Monthly Archives: August 2022

Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Sea Girt Car Theft, Burglary Suspect Found, Arrested & Charged

 An out-of-the-area man who allegedly burglarized a beachfront home in Sea Girt and stole the tenants’ vehicle and personal effects while they slept upstairs last week has been found, arrested and charged, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey and Sea Girt Police Chief Justin E. Macko jointly announced on Tuesday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Former Cop Gets Probation, Paid Restitution in Real Estate-Tied Scams

A former Ocean Township police officer has been sentenced to three years of probation after paying $8,400 in restitution to two victims in a real estate scam, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Friday.

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Crime, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Area Man Arrested for Murdering Father, Strangling Aunt

A 43-year-old Monmouth County man has been arrested and charged with breaking into his father’s home, attacking and murdering him and attacking another relative, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Thursday.

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Local Life

Scene Around: Fishing for Summer Fun & Education

They went fishing for a fun day and reeled in the biggest of catches — a fun, educational day.

On Wednesday, Aug. 10, Immediate Care Medical Walk-In hosted its 7th Annual Kids Fishing Trip.

About 60 children and adults from community organizations Father Time, Frances Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex County enjoyed a day of fishing at the Immediate Care Walk-In of Red Bank’s 7th Annual Kids’ Fishing Trip.

A 75-foot charter boat left out of Atlantic Highlands guided by Captain Mike and deckhands, Dee, Zack, and Sissy.

During the excursion, the Immediate Care team showed the kids how to bait their rods, cast and reel in when they got a bite. Members of American Littoral Society, the environmental group headquartered at Sandy Hook, also joined the event to teach the children about the different species of fish and which are tagged and returned to sea due to size.

There was breakfast and lunch at sea and a day full of fluke fishing, learning, fun, prizes and gifts.

— Photos/Immediate Care

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Area Environmentalist, Audubon Society Member, Parks System Volunteer & Housing Advocate, Laura Hardy, 52

“The Jersey Shore is the land in my bones. Set me in some other landscape, one of rolling hills, towering evergreen woodlands, or amid busy city streets and I’m reeling and disorientated, wondering from which direction the scent of saltwater will come.”

Area environmentalist, Audubon Society member, Monmouth County Parks System volunteer and housing advocate, Laura Whary Hardy, passed away peacefully on Aug. 7 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, surrounded by close family, “culminating a wonderful and fulfilling life of service on behalf of New Jersey’s endangered shore and woodland birds and plants.” She was 52.

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Local Life

Simple Summer: Jazzing it Up in the Park

There’s nothing simpler or more fun than some sweet summertime dancing to the beat of a band in a park — or your own drummer, for that matter.

It’s all golden summer fun when there’s a little dancing to the ever-so-popular band Line Drive at Jazz in the Park in Red Bank. And last Thursday night there was dancing, a lot of it spearheaded by one person literally doing the dancing to the beat of her own drummer, actually. That would be Lucille LoSapio (center in the featured photo) who was literally dancing to the beat of her own drummer — her husband, Gary Dates, longtime drummer with Line Drive.

Line Drive is in revival mode and playing all over the place again. Aside from some other dancing divas in the park, there was one who got a special birthday serenade. That would be the Red Bank Recreation girl at the entrance. Know her? She got the crowd spirited from the start at the entrance.

Jose Loo, Line Drive’s forever lead vocalist, now also on the keyboard, sang to the birthday girl (appropriately vested for the job) and the crowd joined in.

Solid gold? Why, yes, all that jazzy dancing, easy listening and riverfront scenery sure is. No need to complicate the simplest of summer spendor in a day when you could be dancing … yeah!

Take a look at the above photo gallery for a glimpse into the Jazz in the Park fun. (CLICK on one photo to enlarge and scroll. Enjoy!)

Jazz in the Park at Riverside Garden Park on Front Street in Red Bank will feature the Stephane Wremble Trio this Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.. Line Drive will be appearing at Triumph Brewing in Red Bank on Friday. Click here for more on Line Drive updates.

Local Life

Retro Fair Haven Fire Company Picnic Pack Fun

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A gathering of Fair Haven Fire Department folks of the past. Photo/FHFD Yearbook, courtesy of Evie Connor Kelly
A gathering of Fair Haven Fire Department folks of the past.
Photo/FHFD Yearbook, courtesy of Evie Connor Kelly

On the cusp of Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair, thoughts turn to the longtime members of the fire company who have made it happen every single year for more than a century.

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Obituaries

In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Volunteer, Rumson Country Day & Oceanic Library Board Member, Bob Boyle Sr., 86

Longtime Rumsonite, Rumson Country Day School and Oceanic Free Library board member and volunteer with many non-profits, Robert “Bob” Leonard Boyle Sr. passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 12 “amid the prayers of many.” He was 86.

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Police and Fire, Regional Interest

Prosecutor: Fatal Weekend Accident Leaves Motorcyclist Dead, Passenger Seriously Injured

A weekend three-vehicle collision has left a motorcyclist dead and his passenger hospitalized with serious injuries, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Monday.

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