Long Branch Murder Trial Ends In Hung Jury + Coat Drive Ongoing

Happy Monday, Long Branch-Eatontown Patch readers! These are the most important things happening in Long Branch-Eatontown today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 61 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories in Long Branch-Eatontown today:

1. United Way of Monmouth & Ocean needs your help keeping kids warm this winter (wobm.com)
2. Trial in 1990s Long Branch, NJ family murders ends in a hung jury (New Jersey 101.5 FM)

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Today in Long Branch-Eatontown:

• Eatontown Bandroom - Monmouth Regional High School (6:00 PM)

Long Branch-Eatontown Patch Notebook

• Searchlight Church: "Welcome to Searchlight Church Online! We’re so glad you’re here! We are in a series called Soul Repair. You may not realize it, but the health of your soul is affected by what you experience in life—the ups and downs, challenges, and str..." (Facebook)
• Second Baptist Church of Long Branch: "Rev. Aaron N. Gibson, Sr. What Goes Around Comes Around Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 and Luke 6:27-33" (Facebook)
• The City of Long Branch, NJ: "Trick or Treat With the LBPD! Our Officers will have LED light-up treats in their patrol cars on Halloween compliments of LBPD SOA Local #10A & PBA Local #10! Wave down an Officer & say Trick-or-Treat! As always, be safe around vehicles ..." (Facebook)
• The City of Long Branch, NJ: "City of Long Branch Walking Group Location: Manahassett Creek Park or Long Branch Boardwalk Beginning Date: Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at 9 a.m. Ending Date: Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 Course: The walking path around the park OR The Boardwalk..." (Facebook)
• EASTERN MOUNTAIN SPORTS: "“I just hope that people see my pictures and it connects them in some way to the wild.” – @shaunterhune. ‘The Wild White Mountains’ is out now! Join Shaun as he traverses the land and history of the New Hampshire backcountry in his lands..." (Facebook)
• Searchlight Church: "Did you download the Soul Repair journal? It’s not too late. Don’t get left out! Make life-giving choices, get life-giving results https://www.dropbox.com/s/4yals4zkuzdov2d/Soul%2040%20Journal.pdf?dl=0" (Facebook)
• Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County: "Last week we were excited to host volunteers from Columbia Bank at our site in Atlantic Highlands! Thank you for your hard work! 🏡🔨🧰" (Facebook)
• PSA Monmouth: "Another incredible week of PSA Monmouth’s JDA program. It was great seeing so many of our junior members out on a perfect Sunday morning for their small-sided games. We are into our last week of the Fall JDA. Don’t panic, there’ll be more..." (Facebook)
• The City of Long Branch, NJ: "2020 Long Branch Fall Festival & Pooch Parade Saturday, October 23, 2021, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Festival Plaza, 68 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch, NJ Arts & Crafts Vendors, Pooch Parade, Touch-a-Truck, Children's Trick-or-Treat All dogs must be leashed, l..." (Facebook)
• Lutheran Church of the Reformation - RIC: "God loves justice - gender justice included." (Facebook)
• EASTERN MOUNTAIN SPORTS: "For certain trips, they might save you a lot of weight." (Facebook)
• Long Branch Athletic Department, Jason M. Corley, CMAA: "All Teams Schedule: Week of Oct. 18 - Oct. 24" (Facebook)

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About me: Hi, I'm Brian Harris, a field editor for the Manasquan-Belmar, Wall, Asbury Park, Point Pleasant, and Long Branch-Eatontown Patch sites. I grew up in Long Branch and graduated from Brookdale and Rutgers-Newark. I have experience in all different areas of the media landscape, from interning at Complex Media to covering multiple towns in Monmouth and Ocean County for Star News Group, where I won a New Jersey Press Association award for my work. Most recently, I was a part of Google's live news content and crisis response teams, and now I'm here at Patch to take all of that varied experience and give readers all the info they need. Feel free to contact me at any time by email at brian.harris@patch.com, text me at 732-485-2379, or follow me on Twitter @ByBrianHarris

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