle, a former safety with…

  • Artist to give demo on using watercolors

    The Art Society of Monmouth County is sponsoring an art lecture/demonstration by visual artist Ken Stetz 11 a.m. to noon on Jan. 21 at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave. He will show how to paint shadow patterns in watercolor. Stetz teaches drawing and painting classes through private studios and arts organizations, according…

  • Long Branch applies for funds to reduce floods

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — City officials are planning to apply for a state grant to fund drainage improvements to Troutman’s Creek. Business Administrator Howard Woolley Jr. said last week that the $200,000 grant application to the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection’s Flood Hazard Risk Reduction and Resiliency Grant program could fund…

  • Chamber sets awards, installation luncheon

    The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce (GOTCC) will hold its annual Awards and Installation Luncheon on Jan. 15 at The English Manor, 1 English Lane, Wanamassa. The 2015 honorees include Monmouth Medical Center, Ocean Township Councilman William Garofalo, The Coaster and CVS Pharmacy. The cost is $35 per person and includes a buffet luncheon…

  • Man faces charges after fatal accident

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A Monmouth County grand jury indicted a former Long Branch man charged with causing the death of a Monmouth University student outside her vehicle following a fender-bender on Joline Avenue in September 2013. Joseph Stovall, 47, now of Nathalie, Va., was named in the four-count indictment, charging…

  • Disbarred attorney sentenced for misuse of client’s funds

    A disbarred West Long Branch attorney was sentenced to seven years in state prison Dec. 18 following his conviction for misapplication of a client’s funds, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Eugene M. LaVergne, 50, was convicted in October of second-degree misapplication of entrusted funds and fourth-degree contempt of court following a weeklong…

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