Middletown Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger, PhD, announced that the Township’s facilities are closed and programs are cancelled on Thursday, February 9th, due to the Winter Storm Warning with expected blizzard like conditions in the Township.
The closure includes the Middletown Library, the Middletown Arts Center, the Senior Center, Poricy Park and the Health Department. The Project Plus program, scheduled for Thursday night, is cancelled.
Monmouth County’s Public Works crews are prepared for the anticipated snow storm and the impact it will have on the 1000 lane miles of roads they maintain, according to an announcement by Freeholders Tom Arnone and Serena DiMaso.
“The County’s snow room will open this evening and we will monitor the storm’s progress,” said Arnone, liaison to the County’s Department of Public Works and Engineering. “Our process helps us manage the personnel needed at the County’s ten highway districts and dispatch crews as needed. We have 135 trucks outfitted with spreading and plowing capabilities.”
The $1 million Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey for Saturday’s Powerball drawing was purchased at Monmouth County convenience store. The lucky winner bought his or her ticket at American Way Food Store on Route 35 north in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, state lottery officials said Monday morning. The ticket matched five numbers but… Read the rest of this entry »
Occupants of a black SUV opened fire on two male pedestrians in Neptune last night, according to a statement by Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
One victim sustained a gunshot wound to the right side his chest and was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center with a non-life-threatening threatening injury.
Neptune Township Police responded to a shots fired report at approximately 9:51 p.m. on Saturday, February 4 in the area of Myrtle Avenue and Stratford Avenue. Asbury Park police officers located a male gunshot victim in close proximity to the shooting in close proximity to the shooting moments later.
TRENTON – Several popular Jersey Shore bars including D’Jais in Belmar are seeking a permanent extension to seasonal liquor licenses granted temporarily after Hurricane Sandy that allowed them to open earlier in the year. The bill pending in the Legislature would allow the holders of the nine coveted seasonal licenses to open in time for St.… Read the rest of this entry »
Liam McAtasney, left and Preston Taylor, both 19, are charged in the death of Sarah Stern
Sarah Stern, the Neptune City woman missing since December 2, was strangled and her body thrown over the Rt 35 bridge connecting Neptune City and Belmar, according to charges filed by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Liam McAtasney and Preston Taylor, both 19 and of Neptune City, were charged in Stern’s death today.
McAtasney was charged with first degree Felony Murder, first degree Robbery, second degree Desecration of Human Remains, second degree Conspiracy (to Desecrate Human Remains) and second degree Hindering Apprehension. Taylor was charged with second degree Desecration of Human Remains, second degree Conspiracy (to Desecrate Human Remains) and second degree Hindering Apprehension.
NEPTUNE CITY – A pair of 19-year-old city residents have been charged in connection to the murder of Sarah Stern, the 19-year-old city resident who has been missing since December. Authorities have been investigating Stern’s disappearance since her car was found parked on the Route 35 Bridge in Belmar at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Dec. 3.… Read the rest of this entry »
Christopher M. Young of Freehold Borough was arrested by detectives of the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office yesterday and charged with making a false public alarm of a critical infrastructure. Young texted a bomb threat to the agency’s 9-1-1 Telecommunications Center in Freehold on December 8, 2016 from a pre-paid cell phone.
A former employee of the 9-1-1 center who was fired in October of 2016 during his probationary employment, Young’s text claimed there was a bomb in the center.
“These types of threats are taken very seriously and will not be tolerated to ensure the safety of the people who live and work in Monmouth County,” said Sheriff Shaun Golden. “I commend our detectives from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office for fully responding to this false public alarm and actively working to find out who was responsible for this disruptive and potentially dangerous threat.”
