Category Archives: Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Fatal Shooting Investigation Under Way; Witnesses Sought

Authorities are seeking witnesses or anyone with further information regarding an unsolved fatal Asbury Park shooting, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.  

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Making Waves: MU Study Finds Rain-Driven Pollution Plagues Ocean Surf Zones

Surfers at beaches where stormwater drainage pipes discharge into the ocean risk catching more than waves on a rainy day.

Monmouth University researchers studying the influence of weather and ocean conditions on microbial pollution found that within six to 24 hours of moderate rainfall, enterococcus bacteria levels exceeded state health safety standards about half the time at these beaches. While rain is a known driver of illness-causing microbial pollution at New Jersey beaches, this was the first peer-reviewed study to formally investigate the linkage.

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Prosecutor: Two Fugitives Arrested in Connection with June Shooting

A man and woman who were allegedly involved in a shooting incident in Long Branch have been found and arrested, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Living the Dream: A Girl and Her ‘Oops a Daisy’ Horseplay

No horsing around. Sometimes it’s just all about a Monmouth County girl, her miniature horse and some big advice.

The girl? That’s 17-year-old incoming Freehold Township High School senior Dallas Blair, the new New Jersey Miss Agriculture USA 2024. The mini horse? That’s 8-year-old Daisy in the stable, or Chrome’s Oops a Daisy in shows. Her equine stage name, in other words.

And speaking of words, if you happened to see Daisy and Blair at the 4-H tent at Monmouth County Fair on Sunday or sometime last week, you may have not only been treated to a good showing. Blair may have horse-whispered her words of teen “love what you do” wisdom to you.

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Prosecutor: 24-Year-Old Area Man Arrested in Connection with Two Shootings

A 24-year-old Monmouth County man has been arrested on attempted murder and related weapons charges stemming from two separate shooting incidents in Asbury Park, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Prosecutor: Area PTA Treasurer Charged with Theft of $12K in PTA Funds

A Monmouth County woman who served as the treasurer for an elementary school’s PTA has been charged with stealing more than $12,000 from its coffers, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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Prosecutor: Two Motorcyclists Dead After Multi-Vehicle Crash

A multi-vehicle crash on Monday night in Marlboro resulted in the deaths of two motorcyclists, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Area 28-Year-Old Man Gets 30 Years for Woman’s 2015 Murder

An area man who pleaded guilty to the 2015 murder of a woman in his Long Branch home in 2015 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

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Prosecutor: Two Brothers Get Prison Terms Stemming From 2021 Cocaine Dealing Bust

Two brothers have been sentenced to prison terms in connection with a 2021 drug bust, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Monday.

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DWI Checkpoints Set for Weekend

It’s summertime in post-pandemic times and DWI checkpoints, run by the Monmouth County DWI Task Force and local police, are operating just about every weekend in Monmouth County. This weekend, there are two set to run from 10 p.m. Friday through 2 a.m. on Sunday.

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