PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top, West Long Branch Historical Society President Tom Cameron leads singers in the West Long Branch Christmas Sing held at Woolley Park, Dec. 17. Above, Alyssa Norman, 10, and Morgan Garifine, 8, raise their voices in song. Below, Arthur, Paige, 4, and Bridget Green join...
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Local councils urgedto act during NJDOT public comment period
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer
Representatives from the Middletown-based civic group, Lincroft Village Green Association (LVGA), recently appeared before several local councils asking for support of a plan that would divert heavy truck traffic from local roads. More...
Changes being made based on lessons of 2005 pilot in District 13
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer
Fair and clean elections in New Jersey? Perhaps it’s not so far-fetched after all. In the Garden State, where wheeling and pay-to-play are still part of the day-to-day political landscape, an updated version of FACE, or the Fair and Clean Election Project, aims to make the campaign ... More...
City officials say 2,000 affordable units created
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
LONG BRANCH –– Advocates for affordable housing are asking the city to provide more housing opportunities for low-income residents. “There is a concern on the difference of affordable housing and low-income housing,” a member of the Concerned Citizens Coalition said at a special mee... More...
Application for 4,000-seat arena fails to get needed votes
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
WEST LONG BRANCH –– Monmouth University’s application for a sports arena came up one vote shy of approval by the West Long Branch Zoning Board last week. At the Dec. 14 meeting, board Chairman Rocco W. Christopher made a motion to grant several use and bulk variances required fo... More...
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Wedding bells ring at Riverview Medical Center