Long Branch News

Ed Johnson took over as mayor of the city Wednesday, elected by his City Council colleagues after all five members were sworn in to new four-year terms.

Fireworks will cap off Oceanfest Saturday in Long Branch. The biggest Fourth of July event in New Jersey? You'll never guess, so I'll give you the answer.

Six months after the city said it was close to working out a deal with the last holdout in what officials hope will one day be the Broadway arts and entertainment zone, there is tangible proof the case is moving toward settlement.

Long Branch police took two 14-year-old boys into custody this morning in connection with vehicles stolen in Eatontown, police said.

A thunderstorm Friday night knocked down an electric wire on Poole Avenue in Union Beach, apparently igniting sort of gas possibly from sewerage system line, police said.

The first clue that this is not your typical meeting with a religious leader is the choice of coffee cup: black with red details, it pays homage to Meat Loaf's 1977 rock classic "Bat out of Hell." For Rabbi Cy Stanway, who for the last decade has led the 350 families who worship at Temple Beth Miriam, the county's oldest Jewish synagogue, it is a ...

NJ Transit has restored bus service along the boardwalk in Asbury Park, another signal to city officials that tourists are once again interested in the rebounding seaside community.

Anastacio Garcia, 40, of Jackson Street was charged in connection with the stabbing of a 26-year-old resident multiple times at 4:51 a.m. Sunday, police said.

If your total knowledge of Shakespeare amounts to the line "To Be or Not to Be,'' or if you can recite every word of every play he wrote, we have the perfect midsummer night's entertainment for you.

A convicted armed robber who failed to appear for sentencing was arrested Wednesday in Long Branch by officers from the Monmouth County Sheriff's Department and other agencies.

Police arrested an Asbury Park man who they say broke into a car in the parking lot of a Route 36 business.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents say they arrested 46 reputed gang members and associates as part of a statewide sweep in New Jersey.

When the invisible curtain comes up on the set of "Evie's Waltz," we're in backyard suburbia.

Known the world over as "The Boss" - a nickname Springsteen himself dislikes - Bruce was born in Long Branch, New Jersey and spent most of his childhood in Freehold Boro.

The state's largest fireworks show will go on as planned July 3, but spectators at the annual Ka-Boom extravaganza will be asked to donate to defray costs of the event which is about 25 percent shy of covering all its costs.

For more than a century, a local group of Italian-Americans have quietly raised money to assist newcomers to this country and to provide for people in need back in the 'old country.' They are being pressed into service once again, in response to the April 6 earthquake in L'Aquila that left more than 300 people dead and tens of thousands homeless.

One student was arrested on drug charges near Shore Regional High School Thursday afternoon, police said.

Alegend is looking for some talented locals. Bernie Worrell, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is requesting that area bands submit a two-or-three song CD for possible inclusion on the 'Second Annual Local & Legend Benefit Festival,' starring Worrell and area groups and scheduled to take place on Aug.

Shelby Sickles keeps the family history, a duty she took when no one else wanted it, and one she did not immediately embrace.

WASHINGTON - Momentum to overhaul the nation's health care system is so strong that reform legislation could be ready by the end of July, according to two New Jersey House members who are helping write it.