Saturday, May 19, 2012
Resident loses 11-week old puppy along with possessions in burglary
A Toms River residence was broken into on Friday morning, but the thieves walked off with more than just worldly goods — they took the homeowner’s pet dog, as well. Mary Frances Yurkel of Toms River described that her mother Patricia Donahue, who resides behind Shop Rite in the vicinity of Fischer Boulevard and Bay Avenue, was the victim of a burglary yesterday morning. “These people kicked in the front door, took all of her jewelry, a laptop, a firebox with all of the family's historical and pertinent information, and Fiona, an 11-week old Havanese mix (dog),” said Yurkel. Yurkel described Fiona as having a white body, black ears, one black eye, and a black nose. “My mother is losing faith as time passes. My sisters and I are pounding the…
Ocean County law enforcement officials and officers gather to remember those lost in the line of duty in the last year
There are 12 names etched in the monuments at Ocean County Park in Lakewood. It's a list that grew longer in the last year, as more law enforcement families joined those whose family members made the ultimate sacrifice in giving their lives in the line of duty. During the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Day Service, on the grounds at the Ocean County Police Academy within the park, those officers were remembered again, as the county's entire law enforcement family paused to honor their sacrifices. "I've always believed that we are one large law enforcement family," said Juan Mattos Jr., U.S. Marshal for the District of New Jersey, who was the keynote speaker at the service. "When one of us bleeds, we all bleed." "Remembrance is the …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Piece of the former World Trade Center to become part of permanent monument
No one in Brick will ever forget. That was the message sent by local officials to those gathered at Windward Beach Park Friday as a piece of steel from one of the towers of the former World Trade Center in New York City was brought to the township by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The 118 pound, 41 inch-long piece of steel didn't look pretty. There was some rust, some burn marks and some dirt. But that was the way it's supposed to look, a reminder of the disastrous events of Sept. 11, 2001 when a group terrorists flew airliners into the buildings, demolishing them and killing 3,000 people in the process. "It's part of that healing process," said Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis. "Our Angel in Anguish, plus the steel, really …
$1 admission proceeds to go to Susan G. Komen Foundation three-day, 60-mile walk
Boating and fishing enthusiasts can find some bargains tomorrow at the Ocean Gate Yacht Basin's first Annual Boat Show and Nautical Market. The show kicks off at 9 a.m. and will run through 4 p.m. Admission is $1, with proceeds going to benefit the Susan G. Komen three-day, 60-mile breast cancer awareness event. “I think it’s great that we can bring these two things together to help boaters get ready for the 2012 season, plus help raise funds for a great cause,” said Gary Mease, President of Ocean Gate Yacht Basin, Inc. The Mease family has owned and operated the marina at 65 Bayview Avenue in Bayville since 1958. Sarah Mease - one of the third-generation family members working at the marina- organized the fund-raising portion of the …
In-staff training shutters all branches for the day.
All 21 locations of the Ocean County System will be closed on Friday, May 18 for staff in service training. The library system will reopen normal business hours on Saturday, May 19. The Ocean County Library website services are still in operation. For the Toms River Branch, Saturday's hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, the Waretown branch is closed until further notice due to structural damage occurring as a result of an automobile accident on May 4. The Brick branch will open a temporary location on May 21 in the Town Hall Shoppes (990 Cedar Bridge Avenue). The Chambersbridge Road branch closed for interior renovation May 17. The temporary location opens May 21 and the hours of operation are Monday through Thursday (11 a.m. – 7 p.m.), …
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Allison McConnell will have a hearing to determine whether she gets tenure
The bulk of Thursday night's five-hour-long Board of Education meeting was spent discussing a single school district employee: Drum Point Road Elementary School principal Allison McConnell. Last month, the board denied tenure to McConnell, which means she would be demoted to her previous tenured position of assistant principal next school year. About 150 of McConell's supporters came to the meeting bearing signs and frequently shouting words of support from the seats at the Brick Township High School auditorium. After the board completed its regular business, the marathon public comment portion of the meeting began with McConnell's attorney, William Nossen of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association, delivering a 45-minute-…
Mild temperatures send anglers into action
There's no doubt I'm a bit late to the party this year. History holds that my boat is often one of the first in the marina and, almost always, the last boat to be hauled out. Jingle Bell Rock has played from the speakers mounted in my center console. But this year, my fishing season has yet to begin. I have a tentative appointment with my boat hauler in Barnegat to drop her in the water Monday, but that's after a spring where some busy work weeks here at Patch and marathon rounds of graduate school studying have pushed fishing to the back burner. Luckily, with formal graduation ceremonies at Monmouth University now complete, I'll continue a much more elusive educational endeavour: finding every last honey hole in Barnegat Bay! With the …
Jackson Jaguars ace Brandon Holup blanks Brick Memorial Mustangs 1-0 in OCT.
Any sports fan would have appreciated the boys’ baseball Ocean County Tournament finale between (6) Brick Memorial and (1) Jackson Memorial Thursday night. Before a noisy crowd at Toms River High School North, Jackson’s 6’7” senior ace Brandon Holup and the Jaguars blanked the opposing Mustangs, 1-0. It was a pitchers' duel from the start, as Brick Memorial also had an ace on the mound in Brian Cottrell (6-0). After Holup struck out two Mustangs in a 1-2-3 top of the first inning, Jackson scored the only run of the game in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI groundout by junior Spencer Young that plated senior Nick Petrizzo. That was all the offense Holup would need, as he carried a one-hitter into the fifth inning, where he would …
Three-day event offers arts and crafts, food and music as well.
Patch is offering 50-percent off gate ticket prices to the 30th annual Festival of Ballooning in July. But you'll need to act quickly. The discounts are only available through this Sunday, May 20. The festival, held Friday-Sunday, July 27-29, at Solberg Airport in Readington, offers much, much more than ballooning. There are rides, an arts and crafts festival, yoga and Zumba demonstrations, and food—lots of it. Every evening, there will be a music concert and twice each day on Saturday and Sunday and once on Friday, more than 100 balloons will rise majestically into the sky. And Patch will offer all attendees a chance to leave all your troubles behind and take a free tethered balloon ride. Just find our table at the festival and sign up …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Annual event sponsored by college includes local high school, middle school students
Lake Riviera Middle School's Tommy Costanza, Jack Jachim, Shariff Osorio, Mike Phelan, Shaun Smith and Jason Wilkowski sailed to victory in the 2012 Cardboard Canoe Race at Ocean County College last week. The annual event at the college, which consists of students racing canoes they design and build out of cardboard, duct tape and other basic materials, is part of Ocean County College's Tech Prep program. The program is designed to promote problem solving and teamwork skills among the county's youth. The students from Lake Riviera Middle School took first place overall in the race, which is held at the college's pool.
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11:51 am on Saturday, May 19, 2012
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