A fisherman made a surprising discovery off the Jersey Shore recently. Josh Hart said he captured a dime-sized jellyfish never seen before in the waters off New Jersey while angling in the Barnegat Bay just south of Point Pleasant Inlet on Friday. Believed to be a “clinging” jellyfish, it packs a dangerous sting, according to NBCPhiladelphia.com.… Read the rest of this entry »
Dante Strong, top right. photo from Strong’s facebook page
Dante Strong, 21 of Long Branch, admitted yesterday to killing 23 year-old Adrian Anderson, also of Long Branch, during a September 21, 2013 incident on Liberty Street, according to a statement by Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christoper J. Gramiccioni.
Officers from the Long Branch Police Department were in the area of Central Avenue and Liberty Street in Long Branch around 2:29 a.m. on September 21, 2013, when they heard gunshots. Officers responding to the sounds of gunfire and were flagged down by several people at 135 Liberty Street, where they found the victim on the front porch, unconscious and bleeding from several gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune Township, where he was pronounced dead at 5:22 a.m., despite the efforts made to save his life by medical personnel.
Posted: June 10th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Long Branch, Monmouth County News | Tags: Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni, Adrian Anderson, Dante Strong, Long Branch, Monmouth County News | 2 Comments »“Baseball, it is said, is only a game. Right, and the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.”
—George F. Will
By Greg Kelly
I first became a baseball fan back in 1969—a signature year for the New York Mets. And I’ve been talking to my children about the “Amazing Mets” since they were little. It has stuck with them.
My daughter Lauren went through a time where she watched all the games and got me back into watching regularly. My son Kyle has a real appreciation for baseball history and went to his first professional game before he was 10.
Posted: June 9th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Monmouth County News, Seastreak Ferry | Tags: Amazing Mets, Greg Kelly, Lauren Kelly, Monmouth County News, New York Mets, Seastreak, Seastreak baseball, Seastreak Ferry | Comments Off on The Best of Boats and Baseball
TRENTON — The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a landmark 2011 law freezing cost-of-living adjustments for retired government workers, a decision that will slowly erode the value of pensions paid to 800,000 current and former public employees. The 6-1 ruling is a major legal victory for Gov. Chris Christie’s administration, which warned that restoring the… Read the rest of this entry »
Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) outlines his plan to shore up New Jersey’s grossly underfunded public-employee pension system during a news conference held in the State House yesterday. Democratic leaders want the voters to decide this fall whether the state should make a series of hefty contributions to the underfunded public-employee pension system. But Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon… Read the rest of this entry »
The abuse of anti-diarrhea drugs is giving some users a heroin-like high. The Annals of Emergency Medicine recently published a study detailing the dangers of loperamide, the primary ingredient in Imodium, which is sold over-the counter. Loperamide, an opioid, can cause serious heart problems if too much is ingested, the Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday.… Read the rest of this entry »
EATONTOWN — The first of the more than 270 dogs rescued last week from a house in Howell was adopted out on Wednesday as the animal count from the worst hoarding situation in Monmouth County continued to grow. At least four other dogs are ready for adoption at the Monmouth County SPCA in Eatontown and more… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — A woman with a suspended license allegedly side-swiped a state trooper vehicle while driving drunk on along a stretch of highway in Monmouth County on Monday, authorities said. Kristen Szatmary, 31, was driving a Ford Focus and allegedly talking on her cell phone when she crashed into a troop car just after noon on… Read the rest of this entry »
By Greg Kelly
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OLD BRIDGE — A raccoon found in a township resident’s yard May 28 has tested positive for the rabies virus, according to the Middlesex County Office of Health Services. It is the second rabid raccoon in Old Bridge in 2016 and the fifth in Middlesex County, Lester Jones, the county health officer, said. The raccoon was… Read the rest of this entry »
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