Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Two separate incidents reported by Point Beach police
This past weekend the Point Pleasant Beach police department arrested two individuals for the possession of heroin during two separate and unrelated incidents. A police press release states the following: "At about 1 a.m. Sat., Officer Marc Distelcamp attempted to make a motor vehicle stop on a vehicle for speeding on Arnold Avenue. The operator of the vehicle, later identified as Stephanie Small, 23, of Lake Hopatcong, failed to stop. Officers continued to pursue the vehicle through the side streets of both Point Pleasant Beach and Point Pleasant Borough for approximately ten minutes. The vehicle then entered the parking lot of the Red Carpet Inn on Bay Avenue in Point Pleasant Borough. Small exited the vehicle and was taken into …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Darren Arms had just turned 50 in December
Darren Arms, the owner of Lenny's Colonial Ranch Meat Market, Bridge Avenue, Point Borough, died Sunday in Brick. Arms had just turned 50 in December. He had lived in Point Borough for many years and graduated from Borough High School. He has been living more recently on Parker Avenue off Princeton Avenue in Brick. Arms is the son of former Point Borough Mayor Lenny Arms, who started the business in 1974 and who now also lives in Brick. He also leaves behind his wife, Lisa, and their five children, Bryan; Brandon; Billy; Amanda and Jenny. He is also survived by Shannon, an older daughter. The cause of death was not immediately available. However, Brick Police Sgt. Keith Reinhard said that police, EMS and Monoc paramedics responded to a …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Coat collection for Dottie's House
The Point Borough Police and Community Watch are sponsoring a “Gift of Warmth” for children and other residents at Dottie’s House in Brick. "We are looking for folks willing to sponsor a child to provide a new coat and boots during the holiday season," said an email from Mary Furmato, a Community Watch official. The group is also collecting gently-used coats for women, cash donations to help offset Dottie House's heating expenses, and food store gift cards. Donations can be dropped off at the Borough Police Department on Bridge Avenue. If you are interested in sponsoring a specific child, email Mary Furmato at maryfurmato@comcast.net. Dottie's House is a transitional housing facility designed to aid women and children who have survived …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Utility cautions that using generators can be dangerous
JCP&L is getting ready for Hurricane Sandy, with extra staff on standby and a lot of lessons learned. JCP&L clearly has not forgotten the criticism it took after Tropical Storm Irene ravaged New Jersey in August 2011. Utility officials learned from it, made a wide array of improvements in technology, communications and planning and they're ready to put that to the test, said JCP&L spokesman Ron Morano. "We've made improvements to how we provide customer information," Morano said, adding the company is doing all it can to prepare for Sandy and to plan on how to keep officials and residents informed and well-served. For starters, JCP&L is doing what everyone else is doing: closely watching weather forecasts, trying to figure out when and …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Jury finds man guilty of killing Kyleigh Sousa in Arizona
A jury in Arizona found a man guilty of first degree murder and robbery in the killing of a Point Borough woman who was attending college in Arizona, according to Fox News in Phoenix, AZ. Jose Luis Marquez, 22, was found guilty of first degree murder and robbery Monday morning in the slaying of Kyleigh Sousa, a Point Borough high school graduate who was attending Arizona State University (ASU). "A lot of tears were flowing when the family of the victim, 21-year-old Kyleigh Sousa, heard the guilty verdicts in court," reported Fox News. "Sousa's mother was seen in the front row, holding an ASU Sun Devil shirt on her lap." Karen Montenegro, Kyleigh's mother, has been in Arizona for the trial. Fox is reporting: "Marquez was accused of trying …
Monday, October 15, 2012
The two were in a red car that drove into water at Marine Parkway marina
Two teenagers suffered minor injuries after they drove their car into the Point Pleasant Canal at a marina at the end of Marine Parkway in Point Borough on Monday evening. The two had minor injuries, but did not need to be checked at a hospital and were released to their parents, authorities said. The Point Boro First Aid Squad, Point Borough Fire Department, its dive team and police were called to the scene around 5:35 p.m., authorities said. The emergency responders got the teens and then their car out of the water. Marine Parkway, off Bay Boulevard in the Borough's Bay Head Shores section, also intersects with Riviera Parkway where Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School is located. Patch will update the story as more information becomes …
Oct. 16 last day to register for November election
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Tuesday, Oct. 16 is the deadline to register to vote. To register in New Jersey, you must be: - a United States citizen - 18 years of age by the next election - a resident of the county for 30 days prior to the election Voter registration can be completed at the Ocean County Clerk's Office, 118 Washington Street in Toms River, 08753. Call 732-929-2018 or access the clerk's website for more information. The clerk's office is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. You are not eligible to register to vote if you are serving a sentence or on parole or probation, as a result of a conviction of an indictable offense under state or federal law and have been judged mentally incompetent. Applications for registration can be obtained from the Division…
Friday, October 5, 2012
Opening arguments made in trial of man accused of killing Kyleigh Sousa in Arizona
The trial of a man accused of killing Point Borough's Kyleigh Sousa in Arizona in May 2010 is just underway. Joseluis Marquez is fighting murder and burglary charges in the death of Sousa, who was 21 years old the night she died outside an International House of Pancakes (IHop) restaurant in Tempe, AZ. Opening arguments were made Thursday in the trial. For more information, click on this link to see coverage by the CBS affiliate in Arizona. There is no court session today, so the trial resumes on Monday, according to CBS. At the time of her death, Kyleigh was a junior at Arizona State University in Tempe, had gotten off work earlier than expected and was intending to eat at the IHop restaurant with a friend. Instead, a driver stopped to …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Kids painted pumpkins, did spin art, ate cotton candy
The Point Pleasant Borough Fall Festival at Community Park attracted hundreds on Saturday. Kids did spin art, painted pumpkins, got temporary tattoos, rode a train and ate cotton candy and popcorn, and adults listed to live bands or sampled beer or wine. There was a wide array of food and crafts and other items sold at vendors' booths. The bands Brue Crew and the Yard Monsters entertained the crowds. There were many local organizations manning tables, including a table staffed by moms raising money for Project Graduation scheduled for June 2013. Nanci Ciccone, Georgette Mullen, Cindy Blank, Donna Palermo and Marianne Kavanagh are among those raising money for the next class of Point Borough High School graduates to have a fun, safe, …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Registration was first opened to Boro residents only
Sign up your child now for Point Borough Recreation Department's pre-school program, even if you do not live in the Borough. The "reliable, established, licensed preschool program" has space available in the following classes: Little Learners Classes (age 3 before October 1, 2012): Tuesday & Thursday 8-11am Tuesday & Thursday 12-3 Kinderschool Classes (age 4 before October 1, 2012): Tuesday & Thursday 11:15-3:15 MWF 12-3pm, according to the Recreation Department. Enrollment is now open to residents of Brick, Point Beach, Manasquan and Brielle. Recreation staff said registration was opened up to Borough residents only in April, but, because there is still space available, enrollment is now open to those in nearby towns. Call the Recreation …
O'Brien
3:55 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
The town lives in a "Bubble"...definitely naive on everything that is going on in the town. Beginning in the town...ending in their schools. They need to get it together because to many have caught on to all their fantasy world games. more ›