BOROUGH OF BEACHWOOD Community Calendar Council Meeting The Beachwood Borough Mayor and Council will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 pm at the municipal complex. Meetings are always open to the public to share their ideas, opinions and questions regarding the borough. The second meeting of the month will [...]
by Phil Stilton SEASIDE HEIGHTS–This week the Asbury Park Sun reported that the HBO original series “Boardwalk Empire” was considering Asbury Park as a future filming location. Today officials here reported that they, too, were trying to urge producers from the popular cable series to consider their boardwalk exclusively or possibly in conjunction with [...]
TOMS RIVER–Toms River Police responded to an accident in which a vehicle struck an apartment building just before 5 p.m. on Monday at t the Terrace View Apartments. Randy Reddiconto, 23, of Toms River was driving eastbound on Partridge Street when he reported the accelerator was stuck on his 2001 Chevy Blazer, causing him to [...]
LAKEWOOD-A high speed chase that began in Mantoloking ended in Lakewood after Brick police pursued Ronald Defreitas, 36, of South Toms River after Defreitas fled during a traffic stop on Route 35. Police say Defreitas partially dragged an officer with his vehicle while fleeing. Officers chased the suspect into Lakewood, where he crashed at [...]
The Central Regional Education Association and the Central Regional Foundation will be co-sponsoring a “Jeans Day” fundraiser (staff will make donations in order to wear jeans to work) in each school for the Thinking of You Thursdays lunch fund, which will provide the entire staff of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut with a [...]
The following was received by the Central Regional School District. BERKELEY TOWNSHIP -The Central Regional High School Guidance Department has incorporated the robust, interactive college search engine offered by College Board called “BigFuture” as a link on our high school guidance webpage to assist students and families with their college decision-making process. College Board is [...]
by Jeri Morris BEACHWOOD – Chief Robert Tapp reported the following recent activity of the Borough of Beachwood Police Department: • Ryan Palazza, 36 of Toms River was arrested and charged with DWI, as well as several other motor vehicle violations, as a result of a one-car accident occurring in the early afternoon on [...]
TRENTON–School report cards are out. Find out how your school performed in the annual assessment. Beginning with School Year 2011-2012, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has significantly revised the annual school report cards, required under both federal and state legislation. The new School Performance Reports are designed to enhance both educator and stakeholder engagement [...]
TOMS RIVER – Toms River Police Chief Michael G. Mastronardy reported the following incident this evening: Toms River Police responded to an accidental shooting at a residence shortly before 7 pm on Monday night. A six-year-old boy was apparently accidentally shot by a four-year-old neighbor. The shooting occurred in the yard of the four year [...]
by Erik Weber PINE BEACH – Citing increasing costs, members of the Pine Beach Volunteer Fire Company voted Thursday night, March 7th to officially close down their meeting hall on Prospect Avenue. The structure was built in 1958, expanded in 1974 and named Schiel Hall in honor of longtime chief and company secretary Charles Schiel, [...]