• Sea Bright mayor drops out of Democratic Party

    By KEITH HEUMILLER and GREG KENNELTY SEA BRIGHT — Despite hostilities that erupted last year, the leader of the Monmouth County Democrats says there are no hard feelings over Mayor Dina Long’s decision to shed her party affiliation. In a May 8 interview, Monmouth County Democratic Party Chairman Vin Gopal said Long did not notify…

  • West Long Branch to lose revenue from Oceanport

    By KENNY WALTER A fter sharing emergency-dispatch services with West Long Branch since 2011, Oceanport has ended the agreement and joined the Monmouth County dispatch system. Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon said May 8 that the borough would save $60,000 yearly by using the county’s dispatch service for fire, police and first aid. The county service…

  • YOUR TURN

    Parents boycott NJ ASK test DENISE TOUHEY I t is test time for students across New Jersey. The NJ ASK is getting shelved at the end of the season because a new and improved national assessment — the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — will be formally instituted in the 2014-15…

  • Resident seeks answers from City Council

    The Long Branch budget hearing for the public was held on April 22, and citizens got up to speak about the budget. The City Council did not answer any of the questions that I asked about to help lower the tax rate and stop wasteful spending habits. Here are the areas I brought to their…

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    Personnel from the New Jersey Army National Guard, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, retire the colors at the conclusion of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day ceremony on May 7 in Holmdel.

  • TEDx shows locals that it pays to ‘play’

    By KEITH HEUMILLER TEDxNavesink attendees enjoy playground games in front of the Two River Theater in Red Bank during a break from the conference. The day’s theme was “play.” The concept of “ideas worth spreading” has clearly taken hold in central New Jersey following the wildly successful second incarnation of the TEDxNavesink conference on May…

  • Monmouth Park future ‘optimistic’ as meet begins

    By KENNY WALTER The racetrack’s new announcer, Travis Stone, stands with 2013 leading rider Paco Lopez. OCEANPORT — After two years of ownership uncertainty, the operators of Monmouth Park are ready to start on new ventures including an amphitheater and upscale restaurant. Dennis Drazin, advisor to Monmouth Park operator Darby Development and the New Jersey…

  • Vietnam War icon was beacon of hope for troops

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Veterans check out a newly restored Huey helicopter at the Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center in Holmdel. The Huey sat in a field at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for two decades before the restoration effort. I n a fitting tribute to the veterans who once depended on her, a newly restored Huey…

  • Despite growing need, housing rules under fire

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Over the next decade, central New Jersey will have a greater need for affordable housing than any other area of the state, according to new projections released by the state. Based on employment trends, household income, census records and other data dating back to 2000, the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH)…

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