Long Branch News

Being uninformed on a key issue relating to Long Branch's finances didn't stop Councilman Brian Unger from giving a five-minute dissertation at the Oct.

As part of our Autumn Program Series, the Long Branch Free Public Library will be hosting three string musicians from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

Violence, fiscal mismanagement and the old perennial, corruption , were the subjects of the most important state and local news stories of 2006.

Dealers show there's more than one way to grow in a down market. "It's a miserable market," said Mark Burris, president of Rudd Equipment Co, based in Louisville , Ky.

A 41-year-old Freehold man stabbed the mother of his child, critically injuring the woman, authorities said.

The last time Stephen Colbert gave his patented "bump" to a professional stage company in Monmouth County, it was to appear as an actor in a reading of the script "The Good German" at New Jersey Rep in Long Branch - an event that flew largely under the radar there in the early days of his Comedy Central program.

West Long Branch voters should vote "no" on the public question asking if the borough should dissolve the public library and change its current status from a member of the Monmouth County Library System to a branch of the county system.

THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, supporters of Family and Children Service will gather at Deal Country Club to celebrate the achievements of an agency that has been a source of help and hope to people in need for a hundred years.

Sometimes, you can beat city hall. Sometimes, the "little guy" wins. Sometimes, it is a mistake for the wealthy and the powerful to underestimate the tenacity and fortitude of a small group of citizens.

An 18-year-old Long Branch man allegedly commandeered a taxi at knife point on Bangs Avenue Thursday night, but was stopped moments later, police said.

Call it the billion-dollar retirement bill. New Jersey's taxpayers owe almost $1 billion to municipal workers for not taking sick, vacation and comp time during their careers, budget figures show.

A man was killed today when he was struck by a train at John Street in South Amboy, NJ Transit officials said.

Of all the things that can be adapted to either the screen or the theater, the scenario commonly called the "psychological thriller" is surely the toughest to pull off on the stage.

Superior Court Judge Lawrence M. Lawson has put off a decision about whether to grant more time to a Monmouth Beach couple to challenge the 1996 redevelopment designation for a parcel of land they own in Long Branch's so-called Broadway Gateway sector.

Now here's a right peculiar notion - a drama set in 1885 Texas, on the porch of a horse rancher's house, making its world premiere in downtown Long Branch, New Jersey.

"Would you like some green beans?" asked Gabriella Macaro, 20, a Monmouth University junior, standing behind a table filled with platters of food, serving spoon in her hand.

A Jersey City man who is a firefighter in Monmouth County was charged with drunken driving early Sunday morning, the Asbury Park Press reported in yesterday's editions.

An upstate New York man accused of trying to kidnap a Long Branch man he believed was the boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend has been indicted by a state grand jury sitting in Monmouth County.

Two boats docked at Baker's Landing caught fire Thursday night, officials said. Tom Morford, manager of the marina at 1418 Renwick Place, said he believes the fire started on a 35-foot Hydrosport boat, which was completely destroyed by the fire.

The Long Branch Concordance is participating in the 29th Annual CROP Walk for the Hungry at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.