Prosecutor: Neighbor Charged in Keansburg Girl’s Murder

An upstairs neighbor is charged with the murder of 11-year-old Abbiegail Smith in Keansburg and ordered to be held with out bail at an initial appearance on Friday, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.

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U.S. Attorney: Monmouth County Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking

A senior member of a large-scale drug trafficking organization has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties as well as elsewhere in New Jersey,  Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

After a five-week trial, a Monmouth County jury found a 28-year-old area man guilty of first-degree attempted murder and facing anywhere from 20 years to life in prison in connection with an April 2014 shooting in Red Bank, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced on Tuesday.

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Retro Fair Haven Kindergarten School Daze

A Knollwood School kindergarten class of 1956 or ’57
Photo/courtesy of George Martin

Well, summer vacation is in full swing and school’s been out for a couple of weeks.

Before you know it, students will be finding out who their teachers are for the new school year and some will be going to school for the first time.

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