Christie to appear in Spring Lake on Thursday, July 23

Photo by Paul Scharff

Governor Chris Christie will be joined by Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin in Spring Lake tomorrow to announce a Flood Mitigation Grant.

Christie and Martin are scheduled to appear at Spring Lake Fire Company #1, 1007 5th Ave, Spring Lake at 11:30 a.m., according to announcement from the Governor’s Office.

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Neptune cop accused of killing ex-wife had been suspended from job following child custody dispute

FREEHOLD — Neptune police officer Philip Seidle had been temporarily suspended from his job for six weeks last year after police were notified about the couple’s child custody dispute, according to documents obtained by NJ Advance Media. Seidle, imprisoned on charges he fatally shot his ex-wife Tamara Seidle last month, said in court papers two months… Read the rest of this entry »

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, July 24-26, 2015

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, July 24

• Red Bank Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
• Shakespeare by the Sea (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth County Fair (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Hairspray at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Big: The Musical at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
• A Doll’s House by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Mary Poppins at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO
• Shakespeare on the Beach (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO
• Twelfth Night by Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO

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Poll Workers Wanted, $200 Per Day

Poll worker Annie Barr stands by while Governor Chris Christie votes for President of the United States with his daughter Bridget, at the Mendham Emergency Services Building in Mendham, N.J. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. (Governor’s Office/Tim Larsen)

There is an urgent need of poll workers in Monmouth County, especially in the coastal towns impacted by Hurricane Sandy, according to a statement today by Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon.

“Voting is one of the greatest privileges that we have as Americans,” said Hanlon. “Poll workers are essential to the voting process.   Right now, we are asking our Monmouth County citizens to become a part of this process to help ensure fair and efficiently run elections.”

To qualify to be a poll worker, you must be a registered voter in Monmouth County and attend a poll worker training class. Classes are being scheduled now for the November General Election.

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140 Teens Graduate From Sheriff Youth Week

Monmouth County’s Sheriff Youth Week is no ordinary summer camp.

For one week each summer, Monmouth County high school students with an interest in law enforcement receive intensive and rigorous police academy type of training.

Last Friday, at the conclusion of this summer’s Sheriff Youth Week, Sheriff Shaun Golden presented 140 graduates certificates recognizing their successful completion of the program which is based out of the Monmouth County Police Academy and provides high school aged students a unique opportunity to explore interests in law enforcement through police academy style training, exercise programs and instructional sessions.

“I’m proud of the entire Sheriff Youth Week class for staying the course and commend them for completing this intensive week of law enforcement training,” said Golden. “The program provides the graduates with an opportunity to explore the realm of possibilities of a career in law enforcement.”

Each day began with drill and ended with exercise. During the week, the class learned about various law enforcement topics and agencies. An overview of the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Division, the 9-1-1 Communications Division and the Monmouth County Correctional Division was provided.

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Prosecutor: Investigation Into Hit and Run Death Is Ongoing, Additional Charges Are Possible

Toni Ann Marletta, photo via facebook

A “robust and aggressive” investigation into the hit and run death of 15 year old Marissa Procopio is ongoing.  It is possible that additional charges…assault by auto or vehicular homicide…could be filed against Toni Ann Marletta, said Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni in an interview with MoreMonmouthMusings last week.

Marletta has been incarcerated at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution since July 15 after being charged with Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident, Failing to Report a Motor Vehicle Accident, No Insurance, Unsafe Tires and Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident July 6th incident on Route 36 in the Leonardo section of Middletown Township which resulted in the death of Procopio.  Her bail is $150,000 with no 10% option.

The Middletown Police Department identified Marletta as the driver of the vehicle that struck Procopio and fled the scene within hours of the incident.

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Fossil hunt 72 million years in the making

MIDDLETOWN-72 million years is a long time to be buried but it only took a few minutes to find. Finlay Reid, 8, from Collegeville, PA. dug in the cold stream with a small trowel and dug up a fossilized oyster. Poricy Brook has history washed down its banks after every storm unearthing fossils that were alive… Read the rest of this entry »

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Tips for beating the heat

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden and the Monmouth County Health Department are offering residents and visitors the following tips for staying healthy during the heat wave that we are experiencing this week:

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Hazlet therapist accused of sexually assaulting minor by Passaic Prosecutor

PATERSON – Authorities arrested a 27-year-old Hazlet woman Friday on allegations she sexually assaulted a local teenager, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced Saturday. Radha Singh faces charges of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Valdes said in a press release. County officials allege that from May 2015… Read the rest of this entry »

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What you need to know about the mega-hospital merger in N.J.

TRENTON — The CEOs of Barnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson University Health this week announced final plans to merge and create the largest hospital chain in the state, once the state Attorney General’s Office approves the deal. The new not-for-profit entity, RWJ Barnabas Health, will have combined revenues of $5.4 billion from 11 acute care… Read the rest of this entry »

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