Manasquan News

In the face of dramatic cuts in state funding, Manasquan schools, along with the rest of the state's school districts, have actually improved their overall standardized test scores since 2009, according to a state report.

Two local men were arrested on drug charges following traffic stops in town Monday, police said.

A pit bull that was shot last week in Manasquan by a county law enforcement agent during an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Strike Force that resulted in the arrests of four locals, two of which were charged with marijuana distribution , was euthanized Wednesday, officials said.

The Stone Pony will host the "Paint the Pony Purple" concert to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey on Sunday, March 18th.

Manasquan officials said they expect the borough's new water treatment plant to be up and running by the end of the month.

Gas prices in the area just keep climbing, and at $3.39 per gallon the area average for regular grade at cash price is 4 cents higher than it was last week .

Bob Nowicki, of Tinton Falls, and Heidi Olsen, of Manasquan, perform at the event.

Four local men are facing drug-related charges after they were arrested at a Brielle Road home in the borough Wednesday afternoon.

Mayor George Dempsey said in honor of the former councilman's death, flags in the borough will be lowered to fly at half staff.

The Jersey Shore University Medical Center announced that the hospital has received the Community Outreach Award for Preventing Disease and Injury at the 93rd annual meeting of the New Jersey Hospital Association held in Princeton on Jan.

Mayor George Dempsey said in honor of the former councilman's death, flags in the borough will be lowered to fly at half staff and continue to do so through the remainder of the week.

Newswise - Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce that the hospital has received the Community Outreach Award for Preventing Disease and Injury at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Hospital Association held in Princeton on Friday, January 27, 2012.

Jim Irsay has been involved with the NFL since he was a 12-year-old ballboy for the Baltimore Colts... The Glimmer Grass Band kicks off what is hoped to become a series of concerts showcasing themselves with national acts, Saturday night at the Strand Theater in Lakewood.

The Joan Dancy and People with ALS Foundation is hosting Valentine Plunge at Main Beach in Manasquan to benefit local Jersey Shore residents and their families suffering with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Gas prices keep climbing, and this week they're an average of 6 cents higher than last week.

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It's hard to believe, but there are still some stripers biting in the ocean. Joe Melillo reported from Castaways Tackle in Point Pleasant that some were being caught frm Belmar to Long Branch, so I gave it a brief late afternoon try at Deal -- and actually caught a 20-inch bass on a Run-Off 2-ounce blue jig with a bucktail hook while casting from ... (more)

The never-say-die Giants are Super Bowl-bound! We take good news where we can find it these days,... FREEHOLD - Three Monmouth County bridges will undergo routine safety inspections and be closed to all traffic during off-peak hours on specific days next week.

The former Budget Rental car facility on the Allaire Circle of Route 34 is slated to become a high-end kitchen appliance retail store.

Two accidents within a short period of time on the Sept. 11 Memorial Bridge, which carries Route 70 over the Manasquan River between Brick and Brielle, sent two people to the hospital Sunday night, police said.