West Long Branch News

NEPTUNE CITY - Borough officials are still weighing their options in the wake of a state Superior Court judge's ruling that nullified the designation of a 17-acre Steiner Avenue tract as an area in need of ...

Oceanport has had to face the reality of change. The pending closure of Fort Monmouth has forced the borough to plan for a new future.

Longtime retailer and new author Ira Jacobson will be signing copies of his book, 'A Quest For Excellence,' tonight at a West Long Branch bookstore.

NAME: Jason Parsons AGE: 31 EDUCATION: I attended Rutgers University; I don't have a degree from them.

In the spring of 1976, an 11-year-old kid from West Long Branch named Jeff Blumenkrantz appeared on the Jewish Community Center stage in the center drama workshop production of 'Mame.' Who knew that 32 years ...

NANCY SCOTT WYMBS, 77, of EATONTOWN, passed away Friday, July 4, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch.

Everybody is talking about gas prices. I just got my budget plan for home heating oil.

Financial contributors lined up to sign the steel beam that will be used for the highest point of the new Multipurpose Activity Center being constructed at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.

PAUL GRACE, 79, a lifelong resident of LONG BRANCH, went home to be with Lord Tuesday, July 8, at St.

The 18th annual Oceanfest in Long Branch will begin at 10 a.m. Friday with M'Zume Carnaval, a Caribbean band, playing on the promenade at the oceanfront and continue throughout the day with sand sculptures on ...

Borough officials have set the stage to one day relocate the building and zoning departments - now housed at the police station at 95 Poplar Ave.

Officials here are moving ahead with plans for the local library to become part of the Monmouth County Library System, a proposal they say will save the borough money and still allow the local facility to ...

Borough Council members have approved a tax-appeal settlement with WLB Center LLC, which is known to most people as the Kmart store.

Members of The Knights Of Columbus Long Branch Council #335 gathered in the parking lot of St.

Some soldiers may be uprooted from their homes and thousands of miles away from their families.

GAIL EISENBERG SCHREIBMAN, 59, of OCEAN TOWNSHIP, died Wednesday, June 25 at Jersey Shore Medical Center.

Having programmed the summer-season Shadow Lawn Stage series at Monmouth University for more than a dozen years, John J. Burke has always adhered to a certain formula: You do a mystery, a comedy, and an Irish ...

The Branchburg Woman's Club recently honored several local students who were selected by their respective schools for academic achievement, citizenship and community service.

Scheduled arguments in a federal lawsuit brought by a Fort Monmouth employees union were postponed until next month because the union's lawyer failed to file a court brief on time.

Recently I noted that Branches Catering in West Long Branch and Cook It! would be sponsoring a unique culinary event on Tuesday, June 10th, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Branches will welcome James Beard winning ...