West Long Branch News

With Memorial Day weekend fast approaching and recovery work still to be done, the borough received a major assist in its last-minute preparations Monday from 100 seniors from Shore Regional High School.

WEST LONG BRANCH - A multi-platform Town Hall event will stream live on NJ.com tonight starting at 8 p.m., during which the region's ongoing needs, disaster response capabilities and outlook for the future in the wake of Hurricane Sandy will be discussed.

The Mart at the Lukoil gas station on Shrewsbury Avenue in Tinton Falls, N. J., where Lokendra Khatri Chhetri and Narinder Sangari, work, sold a winning Mega Millions ticket.

While West Long Branch zoning officials must decide whether to permit Monmouth University to build a new four-story press box for Kessler Field, Long Branch officials will decide on expansion of theater and library space nearby.

West Long Branch, and 17 other Monmouth County towns, were saluted by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders for its participation in "Paint the Town Pink" month in May.

The Annual Michael Thorne 4 Mile Race and Kids Races were held on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in West Long Branch, N.J. The field of about 500 was greeted to unexpected showers at the 9 a.m. start which persisted throughout the event.

Tom Schweers woke up thinking he struck it big--$95 million big. Every day, the 64-year-old West Long Branch man buys an instant ticket and occasionally springs for a Mega Millions ticket at the Kwik Farms in the Lukoil station on Shrewsbury Avenue on Tinton Falls.

It was a festive and interdisciplinary event for the students, involving projects from their teachers in which they were immersed in activities to help them learn value of trees -- and appreciate them for more than just their beauty.

WEST LONG BRANCH - There were plenty of answers give at Monmouth University's Pollak Hall, but few were the answers that New Jersey residents were looking for.

Mike Pawelczak has had MS for over 30 years and leads a group of motorcycle riders, who provide support for cyclists.

The two-hour live Town Hall event, Superstorm Sandy: A Live Town Hall, airs tonight on NJTV , New Jersey's public television network, THIRTEEN in New York City, WLIW21 in Long Island, and WHYY-TV in Philadelphia, and available online at SandyTownHall.org will feature experts fielding questions before live studio audiences at Monmouth University's ... (more)

Shore Regional High School's latest community service project will be to help get Sea Bright ready for Memorial Day weekend.

Another busy weekend of running is coming up on May 18 and 19, 2013. On Sunday it is the Annual Thorne 4 mile race in West Long Branch, N.J. A very popular event which also includes youth races for kids of all ages.

A developer is looking to rezone Old Orchard Country Club, a golf course which borders Eatontown, Oceanport and West Long Branch.

WEST LONG BRANCH - The region's ongoing infrastructure needs in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, as well as its disaster response capabilities and outlook for the future, will be the subject of live multi-platform Town Hall event Thursday night.

It is recommended that kids should get at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day.

Cadet Richard F Stone III awarded at Rutgers Army ROTC ceremony April 30th by Mr.

This concept would bisect the golf course along the internal stream with retail stores to be built on the property that borders Route 36 and two-story adult condominiums on the Reynolds Drive half.

Four Shore Regional students have attained the rank of Eagle Scout. In order to receive this rank the scouts must complete a community service project including its inception, planning, funding and supervision.

WEST LONG BRANCH - Hurricane Sandy taught the students of Henry Hudson Regional School many important lessons this school year, such as how to deal with adversity and value of a strong community bond.