West Long Branch News

Aaron Karol's friends and family will never forget his exuberant optimism, contagious laugh and easy going and down-to-earth approach to life that touched everyone around him and left them feeling a little lighter and happier.

TUCKERTON Anyone looking for knockoff designer handbags at Saturday's Christkindlmarkt was out of luck.

EATONTOWN - After another contentious Planning Board meeting and up to $10,000 in additional taxpayer funds being spent on planning, the borough is no closer to having a solution for the dilemma that is the Old Orchard Country Club.

Owners of the Old Orchard Country Club sent a mailer to residents backing a proposed controversial land use change of their property to commercial along Route 36 and open space in the rear, which is up for a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., tonight.

The West Long Branch Police Department is participating the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign and will be cracking down on drunk driving.

Get in the holiday spirit this December at the Monmouth County Library with great music and performances! A number of Library branches will feature holiday concerts, including Howell Township Librarys Home for the Holidays concert with the Billy Lawlor Trio, and Wall Township Librarys "Celtic Christmas" concert with McDermotts Handy, both on ... (more)

Residents objecting to a proposed Walgreens to be located at the confluence of Broad Street, Route 35 and three local roads got some good news at Mondays planning board hearing that the company has no plans to make it in to a 24-hour store.

Law enforcement officials will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the annual holiday season "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" statewide campaign.

WEST LONG BRANCH - Monmouth University will offer a workshop in Lavallette this weekend on how to record the personal histories of survivors of Hurricane Sandy.

An accident on Dutch Road around 7:45 p.m. Saturday night claimed the lives of a 17-year-old driver and 18-year-old passenger, East Brunswick Police Lt.

The local school district realized there was only one appropriate way to honor the late Ferris Antoon: They named a gym after him.

Borough Planning board members sent a controversial land use change to a Dec. 9 public hearing for the Old Orchard Country Club to allow commercial and open space on the golf course bordering Oceanport and West Long Branch.

Police are searching for two men in the gunpoint robbery of three women employees at the Dunkin' Donuts during the weekend, police said Wednesday.

By Christopher Sheldon Parker Road in West Long Branch will be closed for a few hours on Tuesday morning following a crash that caused a downed pole.

The intersection of Parker Road and Monmouth Road has been closed due to a crash that resulted in a downed traffic pole, police said.

Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of November 15 to November 22, 2013.

By Christopher Sheldon By Christopher Sheldon The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties is still in need of turkeys and other food items that will be distributed to needy families for Thanksgiving.

A female student developed symptoms Wednesday night and was referred to a local hospital after going to the university's health center, according to university spokesman Martin Mbugua.

Princeton University and Monmouth University are awaiting test results to see if a rare Type B strain of meningitis is spreading.

By Christopher Sheldon The 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK is today, and Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. will be at Oceanport's Maple Place School to share his memories.