Friday, May 24, 2013
Gov. Christie appeared at Seaside Heights boardwalk Friday to promote the Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore is officially open for summer, Gov. Chris Christie said as he spent Friday morning in Seaside Heights promoting tourism in New Jersey. Early Friday, Christie appeared on NBC's Today Show, which broadcast its morning news program live from Seaside Heights. The governor later cut a ceremonial ribbon — a Guinness World Record at over five miles long — to officially declare the shore open. "It's an incredible day for New Jersey," Christie said in remarks. "I'm so thrilled that this morning we're here with the whole country welcoming the Jersey Shore back." After being battered by Superstorm Sandy, many businesses on the boardwalk are open and welcoming customers, though others continue to make repairs. Despite some grey …
A Matawan man and a Jersey City man allegedly stole a utility vehicle from the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum late Wednesday and drove it on the tracks abandoning it at the Short Hills train station, police say.
Two men were arrested late Wednesday for allegedly driving a utility vehicle on the train tracks in Short Hills, Millburn police said. The two men were identified as Gregory Morley, 24, of Matawan, and William Deppisch, 25, of Jersey City, according to NJ Transit spokesperson, Nancy Snyder. According to Capt. Michael Palardy, police repsonded to a report at about 9:30 p.m. of two men driving on the train tracks. Upon arrival, the officers found an abandoned John Deer Gator on the tracks at the Short Hills train station. According to the report, two men matching the same description, white shirts and blue jeans, were reported hitchhiking on Short Hills Avenue. Police found the men in Springfield near 300 Short Hills Avenue and were …
The Free Summer Movie Series presented by XFINITY will feature 65 nights of movies in 15 towns throughout Monmouth County plus Long Beach Island.
Grab your children, a blanket and some snacks for two free movie nights on the lawn of the Matawan Municipal Community Center this summer. Shore Flicks will present Wreck-it Ralph on July 19 and Jaws on Aug. 23 just after sundown free-of-charge thanks to XFINITY and a number of local sponsors, according to a Shore Flicks press release Monday. As in previous years, each night Shore Flicks will be collecting non-perishable food items to be distributed to food banks and pantries throughout the area. This summer the Free Summer Movie Series presented by XFINITY will also support two charitable organizations, the RAINE Foundation and Sea Bright Rising. In addition to the shows in Matawan, movies will be shown outdoors in fourteen other Monmouth…
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Their donations helped make the Monmouth County Boys' Freshmen & Sophomore Championships at Matawan Regional High School possible.
From where to park to when the roads will be shut down, Patch has you covered.
Matawan's annual Memorial Day Parade will take place on Sunday, May 26 down Main Street. Here are five things you need to know before the day gets here. 1. When & Where To honor all those who have made the supreme sacrifice for our nation the Borough of Matawan will be holding its annual Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, May 26. The parade steps off from the St. Clement Church parking lot at 2 p.m. and marches along Route 79 to Main Street, ending at Memorial Park where there will be a brief ceremony. Watch a video from last year --> 2. Parking Guidance The best way to avoid pre-parade traffic is to grab your handheld American flags and walk over to Main Street. However, if walking isn't an option, free parking will be available at the …
More than 50 vehicles were sold to the highest bidder
Monmouth County banked $95,205 in surplus from the property auction held earlier in May. The auction included 99 items for bid from the County’s Fleet Services, Bridge Division, Buildings and Grounds, Park System and Reclamation Center plus seized and surplus property from the Prosecutor’s Office. “These surplus auctions are beneficial for both the County and our residents, who are attaining these items for a fraction of their actual cost,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone. The items, including more than 50 vehicles, were sold to the highest bidder. Vehicles made up a good share of the items in the auction, which was conducted by Auction Liquidation Services of Eatontown. The cars up for auction include a 2005 Cadillac CTS, a …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
DEP Commissioner: side scan sonar used to detect sunken debris; Tourism Commissioner: rental market is healthy
Though immense devastation from Superstorm Sandy remains visible up and down the New Jersey coastline, beaches, boardwalks and even rental homes are ready for the annual influx of summer tourists that will begin this weekend, officials said Thursday at the annual "State of the Shore" event in Belmar. The State of the Shore report is presented by state officials and the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium every year before Memorial Day weekend kicks off, but this year it evolved to mark the unofficial reopening of the Shore area following Sandy. With emergency repairs to state and local infrastructure damaged by the storm now complete, work has started on the state's long term recovery, said Bob Martin, commissioner of the state Department of …
The party will be courtesy of the TV Network Destination American and USA WEEKEND.
Union Beach has won an "over-the-top" Fourth of July celebration on the beachfront, thanks to its ex-Fire Dept. Chief who nominated the Hurricane Sandy-devastated Bayshore town in a national contest sponsored by the TV network Destination America and USA WEEKEND. The 2 mile-square town was selected with Fayetteville, NC as being "most deserving" among 3,500 entries submitted in March. The judges were persuaded by Union Beach resident Robert LaBerta's 500-word essay. In it, LaBerta wrote, "I'm a humble 37-year resident of a small NJ town. During Superstorm Sandy, 90% of our town was flooded and many homes destroyed. The residents of my small town came together to not only rebuild but save each other emotionally. I had the honor of being …
This will be Obama's first visit to Shore since just after Sandy
President Obama and Gov. Christie will visit the Jersey Shore on Tuesday, according to The Record in Bergen County. Herb Jackson of the Record and northjersey.com reports President Obama will visit the Jersey Shore on Tuesday with Gov. Christie. This will be Obama's first visit to the area since Oct. 31, just after the storm struck. More information can be found here.
Police allege the Matawan resident is responsible for two early morning burglaries where a female was home alone and assaulted.
A Matawan resident was indicted Thursday on charges he sexually assaulted or attempted to sexually assault two women during separate burglaries in Matawan and Aberdeen, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Investigators say Derrick J. Federick, 33, broke into a second-floor apartment in Aberdeen at about 4:45 a.m. May 29, 2012, and attempted to assault a female resident, who was home alone at the time of the burglary. A confrontation between the then-31-year-old female victim and the intruder resulted in the woman stabbing him with a steak knife, causing him to flee the apartment and jump from the second floor balcony, Aberdeen Chief of Police John Powers told Patch. Investigators also allege that Federick entered a …
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