Long Branch News

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.

Literacy Volunteers of Monmouth County, a Long Branch-based agency that provides free tutoring to functionally illiterate adults, is working to help the approximately 13,000 adults in Monmouth County who read below an eighth-grade level.

A would-be armed robber picked the wrong gas station attendant to try to rip off about 7 p.m. Sunday, said Police Chief Lawrence L. Mihlon.

WEST LONG BRANCH - A knife-wielding man tried to stab a worker during an attempted robbery at BP Gas Station on Sunday night, police said.

The City Council may soon vote to double the city's taxi licenses to reduce how long residents have to wait for a cab and stop other taxi companies from illegally shuttling passengers inside city borders.

I needn't shave to see my future in the purple scream. On TV between shows about predatory big cats there's a commercial for a scooter chair, the old fart motorchair for aggressive men sick of their lives who race down the middle of the boulevard in Long Branch, New Jersey, trying to stage insurance collisions because they need a Medicare ... (more)

It's a jungle out there! Finding a soul mate can be an exhausting experience for lonely hearts looking for love in all the wrong places.