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Middletown, NJ
Business
New Chain 'Just Love Coffee Cafe' Comes To NJ: Report
A coffee chain based in Tennessee has opened its first cafe in New Jersey, NJ Advance Media reports. Just Love Coffee Cafe, which serves gourmet omelets, breakfast burritos, waffles, and more, opened its doors at 273 Broad St. in Matawan on Monday, Aug. 8, the outlet says. The company already is considering expanding in New Jersey. Tory Lentini, son of franchise owner Scott Lentini, told NJ Advance Media that two more Garden State locations are planned — in Long Branch and New Brunswick. After the company first started to franchise in 2018, Just Love Coffee opened 27 locations nationwide…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed, Passenger Seriously Hurt In Jersey Shore Crash
A 40-year-old motorcyclist from Central Jersey was killed and his passenger seriously hurt in a three-vehicle collision, authorities said. The collision occurred on a rural road in Marlboro Township at about 3 p.m. on Saturday. Aug. 13, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Marlboro Township Police Department responded to the area of Tennent Road and Peregrine Drive. They found the three vehicles involved in the collision: a Ford Explorer driven by a 46-year-old woman from L…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Juvenile Fatally Struck By Train On Jersey Shore
UPDATE: Raul Cartagena was identified by his friends as the victim of the crash. ORIGINAL STORY: A juvenile was struck and killed by a train on the Jersey Shore Sunday, Aug. 14, NJ Transit officials tell Daily Voice. The child was struck by the southbound train No. 4749 on the North Jersey Coast Line in Point Pleasant Beach at the Foreman Avenue crossing around 4:30 p.m., the outlet said citing NJ Transit officials. Incident currently in Point Pleasant Beach involving @NJTRANSIT train at Forman Ave @News12NJ expect transit delays. Road crossings closed in area. pic.twitter.com/cVPFh0G…
Middletown, NJ
News
Jersey Shore Man Seeks Sex With Teenage Girl, Hooks Up With Law Enforcement Agent: Prosecutor
A 66-year-old man from Long Branch, who allegedly was seeking sex with a 13-year-old girl, was instead arrested by law enforcement in a joint probe with the FBI. Samuel H. Christopher, 66, is charged with luring, attempted sexual assault of a minor, child endangerment and attempted criminal sexual contact with a minor, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. The investigation began earlier this summer, when Christopher allegedly engaged in conversations with an undercover officer online, believing the officer to be a teenage girl, Linskey said. Christopher allegedly ma…
Middletown, NJ
News
Long Branch Sues Pop-Up Party Promoters: Report
Long Branch has sued six online party promoters for advertising an upcoming pop-up party in hopes of preventing it turning into one that caused chaos last month, the New Jersey Globe reported. Wavell Thompson of East Orange, Kevin Small of Middlesex, Jayson Glasper of Tintin Falls Akeil T. Anderson, Semya Gill, and Jaylen Courten, a minor, failed to obtain a permit in violation of a local ordinance, created a public nuisance, negligence, and civil conspiracy, the outlet said. A May party drew a crowd of nearly 5,000 young people and resulted in fights, arrests and disrupted local busin…
Middletown, NJ
News
NJ Woman Who Strangled GF With Power Cord, Buried Her Body Learns Her Fate
A New Jersey woman who killed her girlfriend by strangling her with a power cord then buried her body in the backyard has learned her fate. Jennifer Sweeney, 38, of Tinton Falls, was sentenced to 95 years in prison for the murder of 41-year-old Tyrita Julius in 2015, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said Saturday, May 7. She won't be eligible for parole until she is 100 years old. The Daily Mail says Sweeney acted out of jealousy when she hired someone to have Julius shot, but months later when she didn't die, Sweeney wrapped her girlfriend's neck in a power cord then bur…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Possible Grenade Found In Front Yard On Jersey Shore (
Developing
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A possible grenade was found on the front yard of a home on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The incident was reported at about 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 28 on Van Court Avenue in Long Branch, initial reports said. The New Jersey State Police bomb squad was called. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Middletown, NJ
News
Pair Indicted In 3 Shootings On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
A Monmouth County Grand Jury has returned a 31-count indictment against a man and a woman charged in connection with three attempted murders, authorities said. Kahniaha X. Dean, 25, of Neptune Township and Ishawn A. Collazo, 26, of Long Branch are both charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and several weapons and drug offenses, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Dean was charged individually with aggravated assault and making terroristic threats, Linskey said. At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, Neptune police res…
Bowie, MD
News
Murderous East Coast MS-13 Leader From NJ Sentenced In MD To Life
A Jersey Shore MS-13 overlord who ran the gang’s East Coast operation was sentenced in Maryland to life in federal prison on Friday, April 1 for a “reign of terror” across several states, the U.S. Justice Department announced. Miguel Angel “Reaper” Corea Diaz, 41, of Long Branch, NJ will have to serve out the sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. The capture of Corea Diaz was “one of the biggest takedowns of a high-ranking MS-13 leader in the United States," a district attorney in Nassau County said after he was indicted on Long Island in December 2018. Corea Dia…
Middletown, NJ
News
Ex-NJ Police Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Basement Meth Lab: Prosecutor
A former Long Branch police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for manufacturing methamphetamine in his basement and a shed at his home last year, authorities said. Christopher Walls, 50, was sentenced on Friday, March 4 by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill G. O’Malley, having previously pleaded guilty to causing a risk of widespread injury and for manufacturing drugs. Walls also permanently forfeited public office, as well as his firearms and firearms ID card, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Police were called to…
Middletown, NJ
News
Jersey Shore Man Convicted Of New Year's Eve Slaying Of 4 Family Members: Prosecutor
A Monmouth County jury has returned guilty verdicts against a Long Branch man who fatally shot four members of his own family with a high-powered rifle on New Year’s Eve 2017, authorities said. Scott Kologi was 16 at the time of the fatal shootings, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. Kologi was convicted on all charges, including four counts of first-degree murder and a second-degree weapons offense, Linskey said. Long Branch police and Monmouth County Sheriff’s officers responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting shots fired at 635 Wall Street at…
Middletown, NJ
Events
Jersey Shore's Oceanfest Returns After 2-Year COVID Hiatus
Oceanfest is back, baby. The day-long Fourth of July event is making its big return this summer after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, according to its website. With a steady decline in New Jersey's coronavirus cases, "it is the perfect time to bring Oceanfest back,” Co-chair Esther Cohen told NJ Advance Media. Oceanfest is held along the Long Branch boardwalk from Pier Village to Seven Presidents’ Park. It will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, July 4, and feature live music, more than 40 food vendors, arts and crafts, and beach activities, according to NJ.com. Fireworks blast off at…
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