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Friend stole $7K from Sarah Stern after strangling her, new documents reveal

NEPTUNE CITY — The man accused of strangling Sarah Stern went with her to the bank where she retrieved a safety deposit box filled with at least $7,000 before the pair returned to her Neptune City home where Liam McAtasney allegedly robbed her, new documents obtained by NJ Advance Media reveal. McAtasney, 19, of Neptune City,… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 23rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Friend stole $7K from Sarah Stern after strangling her, new documents reveal

Missing Asbury Park Girl Returns Home Safely

America Rice aka Serenity, the 14 year old girl who yesterday was reported missing since Sunday, February, 19, has returned home safely, according to a report in The Asbury Park Press.

Police said that Serenity returned home safely on Wednesday evening.

Posted: February 23rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Missing Asbury Park Girl Returns Home Safely

$435M Powerball jackpot winner sold in Indiana; $2M ticket bought in N.J.

After more than nine weeks without a top prize winner, someone has finally hit the Powerball jackpot. It wasn’t won in New Jersey, though one ticket sold in the Garden State for Wednesday’s drawing is worth $2 million. The jackpot winning ticket for Wednesday’s $435.3 million jackpot was sold in Indiana, Powerball officials said. An Indianapolis… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 23rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: , | Comments Off on $435M Powerball jackpot winner sold in Indiana; $2M ticket bought in N.J.

14 year old Asbury Park girl is missing

The Asbury Park Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 14 year old city girl who was last seen on Sunday, February 19th.

America Rice aka Serenity, is African American, 5’2″, 145 lbs with brown eyes, red/auburn hair, light brown complexion.

Anyone with information about Serenity’s whereabouts is asked to call Detective April Bird at 732-774-1300.

Posted: February 22nd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on 14 year old Asbury Park girl is missing

Police in standoff with man at Long Branch house

LONG BRANCH – A man has barricaded himself inside a house Wednesday morning in Long Branch, prompting a large police presence including members of the SWAT team. Police have blocked off a section of Ludlow Street. A woman who lives in the home said the man, who said he was homeless, showed up two days ago… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 22nd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Crime, Long Branch, Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Police in standoff with man at Long Branch house

Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, February 24-26, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, February 24:

  • Jim Breuer at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) MORE INFO
  • David Duchovny at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
  • College Men’s Basketball: Monmouth U. vs. Siena (WLB) – MORE INFO
  • Seussical at Spring Lake TheatreMORE INFO
  • The Laramie Project at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • A Raisin in the Sun at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
  • “Drones by Karina Aguilera Skvirsky” Photo Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB)MORE INFO
  • AARP Tax-Aide Program (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO

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Posted: February 22nd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, February 24-26, 2017

Guadagno, Walker, Call On NJ Dem Gubernatorial Candidate To Apologize For Comparing Trump To Hitler

Following a Save Jersey post that exposed the New Jersey Democratic establishment’s candidate for governor comparing President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno called on Phil Murphy of Middletown to apologize for the “inexcusable” and “shameful” comments.

“Phil Murphy’s comparison of the President of the United States to Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler is repulsive and inexcusable,” said Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno. “His stunning lack of judgement and sensitivity is insulting to those whose families suffered, died or fought during World War II. It diminishes the slaughter of six million Jews and he should apologize to the people of New Jersey immediately.”

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Posted: February 21st, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: 2017 NJ Gubernatorial Politics, Kim Guadagno, Monmouth County News, Phil Murphy | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

N.J. bail system just went through massive change on who stays locked up. Is it working?

TRENTON — Since the start of the new year, thousands of New Jerseyans charged with crimes have passed through courthouse metal detectors and into the new reality prosecutors, judges and defense attorneys had been bracing for since 2014, when the Garden State started to move away from a cash bail system. The stakes set by the… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 21st, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: , , | Comments Off on N.J. bail system just went through massive change on who stays locked up. Is it working?

O’Scanlon: We must decide if addiction is like a bad habit or like cancer

By Declan O’Scanlon

(Editor’s note: This is the original unedited edition of an OpEd published in The Asbury Park Press. “They edited out some good stuff,” O’Scanlon said)

Last month, my brother passed away…..almost exactly 33 years from the day our mother died. He was the same age as my mother when she died, and he died of exactly the same cause – addiction.

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Posted: February 19th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Declan O'Scanlon, Monmouth County News, Opinion | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Feds investigating Red Bank charter school over discrimination complaint

RED BANK — A New Jersey charter school that has divided a community over the issues of school funding and segregation is now under federal investigation as a result of a civil rights complaint, one of several filed against local charter schools. The U.S. Department of Education last month began a probe of the Red Bank… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 16th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County News, Red Bank | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »