West Long Branch News

We ordered takeout last night and wanted something other than Chinese, so gave Tandoori 2 in WLB a shot.

Long-touted plans to redevelop the township's former South River Metals site into senior housing are now a few steps closer to becoming a reality, township officials said.

West Long Branch voters should vote "no" on the public question asking if the borough should dissolve the public library and change its current status from a member of the Monmouth County Library System to a branch of the county system.

Little Susie wants to be a princess. Little Johnnie prefers the superhero costume with the big muscles.

Voters here will be asked to help decide whether the local library - a fixture here since 1927 - should be dissolved and turned into a branch of the Monmouth County Library, at substantial savings.

Police are advising motorists to avoid the intersection of Wall Street and Locust Avenue, which is being repaved today.

Eyewitness News invites you to send your cheers for the Yankees as they take on the Phillies in the World Series.

A conference to be held at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, on Wed. Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. will help citizens become instruments of change in their communities.

City police announced Tuesday that they have joined a growing number of municipal police departments across the state by launching a digital information service designed to alert residents in real-time about public safety issues.

Two weeks before Election Day, Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine and GOP challenger Chris Christie each have the support of 39 percent of likely voters in New Jersey, according to the latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll.

How is it in these politically polarized times, when debating ''death panels'' counts as discourse, that an avowed liberal like Bruce Springsteen can appeal to fans across the ideological spectrum? After all, he's performed for the last two Democratic presidential candidates, yet his concerts -- including concerts Monday and Tuesday at the Spectrum ...

'Would you like some green beans?' asked Gabriella Macaro, 20, a Monmouth University junior, standing behind a table filled with platters of food, serving spoon in her hand.

Now here's a right peculiar notion - a drama set in 1885 Texas, on the porch of a horse rancher's house, making its world premiere in downtown Long Branch, New Jersey.

A Jersey City man who is a firefighter in Monmouth County was charged with drunken driving early Sunday morning, the Asbury Park Press reported in yesterday's editions.

A local firefighter was arrested and charged with drunken driving early Sunday morning after he allegedly tried to flee from police investigating a report of an erratic driver.

West Long Branch resident receives award for "Best in Show." Six Monmouth County residents came up winners in the 2009 statewide senior citizen art contest sponsored by the New Jersey Association of Area Agencies on Aging.

Property tax reform is likely to come from citizen activists and local grassroots movements, not state lawmakers, advocates say.

Moving here 26 years ago from Brooklyn, Joseph Mercadante fell in love with the city.

Posted: Thursday, 08 October 2009 6:19AM Candidates for New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Debating Tonight WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ -- The candidates for New Jersey's newly created post of lieutenant governor will hold their only debate Thursday.

Harry Ziegler has been appointed associate principal of Bishop George Ahr High School.