• Summer heat can be too much for pets in cars

    Never leave your pet unattended in a parked car for any period of time. If you see an animal in a car exhibiting any signs of heat stress, call your local animal care-and-control agency or police department immediately. On a warm day, the temperature in a parked car can reach 120 degrees or higher in…

  • Long Branch is in as ‘good shape’ as Enron

    I read recently that during the June 25 workshop meeting of the Long Branch City Council, an audit of the city’s financial condition revealed Long Branch is in "good shape." I couldn’t help but remember when Kenneth Lay of the now defunct Enron Corp. sent mass e-mail to employees telling them " … buy our…

  • Assembly bill has a nice ring to it

    The state Senate session may have had to be extended before passing the last piece of this year’s budget, but in the Assembly at least they accomplished something, and it wasn’t passing the budget bill in time to be barbecuing on the Fourth of July. The Assembly overwhelmingly passed Bill A727, otherwise known as the…

  • OBITUARIES

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. MARY A. CONTE, 84, of Oceanport died June 30 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she lived in Long Branch before moving to…

  • School approved, condos are denied on Locust Ave.

    By Sherry conohan School approved, condos are denied on Locust Ave. By Sherry conohan Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Use variances for two projects whose effect on traffic on Locust Avenue was of interest to the Zoning Board of Adjustment came to a vote last week. One, for a Christian school, was passed by…

  • The final cut at Wall Street Barber Shop

    After 51 years, shop closes to make way for new office building By GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer After 51 years, shop closes to make way for new office building By GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer GLORIA STRAVELLI Haircuts cost $3 when Bill Van Lenten, Ocean Township, started getting his crewcut trimmed by John Abbatemarco more than…

  • Negotiations werehandled responsibly

    To the editor    In response to the letter from Annette Sammer that appeared in the June 27 Hillsborough Beacon, I must disagree with her accusation that our elected Township Committee members have broken their campaign promises.    From my perspective, they have acted (in regard to the PEC/SKP housing project, which was the subject of Ms.…

  • Andreyko, spring teams ended school year in style

    MHS YEAR IN SPORTS By: Rudy Brandl    I was beginning to think my 13th full year covering Manville High sports was going to be an unlucky one. The football team struggled, neither soccer team made the states and the wrestling program had another rough season.    After only one MHS varsity team posted a winning record…

  • Local work unaffectedby EPA cutbacks

    Funding already in place to complete creosote site cleanup By:Alec Moore    Although the federal government is cutting funding for environmental cleanup projects at 33 toxic Superfund sites across the country, the Rustic Mall and creosote dump cleanup project in Manville is not one of them.    "Right now we’re continuing our cleanup," said Rich Puvogel, Environmental…

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