01/31/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ

• Geraldo Rivera 'seriously contemplating' Senate run _{2013-01-31, 08:04 pm}
  ... running include state Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick of Westfield, state Sen. Joe Kyrillos of Monmouth County and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. As a lawyer, he defended Harlem's "Young Lords," a Puerto Rican nationalist group that was active in the ...
• Woman Killed in Long Branch Apartment Fire ID'd _{2013-01-31, 08:02 pm}
  ... Ave., was a resident of the downstairs apartment of the building, and was found dead inside the building. Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Public Information Officer Charlie Webster said her cause of death has not yet been released, because ...
• Authorities discover dead python in Middletown house _{2013-01-31, 06:38 pm}
  ... are searching for two people after they found a dead python in a vacant George Street house Thursday. Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chief Victor "Buddy" Amato said police were notified after a neighbor saw a door ...
• Tinton Falls to spend $5M on preserving 87 acres, halting 273-unit development _{2013-01-31, 03:00 am}
  ... from the borough's open space trust fund. Included in the open space trust fund portion is a $250,000 from Monmouth County, Skudera said. Once the purchase is finalized, the borough's Open Space Trust Fund will receive about $950,000 that has been ...
• Clammers plan suit over leaks into bay _{2013-01-31, 03:00 am}
  Northern Monmouth County clammers are looking to recoup losses as a result of superstorm Sandy by seeking damages in court from the Middlesex County Utilities Authority, owner of the damaged Sayreville pump station.
• Authorities release name of woman killed in Long Branch blaze _{2013-01-31, 03:00 am}
  ... first floor of a two-family home on Howland Avenue, said Charles Webster, Public Information Officer for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Autopsy results to determine Lavelle's cause of death are pending, Webster said. It is unclear ...
• Authorities identify woman killed in Long Branch fire _{2013-01-31, 05:18 pm}
  ... Ann D. Lavelle died in her home and lived alone, said Charles Webster, public information officer at the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Officials were not able to eliminate "improper disposal of smoking and/or lighting materials" as the cause ...
• Free Superstorm Sandy Insurance Claim Seminar to be Held in Lacey _{2013-01-31, 03:47 pm}
  ... Atlantic County Library at 1 Swift Ave., Egg Harbor Township. Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library at 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury. Porcelli has represented clients on property damage insurance claims for homes and ...
• Sea Girt rebuilding Sandy-wrecked boardwalk _{2013-01-31, 03:06 pm}
  The Monmouth County beach town that once was home to New York Giants and Jets coach Bill Parcells plans to start work next week on the first phase of a boardwalk reconstruction.
• Construction Set To Begin On New Sea Girt Boardwalk _{2013-01-31, 02:41 pm}
  ... since superstorm Sandy made landfall and devastated the region. Work is slated to begin next week in the Monmouth County shore town. Sear Girt Mayor Ken Farrell said the work could cost between $1.65 million and $1.75 million. The new boardwalk, ...
• Thousands remain without power hours after early-morning storm _{2013-01-31, 02:19 pm}
  JCP&L still has 13,000 outages - with most in Hunterdon and Monmouth counties
• Powerful wind gusts lead to power outages in N.J. _{2013-01-31, 03:00 am}
  ... without power Thursday, down from nearly 46,000. Jersey Central Power & Light has the most outages, 23,375. Monmouth County is the hardest hit. Public Service Electric & Gas is reporting 7,300 customers without service. Atlantic City Electric has ...
• Struggling Monmouth County Residents Get Help at Project Homeless Connect _{2013-01-31, 01:03 pm}
  Over 100 Monmouth County residents who lack permanent shelter gathered at the New Beginnings Agape Christian Center in Freehold on Wednesday, for the annual Project Homeless Connect program.
• Monmouth County Restaurants Inspected _{2013-01-31, 12:48 pm}
  Health departments in Monmouth County inspected four food establishments in January; and, one Red Bank eatery was given a "conditional satisfactory" rating.
• Monmouth County Restaurant Inspections in January _{2013-01-31, 11:59 am}
  Health departments in Monmouth County inspected four food establishments in January.
• Cash 5 lottery winners in Cumberland and Monmouth counties split $59,418 jackpot _{2013-01-31, 11:15 am}
  VINELAND - H&K Discount Liquor on North Main Road sold a Jersey Cash 5 ticket that won a Cumberland County resident $33,643. "For selling these tickets, the retailers will each receive a $750 bonus check," said Carole Hedinger, executive director of the New Jersey Lottery.
• Power Outages for About 600 in Aberdeen After Storm _{2013-01-31, 11:10 am}
  ... power come Thursday morning. The Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) outage map showed power loss across Monmouth County but particularly in Western Monmouth as of 6:27 a.m. Freehold Township was hit hardest, with 3,182 residents left in the dark. ...
• Sea Girt Rebuilding Boardwalk Damaged in Sandy _{2013-01-31, 10:52 am}
  The Monmouth County beach town plans to start work next week on the first phase of a boardwalk reconstruction that Mayor Ken Farrell says could cost $1.75 million.
• Local weather radar as of 8:40 a.m. Thursday. National Weather Service _{2013-01-31, 10:35 am}
  Jersey Central Power & Light is reporting outages throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties on its website this morning.
• 'Sweetheart Night' poetry reading in Fanwood _{2013-01-31, 10:34 am}
  The Carriage House Poetry Series invites the public to attend a free event on Tuesday, Feb.