Tag: Long Branch

Reacting to concerns that New Jerseyans have not been given enough time to review and comment on federal plans for offshore wind projects off the New York/ New Jersey shoreline, the nonprofit environmental group Clean Ocean Action held a public forum in Long Branch Feb. 20 to provide citizens with an opportunity to review and comment on the federal proposal.

In celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County (YMCA) held its 35th Memorial Community Breakfast, honoring community members who have embodied the spirit and values of the civil rights leader.

Crews from the Coast Guard, state Department of Environmental Protection, Monmouth County and the National Park Service responded to reports of oil and tar balls washed up on Monmouth Beach and Long Branch beaches last week. Officials say approximately 1,000 pounds of tar balls and oiled debris were removed.

Coagulated balls of oil and tar washed up on Monmouth Beach and some Long Branch beaches this week, leaving residents and environmentalists concerned. Officials do not yet know the source of the spillage.

State Democrats’ pricey campaign paid off Tuesday evening when they flipped both Assembly seats in Legislative District 11 (LD11) and Sen. Vin Gopal won reelection for a third term.

Your eyes can tell you that there is no shortage of pizza places at the Jersey Shore. Most towns, even the smaller ones, are home to multiple pizzerias.

Lower Broadway in Long Branch is finally starting to undergo a long-awaited renaissance after many years of stagnation and decline. Apartments, retail stores and a supermarket will be under construction before the year is out and other new businesses are sure to follow.

Horse racing enthusiasts will flock to the Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport this summer, as they have since its opening in 1946. But that racetrack is not the first in eastern Monmouth County to delight residents and lure tourists to the area.

Having dined with great pleasure at Maya, the recently closed, exceptional oceanfront restaurant on the Caribbean Island of St. Bart’s, with its emphasis on fresh, simply prepared local foods, I had a feeling of déjà vu to eat at Maya, located in the Wave Hotel, Long Branch, also facing the Ocean.

Monmouth County native Michael Benson returns to Long Branch beaches Aug. 20 to host Surfing for Vision, an event to help visually impaired, blind or legally blind individuals experience the joy of surfing.