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A new show begins previews on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Long Branch's New Jersey Repertory Company .

Asbury Park fifth graders met their pen pals at Monmouth University Tuesday after participating in a program that connected them with students, faculty and staff on the West Long Branch campus this school year.

It's the time of year when most runners are running outside on a more frequent basis in hopes of gaining back that level of fitness they had at the end of last fall.

A man jumped from the top of a radio tower in downtown Long Branch on Monday evening, authorities said.

Police allege Francis S. Debout was driving drunk late last night when he collided with a Monmouth University security vehicle, knocking the security officer unconscious.

Parties are a great way to meet new people - you never know when you'll find that special someone.

The world premiere of Lee Blessing's "A View of the Mountains" is set to open next Saturday, April 26 at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch.

Playwrights Theatre has partnered with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for prose and poetry readings for the Literary Artist Fellowship Showcases in Long Branch.

Long Branch police are investigating reports of gunshots being fired near the busy McDonald's on Broadway on Tuesday afternoon.

Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of April 4 to April 10, 2014.

Motorists drive along Rt. 206, which runs through Hillsborough. Hillsborough was ranked as one of the cities in New Jersey with the lowest annual auto insurance premiums.

A Long Branch man was charged Monday with attempted murder in the shooting of another man last week, police said.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. For the second consecutive week and third time this season, Rutgers softball junior center fielder Jackie Bates was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll, the league announced Monday.

James M. Coleman, Jr, 90, a native of Asbury Park and life long public servant to the people of Monmouth County and New Jersey, passed away on Saturday, April 12, in Rockville Centre, NY.

Apr. 14, 2014 - MADISON, N.J. -- Playwrights Theatre has partnered with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for prose and poetry readings for the Literary Artist Fellowship Showcases in Long Branch.

Having two children was always part of my plan. Growing up in a family of four, my childhood memories largely comprise moments including my brother, Robbie, 29. I fully embraced the role of older sister.

JACKSON - A hush fell over the room last week as 13 Monmouth University psychology students knelt on the floor and waited for the subject of the day's lesson to arrive.

T hese days, 13 isn't at all an unlucky number for Jeff Blumenkrantz. The Long Branch native must play a total of five women and eight men in 90 intermissionless minutes in the off-Broadway musical "Murder for Two."

WEST LONG BRANCH - An entrepreneur finds opportunity in a crisis - Barbara Schechter, of Manalapan found a way to make money doing what she loves.