West Long Branch Gas Leak, Fire Force Evacuations
A natural gas leak followed quickly by a fire in a supermarket in the same vicinity of West Long Branch prompted evacuations from several buildings late this morning. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleEatontown Man Charged With Bomb Threat Spree
An Eatontown 21-year-old is accused of placing the string of bomb threats that plagued store owners in a West Long Branch shopping center this past Sunday and Monday. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleWest Long Branch Public Adjuster Charged with Insurance Fraud
A public adjuster based in West Long Branch risks up to 10 years in a state prison if he's convicted of trying to bilk the New Jersey Manufacturer's Insurance Company out of $15, 452. Joseph Shammah,...
View ArticleShrewsbury Centenarian Shows Off Her Style
One hundred is a lucky number for Carlotta Niles of Shrewsbury. A hundred of her closest friends joined her as she marked her 100th birthday in West Long Branch on Memorial Day. Read More|Comment...
View ArticleCalifornia-to-NJ Marijuana Operation Smashed, Investigators Say
An alleged marijuana network that spanned the distance between the Jersey Shore and California is upended in a detailed probe that has 10 suspects under arrest. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleEatontown apartment fire claims a victim
A severely-burned victim 's struggle for life since last Friday's Eatontown aparment fire is over. Read More|Comment Continue reading…
View ArticleBlaze guts Twinbrook Village complex in Ocean Township
The dense, intense inferno that broke out in Ocean Township's Twinbrook Village apartments Tuesday afternoon rendered all 12 units uninhabitable, according to township police. Read More|Comment...
View ArticleThe Eagles Make The Shore Their Home This Weekend
Have you noticed a lot of Eagles green around Long Branch in the last day or so? Well, there's a good reason for it, and it involves the Pope, the Philadelphia Eagles, and Monmouth University. Read...
View ArticleDriver who hit cop was drugged, say Monmouth investigators
The driver whose car ran down and injured a West Long Branch police officer directing traffic last November allegedly had heroin and marijuana in his system at the time, say Monmouth County authorities...
View ArticlePackage taken from W. Long Branch porch, suspect sought
Not long since a surveillance camera spotted a woman stealing a package from a porch in Middletown, here's a man taking one in West Long Branch. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ man defiant after ticket for flying Trump flag in his yard
The local law says he can't have a political sign more than 30 days before an election — but Joe Hornick says it's a matter of free speech. Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ town can't ban Trump 'Make America Great Again' flag, ACLU says
Even if the town considers a flag a political sign, homeowners still have a right to fly it, attorney says. Continue reading…
View ArticleTrump flag can fly: Judge tosses ticket for Long Branch man's pro-Donald display
"West Long Branch needs to realize that unless it takes this policy off the books, it’s violating the Constitution," ACLU-NJ Deputy Legal Director Jeanne LoCicero says Continue reading…
View ArticleFlag stolen from defiant Trump supporter's porch: Do you know the thief?
Joseph Hornick fought a law barring his flag — and won. But now a woman's taken the matter into her own hands. Continue reading…
View ArticleMonmouth man faces federal charges for allegedly selling trade secrets
A West Long Branch man employed by a company producing "As Seen On TV" goods risks a decade or more in prison for allegedly trying to peddle inside information about his boss's business. Continue reading…
View ArticleMonmouth pair tied to W. Long Branch shootings, charged with attempted murder
Two Monmouth men risk up to 20 years in prison apiece, if convicted of attempted murder connected to January 13 shootings in West Long Branch that left two victims injured. Continue reading…
View ArticleTrump at Monmouth University? Just his famous double
School officials said actor Alec Baldwin was on campus for a "private event." Continue reading…
View ArticleNJ judge performs daughter's wedding from death bed — a memory that'll live on
Casey Kapalko had always dreamed of her dad performing her wedding. Twelve days before he died, he granted that wish from his hospital bed. Continue reading…
View ArticleW. Long Branch man admits wire fraud in corporate espionage case
Ralph Mandil admitted trying to sell his employer's trade secrets. Continue reading…
View ArticleMonmouth University, Rumson launch marine research lab plan
The field station will allow local and University students to conduct research with professionals about the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers, Sandy Hook and Raritan Bays, and the Atlantic Ocean. Continue...
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