Chaplain Program Announced + Defense Takes Over In Murder Case

Hey, Long Branch-Eatontown Patch readers! Brian Harris here with the latest Long Branch-Eatontown Daily on this lovely Friday.

First, today's weather:

Sunny intervals. High: 74 Low: 62.

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

1. Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office launches police chaplains program (centraljersey.com)
2. Defense shifts focus in Long Branch family murders to man who has since died (Asbury Park Press)
3. Meet Atlantic Highlands Borough Administrator Robert Ferragina (Atlantic Highlands Herald)
4. Stephy's Place Held Mourning Walk in Memory of Loved Ones (Atlantic Highlands Herald)
5. Monmouth County has 351 additional Positive Cases of COVID-19 between Oct. 4 and Oct. 7 (Atlantic Highlands Herald)
6. Fishers, green coalition: Beach widening at NJ Shore a waste (Middletown Press)
7. Medical Issue Possible Reason Behind Eatontown Bus Driver's Crash (Long Branch-Eatontown Patch)

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