By Christa Riddle Photo by Phil Stilton In 2011, Jackson Township was hardest hit by Hurricane Irene when raging flood waters damaged bridges, flooded homes and caused havoc in the township. In 2012, Jackson was spared any major lasting damage, so Mayor Mike Reina mobilized and enabled local volunteers to help other communities. The one-two [...]
By Christa Riddle Photo by Phil Stilton On Saturday, November 3rd, Lieutenant Michael Habel of the Massachusetts State Police, along with his contingent of 25 fellow officers, received word that they would head to the hurricane-ravaged areas of New Jersey Shore the following Saturday. Through the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), calls for help after [...]
By Christa Riddle Michael Mastronardy has been the chief of the Toms River Police Department for over 20 years, and during his over two decades of service to the township and its population of 90,000, he has never experienced anything as crippling and devastating as the widespread wreckage resulting from Hurricane Sandy’s wildly surging tides [...]
Freehold–Michelle A. Heale, 44, of Toms River, was charged today with the murder of a 14-month old child, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Thomas F. Scully, P.J. Cr. set Heale’s bail at $250,000 with no 10% option. The charge against Heale stems from an incident that occurred [...]
Trenton–Senator Mike Doherty (R-23) said that accident data collected at intersections where red light cameras are in use show that both the number and total cost of accidents have increased since the cameras were installed. Doherty said that the data, released by the New Jersey Department of Transportation as part of a report on the [...]
By Phil Stilton Photo by John Furey SEASIDE HEIGHTS–Last week, Seaside Heights Mayor William Akers suggested, according to an NBC interview, that the borough leave the Jetstar roller coaster in the Atlantic Ocean as a tourist attraction. In an online poll conducted over the past 4 days, 87% of local residents think it’s a [...]
By Dean Pinto Photos by Phil Stilton On a cold and blustery day, the two high schools would once again meet for the grid-iron bragging rights of Jackson. In a year of firsts for the Liberty program, their first year making playoffs and having started off the season with the best ever start in that [...]
Phil Stilton, Erik Weber TR Magazine Riverside Signal SEASIDE HEIGHTS—Three weeks after Superstorm Sandy pounded through the shoreline, boardwalk and amusement areas, here, Vincent Storino, managing member of Casino Beach Pier, LLC, took a helicopter flight to view the full scope of the damage to the Casino Pier. Since the morning after the storm made landfall [...]
By Phil Stilton Seaside Heights–With his devastated seaside town still essentially under martial law with no plan on when residents can start returning to their homes, Seaside Heights Mayor Bill Akers said in an exclusive interview with Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate, he is working with the Coast Guard to leave the iconic JetStar roller coaster in [...]
Phil Stilton & Erik Weber TR Magazine/Riverside Signal SEASIDE HEIGHTS—Three weeks after Superstorm Sandy pounded through the shoreline, boardwalk and amusement areas, here, Vincent Storino, managing member of Casino Beach Pier, LLC, took a helicopter flight to view the full scope of the damage to the Casino Pier. Since the morning after the storm made [...]