Long Branch News

The city may have some good news for its cab users, some of whom have complained they had to wait more than an hour to be picked up by taxis.

Monmouth University's Urban Coast Institute and the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium has welcomed Ryan Orgera on board as coastal community resilience project manager.

It's the ideal date show -- just make sure you've already made it at least to that second date.

Even though he has contracted Hepatitis C, underwent a 16 hour liver transplant, and now takes 34 pills a day to survive, Starship guitarist Slick Aguilar tells Mark Di Ionno of NJ.com how lucky he is.

Several employees of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services , a company that provides medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care, recently learned about Caring Cooks, a program that provides a meal for families every night of the week at the Ronald McDonald House in Long Branch, New Jersey.

FREEHOLD - A jury will have to decide if alleged witnesses to a 2010 homicide were telling the truth when they claimed they saw who killed a West Long Branch man outside the Seaview Manor apartments in Long Branch in 2010.

It's that time of year again, and as the April 15th filing deadline looms ahead, the Long Branch Free Public Library is offering free assistance from our dedicated tax volunteers, who will help you file your tax returns either electronically or by mailing a paper return.

Customers at the Spotless Auto Laundry on River Street in Hackensack on Monday. Business at the carwash is up nearly 30 percent this winter.

The Oakhurst area floods virtually every time there's a heavy rain, and trees are toppling over in the woods because the ground is so saturated.

Ding! Speed dating - at the sound of the bell you have just five minutes to decide if the person opposite you might be your potential life mate.

The Monmouth County Historical Commission recently awarded preservation grants totaling $64,411 for 13 restoration projects.

On the final day of the 2014 EIWA Championships, hosted by Penn at the Palestra, Rutgers Athletics will provide live updates of where all the remaining Scarlet Knights stand.

The Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey will host its annual Animal Welfare & Care Conference next weekend, March 14-15, 2014.

What makes the Jersey Shore attractive to millions of visitors every summer could prove to be its worst enemy over time.

The Monmouth County Park System will host its first ever Environmental Summit on Saturday, April 5 at the Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, Tinton Falls.

Mar. 6, 2014 - LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- A recent article on the CNN website stated that the veto of Arizona's anti-gay bill would likely not put an end to the religious freedom movement.

New Jersey Repertory Company will present the new musical "Date of a Lifetime" with book and lyrics by Carl Kissin and music by Robert Baumgartner, Jr., produced in association with Hat on a Hat, LLC, tonight, March 6 through April 6, 2014 at 179 Broadway in Long Branch.

What makes the Jersey Shore attractive to millions of visitors every summer could prove to be its worst enemy over time.

Noel N. Cuevas, 39, of Rockwell Avenue is charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon after police say he stabbed another person in the abdomen during the weekend, according to court documents Tuesday.

Cigarettes are on the top of the list when it comes to litter on our streets, beaches, and waterways.