LONG BRANCH — In an effort to get the most out of the Department of Public Works’ $4 million budget, the city is going to spend another $895,000 on equipment. More...

EATONTOWN — Fearful that commuter rail service could be in the offing, the Borough Council has taken a stand against NJ Transit’s plan to reconstruct the Tinton Avenue railroad bridge in such a way as to raise its grade 20 inches. More...

MONMOUTH BEACH — With the Monmouth Beach School Band playing a spirit song, the president of the Board of Education and a host of other dignitaries put down the gold-colored shovels they had used in a ceremonial groundbreaking and walked over to the site of the real thing — a hard-fought-for new add... More...

WEST LONG BRANCH — With samples of questions from third-grade and fourth-grade math tests, school Superintendent Joan Kelly illustrated the different approaches each took as she explained what the district would be doing in an attempt to raise scores in a state-mandated fourth-grade exam. More...