‘It’s devastating,’ says owner of Jersey Shore restaurant damaged in fire

AVON-BY-THE-SEA — From the Clinton Hill neighborhood in Newark to the beloved Jersey Shore, Schneider’s Restaurant has been serving generations of families since 1960. But early on Saturday, the family-owned restaurant, which served authentic German cuisine and homemade ice cream, fell victim to a fire that tore through the inside, leaving parts of the structure the… Read the rest of this entry »

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Body found in search for teen reported missing in Shark River Inlet

AVON-BY-THE-SEA — Divers found a dead body Sunday in the search for a missing 17-year-old, Avon-by-the-Sea Police Chief Terence P. Mahon said. Police are taking the body to the medical examiner’s office, Mahon said. Police and the Coast Guard have searched for the missing boy since Saturday. The 17-year-old was reportedly free diving and spear fishing… Read the rest of this entry »

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Search continues for teen reported missing in N.J. inlet

AVON-BY-THE-SEA — The search continues Sunday for a 17-year-old boy reported missing in the Shark River Inlet, officials said. The Coast Guard searched the inlet throughout the evening and deployed a small boat and helicopter Sunday morning, Petty Officer Seth Johnson, a spokesman for the Coast Guard, said. Coast Guard divers will continue the search Sunday… Read the rest of this entry »

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Avon Man Charged in Rumson overdose death

Michael Renna, 25 of Avon-by-the Sea, was charged today with the October 2013 overdose death of Christopher L. Pesce, a 25 year old resident of Oxford House, a drug rehabilitation transitional facility located in Rumson.

Renna is charged with one count of first degree Strict Liability for Drug Induced Deaths and one count of third degree Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous.  He was released from the Monmouth County Correctional Institution after posting $210,000 in bail as set by Judge John R. Tassini, according to Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Marc LeMieux.

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