Long Branch News

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.

Learn the secrets to living to 100 More people are living past 100 than ever before: Here's some secrets why Check out this story on app.com: http://on.app.com/1mhi70N ASB 0708 CENTENARIANS Centenarian Frances Christopher, 101-years-old, recalls memories of her life at her home in West Long Branch, Tuesday, July 8, 2014.

ASBURY PARK - A Long Branch man was charged with robbery and police are looking for the second person involved in the incident on Monday, authorities said.

FREEHOLD - Monmouth County courts will get a new assignment judge in September after Judge Lawrence Lawson steps down three years ahead of the mandatory retirement age.

The section of the Henry Hudson pedestrian trail that runs from Middletown to Union Beach was recently cleaned up by five inmates from the Monmouth County Correctional Institution.

ABC's interactive singing competition, Rising Star , concluded its round of live auditions Sunday night with five contestants advancing and five other acts being sent home.

Check out this story on app.com: http://on.app.com/1lN7i1q Fourth of July gunfire: Authorities spent the holiday investigating two early morning shootings - one in Long Branch and another in Neptune.

ABC's interactive singing competition, Rising Star , concluded its round of live auditions Sunday night with five contestants advancing and five other acts being sent home.

The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office Inmate Labor Program was in full operation in Long Branch and the Bayshore area assisting Monmouth County Clean Communities, which has the goal of reducing litter in public places.

Authorities in two Monmouth County towns spent the early part of the Fourth of July holiday investigating reported gunfire incidents.

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The township police department is responding to reports of gunfire at about 6 a.m. Police are investigating, said Long Branch Police Capt.

This week has been a whirlwind for new Superintendent of Schools Frank Kasyan, Ed.D., who had his first day at the helm of the district, here, on Tuesday.

The multi-dimensional works of Mare Akana are on display at the county library's Eastern Branch, starting with a meet-the-artist reception on Thursday evening.

Police received a report of credit card theft from a Regent Drive resident on June 27. The victim reported attempts to make unauthorized purchases on the credit card.

A Monmouth County grand jury last Friday indicted Mace Shorie, 45, of West Long Branch for the sexual assault, criminal coercion and terroristic threats.