SOMERSET — Michael and Amy Streko, the Neptune City couple charged with taking their 8-year-old son from his grandmother, his legal guardian, have been indicted on second-degree interference with custody in Somerset County Superior Court. The pair were extradited from New York and taken to the Somerset County Jail on Aug. 6. Each parent is being… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 27th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Amy Streko, Child Abduction, Michael Streko, Monmouth County Court, Monmouth County Family Court, Monmouth County News, Neptune City, Somerset County Court | Comments Off on Neptune City parents indicted for allegedly abducting their 8-year-old son
By Jennifer Gregory
As we approach the next phase in the process of privatizing of the long embattled Monmouth County Care Centers, the following items were submitted to the Freeholders, on behalf of the residents and family members of John L. Montgomery, to be included in the Request for Proposal and the Conditions of the Sale of their home:
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Posted: August 26th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth County News, Opinion | Tags: Jennifer Gregory, John L. Montgomery Care Center, Monmouth County Care Centers, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Nursing Homes | Comments Off on John L. Montgomery Care Center Resident Requests for the Conditions of the Sale of Their Home
By Greg Kelly

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Friday, August 28
- Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair – MORE INFO
- Fall Home & Lifestyle Show at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
- WFAN’s Mike Francesa & Southside Johnny at Bar A (Lake Como) – MORE INFO
- Nobody’s Girl by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
- Gregg Allman & The Doobie Brothers at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
- Sips & Serendipity Art Class: Sunrise Sail (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
- Campfire on the Beach at Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Jersey Shore Civil War Round Table Yard Sale (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
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Posted: August 25th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County News, Things to do at the Jersey Shore, Things to do at the Jersey Shore this weekend, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, August 28-30, 2015
Now that the first phase of a project to untangle traffic exiting from the Garden State Parkway to Route 36 or commercial areas of Tinton Falls is complete, the second part was given a green light Tuesday by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority commissioners. The authority’s board approved a $20.1 million contract with Earle Asphalt Company… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 25th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Exit 105, Garden State Parkway, Monmouth County News, Tinton Falls | Comments Off on How Parkway Exit 105 will change after $20M project gets approval

Photo by Paul Scharff
SANDY HOOK – One of Sandy Hook’s beaches closed on Tuesday because of high bacterial levels in the ocean water. Testing of the water off Beach D yielded results that showed high levels of bacteria, prompting staff to close that beach and the adjacent parking lot, said John Warren, a spokesman for Sandy Hook. Beachgoers are… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 25th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County News, Sandy Hook | Tags: Bacteria, Beach closed, Beach D, Monmouth County News, Sandy Hook | Comments Off on Jersey Shore beach closed for high bacteria levels
Firefighters responded to an amusement park at the Jersey Shore Monday after a ride caught fire, reports say. Smoke was seen billowing from the Gravitron at Keansburg Amusement Park just before 1 p.m., ABC 7 reports. Photos of the plume were posted to social media shortly after showing smoke coming from the ride on the Keansburg… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 24th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Keansburg, Monmouth County News | Tags: explosion, Fire, Keansburg, Keansburg Amusement Park, Monmouth County News | Comments Off on Ride catches fire on Jersey Shore boardwalk, reports say
BELMAR — After a server at D’Jais Bar & Grill shared an image of her receipt on Facebook, thousands have weighed in on tipping etiquette in the restaurant industry. The Asbury Park Press reports that on Aug. 17, Jess Jones was waiting on a party of eight at the seaside restaurant and nightclub. The diners’ bill… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 24th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Belmar, Monmouth County News | Tags: Belmar, D'Jais, D'Jais Belmar, Jess Jones, LOL, Matt Doherty, Monmouth County News, tipping etiquette | 2 Comments »
544 layoffs in Monmouth County from 7 A&P/Pathmark stores
MONTVALE –More than 8,500 employees at A&P supermarkets across New Jersey will be out of the job by Thanksgiving, according to filings with the state Department of Labor. The latest round of filings bring the total number of potential layoffs to more than 9,400, for the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, which operates under the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 24th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: AP, Economy, Monmouth County News, Pathmark | Comments Off on A&P supermarkets Thanksgiving Day layoff list grows to 8,500 jobs at 93 stores
BRADLEY BEACH – A 30-year-old Asbury Park man was charged with multiple offenses after he allegedly sexually gratified himself in front of children inside of the public library. Michael Carlucci, 30, of Asbury Park, was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault on a minor and one count of fourth-degree trespassing on Tuesday following an… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 24th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County News | Tags: Asbury Park, Bradley Beach, Megan's Law, Michael Carlucci, Monmouth County News, NJ Sex Offenders Registry | Comments Off on Sex offender charged with masturbating in front of children at library
TRENTON — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump brought his campaign to the Jersey Shore on Sunday, according to a report by the New York Times. But it wasn’t a massive rally like the one the billionaire businessman held in Alabama on Friday. It was a meet-and-greet at the Long Branch seaside home of Seryl and Charles… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 24th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Donald Trump, Monmouth County News | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Charles Kushner, Donald Trump, Long Branch, Monmouth County News | Comments Off on Donald Trump makes campaign appearance at Jersey Shore