
Mathias Babson, 5, West Long Branch, waits for a bite during the Long Branch Youth Fishing Derby held at Lake Takanassee April 21.
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City's brief says eminent domain use is 'proper'

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
The city of Long Branch unlawfully ceded its power of eminent domain to a private developer, according to a brief filed by attorneys representing a group of Long Branch homeowners. That is one of the challenges being made in an appeal of a court ruling that gave the city the right t... More...
Marathoner battles brain tumor by building stamina

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
LONG BRANCH - - As runners gather at the Long Branch shore Sunday to take on the challenge of the Long Branch Marathon, one man will be running the race for another reason - to celebrate his life. Tim Ragan, 32, of Manasquan, is living with brain cancer and since being diagnosed w... More...

Local mayors helped prepare a meal for mothers and children living at Spring House, a transitional home in Eatontown, April 19. Top to bottom: April Ellis, (l-r) Nekida Duncan and Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo follow a recipe for an entree they are preparing at Suzanne's Kitchen in Eatontown, a m... More...