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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Friday, December 29
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 »
IThe U.S.Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a movement permit to Mr. S. Claus of the North Pole yesterday, just in time for Claus’s annual global voyage, according to an announcement by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue.
Posted: December 23rd, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Christmas, Santa Claus, Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA | 1 Comment »We are pleased to report that @USDA_APHIS has issued a movement permit to a Mr. S. Claus of the North Pole to allow entry and exit of reindeer during the evening hours of December 24th and early morning hours of December 25th.
Official announcement: https://t.co/mHpTlmFbJF
— Sec. Sonny Perdue (@SecretarySonny) December 22, 2017
James Fair
James Fair of Asbury Park won’t be going home for Christmas anytime soon. Maybe never.
The 29 year old ringleader of the Bloods criminal street gang was sentenced to 82 years in state prison on Thursday. Judge Joseph W. Oxley ordered that Fair serve 50 years before he becomes eligible for parole.
On September 27, 2017, Fair was found guilty on 78 charges following a summer-long trial, including charges of first degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, first degree Racketeering Conspiracy, second degree Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, first degree Robbery, weapons offenses, and drug offenses. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 23rd, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Asbury Park, Bloods, James Fair, Judge Joseph W. Oxley, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni | 1 Comment »
Over three hundred volunteers showed up at the former K-Mart on Route 35 in Hazlet last night. 37 of the men donned Santa suits, whitened their brows and reddened their cheeks. 50 or elves dressed in red and green got off the shelf to join the Santas and the other volunteers in loading up the fire trucks and vans with toys and bicycles that they had donated, sorted, wrapped and assembled over the prior two weeks. Then they all headed out in 37 different directions to deliver the gifts to 340 Bayshore families, from South Amboy to Highlands, and a side trip to Long Branch. Over 800 kids received gifts from Santa and his RAINE dears last night. Read the rest of this entry »
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