NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP —A fire that broke out in a downtown block of the historic Ocean Grove section of Neptune Township destroyed a three-story building housing apartments and shops, and displaced at least seven people, authorities said. The fire, which is still under investigation, broke out at 3:27 p.m. on Friday at 50 Main Ave. in the… Read the rest of this entry »
The Oceanic Bridge (S-31), the span that connects Rumson and Middletown over the Navesink River will undergo repairs to the structural steel and concrete deck beginning on Monday morning February 9 at about 9am. The maintenance project is expected to continue through April 15.
Single lane closures during the mid-day and early evening hours will facilitate the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the busy span.
A full overnight closure will also be in place from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
The Oceanic Bridge schedule from on or about Feb. 9 to April 15 will be:
Posted: February 6th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Middletown, Monmouth County, Rumson | Tags: Locust, Middletown, Monmouth County, Navesink, Navesink River, Oceanic Bridge, Rumson | 2 Comments »
Mater Dei Prep, the Catholic High School in Middletown affiliated with St. Mary Parish has received a two month life line.
On Tuesday, Father Jeff Kegley announced the school would close its doors and stop educating young Catholics in June because after years of financial losses the parish could no longer sustain the school which is on track to lose $1 million this year.
Yesterday, encouraged by “the tremendous outpouring of support from the school and parish community to keep Mater Dei Prep open”, Fr. Kegley announced a two month fund raising campaign, “Save the Seraphs,” to raise the $1 million necessary to keep the school operating another year.
Posted: February 6th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Education, Middletown, Monmouth County | Tags: Mater Dei, Mater Dei Prep, Middletown | 2 Comments »
BELMAR – For more than two years, after Hurricane Sandy destroyed her family’s 14th Avenue home, Teresa Keefe, her three children and her mother have been living in a Lakewood apartment with relatives. Keefe shares a room with her 14-year-old daughter, Shayla, while her mother, Isabelle, and 9-year-old daughter, Alyssa, sleep in a dining room and… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — The reviews are in on Gov. Chris Christie’s trip to the United Kingdom, and they are not good. “I think the trip was an utter failure,” said Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian at Rice University and the author of bestseller, The Reagan Diaries. “It should have been a trip of ‘good behavior’ instead of… Read the rest of this entry »By Greg Kelly
Friday, February 6
Marter Dei Prep, the Catholic High School affiliated with St.Mary Parish in Middletown will close due to financial losses at the conclusion of the current school year, according to a press release issued today by Father Jeff Kegley, Pastor of the parish.
“It is with great sadness that I inform you that Mater Dei Prep will close at the end of this school year, June 2015. Over the many years, Mater Dei Prep has been running large financial deficits. It had been the hope of the Parish Finance Council and myself that these trends could be reversed. However, the 2014-2015 projected loss is close to one million dollars,” Kegley said.
Posted: February 3rd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Education, Middletown, Monmouth County | Tags: Marter Dei, Marter Dei Prep, Marter Dei Prep to close, Mater Dei, Middletown, Saint Mary Parish | 2 Comments »A water main break on Oceanport Ave at the County Bridge S-25 has caused an emergency closure between Silverside Ave in Little Silver and Main St. in Oceanport, according to a statement released by the Monmouth County Department of Tourism and Public Information.
Tricia Ring Wadja of the Information Office told MMM that the bridge will reopen today at 2PM and will be open with an alternate lane traffic feed tomorrow, February 4.
New Jersey American Water Company is performing the emergency repair work, which is expected to be completed tomorrow afternoon.
Posted: February 3rd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Little Silver, Monmouth County, Oceanport | Tags: Freeholder Tom Arnone, Little Silver, New Jersey American Water Company, Oceanport, Oceanport Ave, The bridge is out, Water main break | Comments Off on Water main break caused road and bridge closure in Oceanport and Little Silver
Ira Goldberg is seeking the GOP nomination to challenge Mayor Jon Hornik in Marlboro
Ira Goldberg, a 36 year resident of Marlboro Township was in Atlantic City on Monday seeking support for Monmouth County Republicans present for his bid to unseat Marlboro Township’s Democratic mayor, Jonathan Hornik.
Goldberg’s son Brian, a candidate for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in the primary last year proudly introduced his father to Monmouth contingent at Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnik’s rally/convention.
Asked if he thought he could be the popular Hornik, the elder Goldberg said, “I’ve been in Marlboro 36 years and know everyone.”
Posted: February 3rd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Jon Hornik, Marlboro, Monmouth County | Tags: Atlantic City, Brian Goldberg, Ira Goldberg, Jon Hornik, Marlboro Township, Monmouth County | 14 Comments »
Monmouth County GOP Chairman Shaun Golden and Freeholder John Curley made their statewide debuts on Monday before the assembled Republicans in Atlantic City.
Posted: February 3rd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Atlantic City, Monmouth County, Monmouth GOP | Tags: Assembly Republicans, Assemblywoman Amy Handlin, Christine Hanlon, John Curley, Jon Bramnick, M. Claire French, Shaun Golden, Tony Fiore | 2 Comments »© Copyright 2026 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved