Long Branch TV

I have been publishing web sites about Long Branch, New Jersey as far back as 1996. I originally came to Long Branch to service the poor and spiritually conflicted as an Ordained Baptist Minister. I founded the Lighthouse Mission on lower Broadway and operated a very active on site food program until we purchased an abandoned, blighted building at 162 Broadway.

We started renovating the building and completed two of four redevelopment phases until all of a sudden we were smack dab in the midst of a political plot to take private property from current owners by force through eminent domain.

My plight started as early as 1994, as the city did an "about face" with us. After pre approving our plans to use 162 Broadway, by granting us funds to buy it, and expand into it, the city fell in league with long time political allies and they prohibited us the right to use 162 as church. It took us 13 years to win a ruling in The Federal Courts.

On November 26, 2007 the Third Circuit Court of appeals reversed an earlier decision to dismiss our claims that Long Branch violated our constitutional rights to operate our church. Unfortunately this victory came all too late for the Lighthouse Mission, because the rest of the neighborhood was already fallen prey to the plans of Adam Schneider, the city council, Siperstien's paint, Larry & Todd Katz and PAX Construction of Broadway Arts Center.

As a result of the back room deals and questionable ordinances, it became necessary to watch more closely the activities of the governing body. As a result one councilman, John "Fazz" Zambrano has already been arrested and found guilty of taking bribes for demolition contract awards. Up until recently, we catelogued videos and documents on longbranch.tv, longbranch.net & freelongbranch.com, as well as The Electric News & njeminentdomainabuse.com.

On March 19, 2009 I had to consolidate all these publications into this blog. I will be transferring as much of the archived materials as time permits. I am uncertain if we will be able to continue the taping of the city council meetings, where much of the evidence of this abusive government continues to take place

For more information contact me at jerseykev@aol.com or call 732.665.6583.

Thank You

Kevin Brown