West Long Branch News

News flash: people still read newspapers. That's the finding of a recent Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll.

Almost 200 guests gathered together at Branches in West Long Branch, Thursday Nov 12 to join in honoring the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce 2009 Spinnaker Award winners.

A Brick man has been charged with using a passcode he knew from having worked on automatic teller machines - to make large withdrawals that were recorded as much smaller amounts.

Rumors of the death of news may have been greatly exaggerated. According to a Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll, Garden State residents get their news from a variety of sources, with television and print media used about equally.

Sarah Middough , FACING CAMERA, congratulates Aileen Johnson of Shore Regional after Johnson scored a goal against of Holy Cross.

Governor-elect Chris Christie and Lt. Governor-elect Kim Guadagno roared through Monmouth County towns last week, from Aberdeen to West Long Branch, steamrollering the Bozo-coiffed, now lame-duck Gov.

One of the two men imprisoned for starting the deadly Seton Hall University dormitory fire in 2000 that killed three students has waived his right to be considered for parole this month.

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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.