Belmar Man Killed on Garden State Parkway
At approximately 10 pm on Sept. 18, a Belmar man was killed by an oncoming vehicle while standing on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway. John Carroll, 60, was standing next to his vehicle in the shoulder when a car veered out of its lane on the... Read More
Garden State Parkway Delay, Car Fire
Delays have been reported on the northbound side of the Garden State Parkway in Holmdel. At approximately 7:40 am this morning, a vehicle was reported to be in flames in the local lanes at GSP Exit 114. The vehicle fire is blocking two local lanes at... Read More
Stephy’s Place Hosts Third Annual Mourning Walk
Stephy’s Place: A Support Center For Grief and Loss recently hosted its third annual Mourning Walk at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch. Hundreds of participants walked to Pier Village and back, in remembrance of their deceased loved ones.... Read More
Ranney School First in the Country to Install Elite Turf Power System
Ranney School partnered with Princeton Soccer Academy (PSA) to install Elite Turf, Powered by Act Global on the Panthers’ soccer, field hockey and lacrosse field. With the $578,000 installment made possible by PSA, Ranney becomes the only turf field... Read More
Road Closures in Middletown Today — Expect Delays
Kings Highway in Atlantic Highlands is closed at the Chapel Hill Road intersection. It is unknown at this time the cause of the closure and the duration. Please expect delays if you’re traveling through that area. Just a few miles away, New Jersey... Read More
MCSPCA Releases Video of Woman Abandoning 20 Cats in Two Cages, Asks Public to Identify Her
The Monmouth County SPCA released surveillance video taken outside the facility’s front doors, showing a woman dropping off 20 cats in two cages. The MCPSCA said the woman left the cats outside early Saturday morning. They were “stuffed”... Read More
West Coast Ice Cream Shop to Open in Pier Village Lofts Retail
The first tenant signed to The Lofts at Pier Village couldn’t be any sweeter. The Baked Bear, a popular west coast ice cream sandwich shop, is slated to be the first tenant on the ground floor retail portion of the complex. The popular creamery is originally... Read More
Nut Swamp Elementary Reports One Positive COVID-19 Case, Undergoes Cleaning
Middletown Township Superintendent Mary Ellen Walker and Nut Swamp Elementary School Principal Neil Leone released a letter today following up on the notifications parents received regarding the school closing on Sept. 18. “Currently, there is one... Read More
Parent Says She Filed Multiple Complaints After Seeing Staff and Visitors Without Masks in Middletown Sports Complex
The Middletown Sports Complex has been in local headlines recently after opening an investigation into a cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to the center. This announcement plus recent observations from within the building have raised some concerns from... Read More
Asbury Park Teen Shoots Brick High School Student, Faces 10-Year Sentence
Alonzo Legrande, 18, confessed to participating in the shooting a 16-year-old Brick Memorial High School student last year. Legrande, of Asbury Park, was recently offered reduced charges if he was tried as an adult. As a result, he pleaded guilty to aggravated... Read More
