Fall Job Fair set for Sept. 29

If you are seeking a new job or a career change, you should attend Monmouth County’s Fall Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 at the Brookdale Community College Collins Arena, 765 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft. Read More >>

Save the planet and your budget this Halloween

Middletown — With Halloween approaching, it’s time to start thinking of costumes for you, your family, and even your pets. This year, upcycle your gently used adults’, kids’, and even pet costumes for a spooktacular new-to-you ensemble during the Monmouth County Park System’s Eek-O-Fabulous Costume Swap. Read More >>

Guilty plea to trying to sell ‘As Seen On TV’ co. secrets

A former employee of a New York company that invests in, imports and distributes “As Seen On TV” products admitted trying to sell trade secrets to one of the company’s competitors, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Read More >>

Woman killed crossing Ocean Blvd

On Friday, September 22, 2017, at approximately 10:15 p.m. a 60-year-old Stanhope woman died as result of injuries sustained when she was struck by a vehicle along Ocean Avenue in Long Branch. Read More >>

Collecting for hurricane victims

By Patty Booth O’Neill
Sometimes having to find a new location is a good thing. That was the case when Steven Levine and multiple supporters began accepting supplies for hurricane victims. Read More >>

Speed bump repairs may face a bumpy future

By Coleen Burnett
Eatontown — At the workshop meeting of the Eatontown Borough Council on September 13, the hot topic was the release of the a “speed bump” study by Borough Engineer Ed Hermann.
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Preparing for Rosh Hashana

By Neil Schulman
Long Branch — Wednesday, the Jewish High Holy Days began with Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The children of Congregation Brothers of Israel got together last week to review the meaning of the holiday. Read More >>

No, the NAACP doesn’t want to remove Columbus statue

By Neil Schulman
Long Branch — Rumors that the NAACP wants to take down the statue of Christopher Columbus in Slocum Park are completely false, said Greater Long Branch NAACP President Bill Dangler. Read More >>

Long Branch and Eatontown man picked up in Child Porn bust

FREEHOLD – A summer-long operation focused on online consumers of child pornography resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals during “Operation School’s Out.” The operation was carried out by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force between July 20, and August 31, 2017. Among those arrested is a college professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a retired computer scientist who previously held federal government contracts, and an electronics technician, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Read More >>