The Long Branch teenager who allegedly killed his parents, sister and a family friend on New Year’s Eve opened fire “at close range” using a semi-automatic rifle containing 15 bullets, prosecutors said Tuesday. Law enforcement officials also revealed a third person – a woman in her 20s – fled the house when the shots began along… Read the rest of this entry »
By Senator-elect Declan O’Scanlon
Senator-elect Declan O’Scanlon
New Jersey motorists need to be warned that Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., one of the two now-infamous red light camera companies blessedly sent packing with the end of the failed pilot program in December, is trying to bring automated enforcement back to the state. This is company U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall was referring to when she said this at the bribery sentencing of former Redflex CEO Karen Finely: ‘… But when we have a corporation that is in the community making millions of dollars on a product that abuses the people, there is no sense of corporate social responsibility there. … That impact cannot be underestimated.’ Nice.
This time they are hiding behind our children’s so-called ‘safety’ in the form of cameras on school buses. No one should be fooled. We proved red light cameras were a scam hiding behind false safety claims, and this bill is more of the same. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 2nd, 2018 | Author: admin | Filed under: Declan O'Scanlon, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Red Light Cameras | Tags: Declan O'Scanlon, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Red Light Cameras, RedFlex, Redflex Traffic Systems, School Bus Cameras | 3 Comments »
A GoFundMe campaign to cover the funeral expenses of Long Branch family members killed in a quadruple slaying on New Year’s Eve has raised more than $22,000 in less than a day. The youngest member of the family, a 16-year-old boy, has been arrested and charged with murder. The teen is accused of fatally shooting his… Read the rest of this entry »
The coldest New Year’s Day ever recorded in New Jersey did not deter about 500 adventurers in Asbury Park from running into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with an especially hardy few diving under the waves. Turnout at the 15th annual Sons of Ireland Polar Bear Plunge was about half of what it was in peak… Read the rest of this entry »
A 27-year-old Asbury Park man was stabbed to death on New Year’s Eve and authorities are seeking another man for questioning in the killing, prosecutors said Monday. The stabbing at a Sewall Avenue apartment was reported at 11:05 p.m. and the man was pronounced dead at Jersey Shore University Medical Center less than 30 minutes later,… Read the rest of this entry »
Kologi family photo via facebook
A 16 year old boy has been arrested for shooting and killing his mother, father, sister and a family friend in his Long Branch home last night, according to an announcement by Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 1st, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Brittany Kologi, Kologi family, Linda Kologi, Long Branch shooting, Mary Schultz, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni, New Jersey, Steven Kologi | 1 Comment »
Police officers, emergency management personnel and firefighters sprang to action Thursday afternoon to rescue a pet dog that had fallen through the ice of a partly frozen pond in Howell Township. A resident of the Villages development called 911 around 1:30 p.m. and reported that her nine-year-old Golden Retriever, “Duke,” was struggling in the frigid water… Read the rest of this entry »
By Greg Kelly
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There are nearly two-dozen cold cases in Monmouth County since 1990. But for the authorities here, the death of Cesar Torralba in 2007 stands out. “Some cases are just so senseless and gut-wrenching that it demands special attention,” Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said. Torralba, 35, left his home on Sixth Street in Asbury Park in… Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — U.S. House legislation to help victims of the most recent hurricanes also would help some of those who suffered losses under Hurricane Sandy. The hurricane relief bill, which awaits Senate passage, would limit to three years the time the Federal Emergency Management Agency can demand repayments from disaster victims. Thousands of letters have been… Read the rest of this entry »
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