• Volunteers needed to assist victims of sexual violence

    180 Turning Lives Around, a private nonprofit organization in Monmouth County, continues to provide support and advocacy for victims of sexual violence in the aftermath of a highly emotional and traumatic experience with the assistance of its response team volunteers. 180 will be conducting a 40-hour Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) training course for new…

  • Eatontown’s annual Community Day is set

    The fifth annual Eatontown Community Day will be held 2 p.m. until dusk on Oct. 11 at Wolcott Park on Willow Drive. The rain date is Oct. 18. The family-friendly event will have a fall theme and include live music, food, hayrides, touch-a-truck for children, a petting zoo, face painting, children’s rides and a pumpkin-decorating…

  • Grant will fund additional officers in Long Branch

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A federal grant will help replenish the Police Department nearly four years after the city was forced to cut eight positions. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) announced last week that the city will receive $625,000 to fund the hiring of five new police officers through the Department…

  • Sports betting faces new legal challenge

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Proponents of sports wagering in New Jersey continue to face opposition from the federal government and professional sports leagues. The NBA, NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball, along with the NCAA and the U.S. Department of Justice, are seeking an injunction to stop the state from allowing sports wagering at…

  • Red Bank Ghost Tour exposes spooky history

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer The Dublin House is said to be one of the most haunted locations in Red Bank, with a history that dates back hundreds of years. PHOTOS BY JEREMY GROSSMAN/STAFF Having a ghost is good for business. At least that seems to be the case for the Dublin House, which, according…

  • Advocates seek extension of 9/11 health care funds

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer With the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act set to expire at the end of 2015, an area lawmaker is hoping to extend the bill an additional 25 years. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) said in an Oct. 3 interview that he is hoping to extend the bill,…

  • Cleanup nears final phase at site of former gas plant

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Remediation of the former Long Branch Gas Plant is in the homestretch, and the site is slated for commercial development in the near future. John Raspa, director of environmental affairs for New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG), which owns the site on Long Branch Avenue, said in an interview last week…

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    The Purr’n Pooch Foundation for Animals held its fourth annual 5K Canine Run/Walk Classic to benefit animal charities at Pier Village in Long Branch on Oct. 4. FRANK GALIPO

  • ‘Real world’ MPG tests proposed

    Federal regulators are hoping to make new-car fuel economy estimates more accurate by getting vehicles out of the laboratory and on the road. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features A version of the boilerplate phrase, “Your mileage may vary,” is typically embedded in new-car ads whenever fuel economy is cited, and with good reason. With gas…

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