Long Branch News

He listened to his elderly relatives read grand, resounding verses, and he dreamed of becoming a poet himself.

Long Branch fire quickly extinguished Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire on Jackson Street.

Editor's Picks: Must-read stories A look at the top news from around the Jersey Shore on Friday, July 25. Check out this story on app.com: http://on.app.com/1rG1L5a For 10 years, the Endreson family has pooled money to purchase a lottery ticket as a way of carrying on the tradition of their late mother, Flossie Clark-Endreson.

Workshops to help storm victims with recovery The Long Branch Concordance Family Success Center is offering three events for families.

ASBURY PARK - Four Long Branch residents were arrested after police found two guns and drugs on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Long Branch police to reinstate Street Crimes Unit Long Branch police to reinstate street crimes unit after shootings Check out this story on app.com: http://on.app.com/1mGoUfO The city's police department is set to reinstate its Street Crimes Unit at the beginning of August to assist the police force in tackling drug-related and other street-level ... (more)

Long Branch cleaning woman charged with stealing from Ocean home Reina Diaz, 36, was charged with stealing jewelry from the home on July 9. Check out this story on app.com: http://on.app.com/1rzAX6E Reina Diaz, 36, of Long Branch was charged with stealing jewelry from a person whose house she was cleaning, police reported.

PRLog - Jul. 22, 2014 - LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, Positive Psychologist and author of 'The Truth, Diary Of A Gutsy Tween' has announced a selfie contest.

Dea r A bby: I am, once again, faced with my annual dilemma. I cannot tolerate heat and humidity.

This president kept mistress & child in Asbury Park President Warren G. Harding fathered an illegitimate daughter at the Jersey Shore, kept it a secret from the nation.

Howell won this week's soggy weather sweepstakes, getting more than 8 inches of rain since Sunday, according to the state climatologist.

New Jersey has been dealing with some pretty rough weather over the past weeks, complete with lightning, gusting winds and hail, but luckily for stores and restaurants along the shore , the weekends have been beautiful.

Instead of rolling out a long-touted plan for pension reform, Governor Christie's office released an action-packed parody movie trailer Tuesday as it promised a summer-long series of promotional events to highlight the state's pension issues.

Gov pushes pension reform in movie trailer The new video is the latest attempt by Christie to push pension reform in New Jersey.

The 20 remaining contestants on ABC's Rising Star begin competing against each other in the " Duels " phase of the show starting Sunday night.

The 20 remaining contestants on ABC's Rising Star begin competing against each other in the " Duels " phase of the show starting Sunday night.

Pier Village sold for $200M, sources say Kushner Companies, the real estate developer, is said to be buying the property.

Maria Cimard-Rivera, a mother from Middletown, says the water in Sea Bright was clear two weeks ago and was surprised to see the brownish hue in the crashing waves.

Aberdeen man lured to seawall, and the result was bad Police are still looking for two men accused of participating in the incident.

The Republican governor will visit Long Branch to discuss the controversial $32.5 billion state budget he signed last month and his reform initiatives - most likely his push for another overhaul of the public-worker pension system.