Crowd turns out to support residents facing eminent domain
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
Supporters from Monmouth County and beyond rallied at the Long Branch oceanfront Saturday for what one resident described as a “march for freedom and liberty.”
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Volunteers tutor basic skills and ESL; training to begin in Jan.
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer
One in five American adults is functionally illiterate. The definition of literacy has expanded over the past few years and does not mean just the ability to read. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 defines literacy as an “an individual’s ability to read, write, compute and solve problems at level More...
Long Branch prepares for lawsuit challenging eminent domain process
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
LONG BRANCH — The City Council increased its contract with a local law firm last week in anticipation of a lawsuit by a group of property owners in one of the city’s redevelopment zones. More...
Tarantolo proposes reviving age-restricted housing plan
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer
EATONTOWN — Borough officials are still hoping they can sell the U.S. Army on a five-year-old plan to allow the conversion of an empty military housing complex at Fort Monmouth to affordable, age-restricted living quarters. More...
Allows LBHA to level tax payments over course of 20 years
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
LONG BRANCH — The City Council authorized a tax exemption program with the Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) for the new Seaview Manor affordable housing project last week. More...
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