Tag: Long Branch

  • Rabies vaccination clinic set for Jan. 7

    Rabies vaccination clinic set for Jan. 7

    A free rabies vaccination clinic for cats and dogs will be held from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Jan. 7 at the Union Avenue Firehouse. Dog owners will be able to get their licenses at City Hall in Long Branch immediately after vaccination, also available from 9 a.m.-noon. Please do not bring pets into City Hall.…

  • Greater Long Branch business association to meet Dec. 21

    Greater Long Branch business association to meet Dec. 21

    The Office of Community and Economic Development, City of Long Branch, has announced the Long Branch Area Business Meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 21 at Brookdale at Long Branch, 213 Broadway, Long Branch. Light refreshments will be served, and parking will be available.

  • Volunteers, Nolan family come together at home dedication

    Volunteers, Nolan family come together at home dedication

    By KAREN RAPOLLA Staff Writer Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County (HFHMC) and Long Branch High School (LBHS) held a home dedication and blessing in Long Branch on Nov. 17 to welcome the Nolan family to their new home. The charming two-story home on Seventh Avenue was the collaborative work effort of Mike Nolan and…

  • Long Branch Elks all you can eat Italian buffet set for Dec. 16

    Long Branch Elks all you can eat Italian buffet set for Dec. 16

    Long Branch Elks Lodge No. 742, 150 Garfield Ave., Long Branch, will hold an all you can eat Italian buffet from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on Dec. 16. The menu will include meatballs, sausage, chicken parmesan, brocolli gavedeel, linguini and clams, stuffed rigatoni, pasta fagioli, bread, salad, coffee and dessert. The cost is $8 per person…

  • Long Branch Elks breakfast set for Dec. 11

    Long Branch Elks breakfast set for Dec. 11

    Long Branch Elks Lodge No. 742, 150 Garfield Ave., Long Branch, will hold an all you can eat breakfast from 8:30 a.m.–11 a.m. on Dec. 11 with eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, waffles, french toast, SOS, potatoes, coffee, tea and juice. The cost is $8 per person. Proceeds benefit the Wildwood Convention. The public is welcome.  

  • Friday night fish dinner at Elks Lodge Dec. 2

    Friday night fish dinner at Elks Lodge Dec. 2

    Long Branch Elks Lodge No. 742, 150 Garfield Ave., Long Branch, will hold a Friday Night Fish Dinner, from 6-8 p.m. on Dec. 2, the first Friday of the month. A choice of fried fish or baked fish, or fried shrimp, or baked chicken or fried chicken, all with french fries and coleslaw, will be…

  • Pier Village welcomes holiday season with opening of ice rink and lighting of the tree

    Pier Village welcomes holiday season with opening of ice rink and lighting of the tree

    By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Anyone walking the boardwalk of Pier Village on Nov. 27 heard holiday music, smelled hot cocoa and saw bright lights. Crowds of families came out to participate in the opening celebration of Ice at the Pier, a new outdoor ice skating rink, and to watch the tree lighting…

  • FCS honors its Leading Lights

    FCS honors its Leading Lights

    Gloria Nilson, Bruce Thompson and Mary Ann McDonald honored. Nearly 200 guests raised a glass to FCS (Family & Children’s Service), Monmouth County’s oldest, nonprofit social service agency on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the 2016 Leading Lights Gala, raising more than $100,000 to support critical community-based programs and services, including intervention services for neglected and…

  • Library’s ‘Food for Fine$’ program to benefit St. Brigid’s Food Pantry

    Library’s ‘Food for Fine$’ program to benefit St. Brigid’s Food Pantry

    LONG BRANCH — Do you owe overdue fines to the Long Branch Free Public Library? Would you like to clear your account and make a fresh start for the New Year? If so, the library’s “Food for Fine$” program is back at 328 Broadway and will continue through Dec. 31. The program is a good way…