Tag: Long Branch
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Pier House 5K race showcases Long Branch
The curtain will close on the Jersey Shore Golden Grand Prix series on Labor Day (Sept. 5). The summer-long road racing series concludes with the 13th Annual Pier House 5K that is run along the revitalized Long Branch beachfront. Starting time is 8:30 a.m. The race showcases the recovery made by the community since superstorm…
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Third annual Rook 5K Run set for Sept. 25
Nearly 1,500 runners have already signed up to participate in the Third Annual Rook Run and the field is expected to grow to more than 3,000 by the time the starter gun goes off at 10 a.m. on Sept. 25. More than 150 volunteers and hundreds of supporters will be on hand to watch the…
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Long Branch renews shuttle after record-breaking July
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A banner summer has prompted the city to continue funding the Shore EZ Ride shuttle for another year. During its Aug. 23 meeting, the City Council renewed the shuttle service that makes various stops throughout the beachfront and business district, as well as stops at Monmouth University…
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Manahassett Creek Park to undergo improvements
By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH- The city’s crown jewel park may soon be getting an upgrade. During the Workshop meeting on Aug. 23, the City Council discussed plans to make various improvements to Manahassett Creek Park by using funding through the State of New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres Program. “A…
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Hats off to Long Branch first responders
By Kenny Walter Staff Writer LONG BRANCH- A local company has donated NY Fire Department 911 commemorative hats to the Long Branch Fire Department and the Long Branch Police Department. During an Aug. 23 ceremony at city hall, Long Branch-based Monmouth Rubber & Plastics donated the hats in honor of former Long Branch fireman Francis…
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Condo project bringing Miami to Long Branch
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A pair of developers is hoping to convert a portion of Long Branch into one of Miami’s famed beaches. Mimi and Edwin Feliciano, of FEM South Beach Urban Renewal LCC, said that they hope their project calling for 47 condominiums on Ocean Avenue, being called South Beach…
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Rook Run to support the Valerie Fund
The third annual Rook Run will begin at 10 a.m. on Sept. 25 along the Long Branch boardwalk adjacent to the Great Lawn Amphitheatre, 10 Ocean Ave. For the third year in a row, Rook Coffee has proudly partnered with The Valerie Fund, a not-for-profit organization supporting children and their families with cancer or a blood…
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Former South Brunswick coach allegedly involved in Long Branch murder
By KENNY WALTER and JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A pair of locals has been charged in connection with the death of a Linden woman who had been reported missing since March. The prosecutors in Monmouth and Union counties jointly announced on Aug. 17 that Jennifer Sweeney, 32, of Tinton Falls and…
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Pair charged with murder
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — A pair of locals has been charged in connection with the death of a Linden woman who had been reported missing since March. The prosecutors in Monmouth and Union counties jointly announced on Aug. 17 that Jennifer Sweeney, 32, of Tinton Falls and Andre Harris, 32, of…
